Once is a mistake. Twice is a pattern. And thrice is a habit. The working of Indian Railways reflects all three at the same time. Yes, it is one of the busiest networks in the world and transports more than eight billion passengers a year, so the
The union government is building robust agri-value system in collaboration with private players to transform agriculture sector from pure production system into an agri-business, said a top official. “Producers, manufacturers,
Railway minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the safety issue is of paramount importance and more measures are being taken to ensure safer operations. He laid emphasis on making the railways more reliable for passengers.
As Kamal Haasan contemplates a career in politics, many feel that it may not be an easy journey for the superstar. Haasan has not yet spoken about his ideologies, his intentions or the issues he would take up. All one can guess fro
Tobacco products will now be sold through shops that hold a licence. Ministry of health and family welfare has separated the sale of tobacco products from shops that sell non- tobacco products like toffee, candies, chips, biscuits,
After 4G, the next big thing is 5G and the government is geared up to take it to the next level. India is at the cusp of a next generation of wireless technology 5G, which has been conceived as a foundation for expanding the potenti
TRAI has pushed us to a level where only one technology survives and all older technologies close down, said Himanshu Kapania, managing director, Idea Cellular Limited. Excerpts from Kapania’s address at India Mobile Congress
Electronics and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that his ministry would soon announce a slew of policies related to information technology. Addressing three-day India Mobile Congress 2017, Prasad said: "With passage
Minister of communications Manoj Sinha said that India is currently the second largest telecommunication market in the world with over 1.2 billion subscriber base and approximately 450 million internet users. Delivering the inaugural spe
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –“Saubhagya”, a new scheme launched by prime minister Narendra Modi to ensure electrification of all households in the country, is expected to be a game-changer for the BJP as it is goin
“I believe that 4G coverage in India will become larger than 2G network coverage in next 12 months,” said Reliance Industries Limited chairman Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday. Speaking at the India Mobile Congress, Ambani sa
Aruna Sundararajan, secretary, department of telecommunication, on Wednesday spelt out of the four elements that will enable India to fulfil the 2020 vision of becoming a powerful digital economy. At the inaugural event of three day
The Reserve Bank holds 557.77 tonnes of gold; of which, 265.49 tonnes are held overseas in safe custody with the Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). An RBI
India ranked 40th in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index 2017–2018, slipping one position from last year. India (40th) stabilizes this year after its big leap forward of the previous two years. The score impr
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports about the alleged inaction by the authorities of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) into a complaint of eve-teasing and subsequent use of unwarranted manhan
When was the last time you saw all rival telecom corporate leaders come together. May be at time of the formal launch of prime minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India programme in July 2015. Telecom’s top brass will again share th
The highest proportion of policymakers with not much or no knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was found in India (38%), said a report by an international advocacy group. Equal Measures 2030, an advocacy group, whi
Prime minister Narendra Modi has launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –“Saubhagya” – to ensure electrification of all households in the country. Here are five elements of this new progr
Companies operating in the financial services domain will have to develop novel preventive control mechanisms and significantly invest in reactive capabilities to keep cyber-attackers at bay, suggested an ASSOCHAM-PwC joint study. &
We rarely think of food as a viewpoint. We understand the world of food, but not so much its worldview. Everything that we consider as food has a rich context that’s one part history, one part anthropology, significant bits of science, and a
