India, July 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Certain sections of press and media have brought out reports, which inter alia have comments/ views regarding functioning of designated 1600 series and 140 series which could potentially lead to misinformation or misinterpretation of operation of these designated series. The correct regulatory position in this regard is clarified as under: (i) TRAI has mandated the use of 1600xx series numbers for service and transaction c...
India, July 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major step towards strengthening Digital India and improving rural telecom services, the Department of Posts (DoP), Ministry of Communications, and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi to conduct a nationwide app-based survey to assess the mobile network performance of Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) - Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and BSNL...
India, July 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Follow DoT handles for more: - X - https://x.com/DoT_India Insta- https://www.instagram.com/department_of_telecom?igshMXUxbHFjd3llZTU0YQ Fb - https://www.facebook.com/DoTIndia Youtube: https://youtube.com/@departmentoftelecom?siDALnhYkt89U5jAaa In a significant step towards strengthening digital infrastructure and accelerating broadband connectivity across rural Gujarat, Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) under Department of Telecomm...
India, July 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards strengthening India's global leadership in telecommunications standardization and advancing the vision of the Bharat 6G Mission, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI) during the 9th TSDSI Technical Deep Dive (TTDD) 2026, in the gracious presence of the Un...
India, July 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A team of senior officers from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, led by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Shri Nitin Kumar Yadav, IAS, reviewed the ongoing Andhra Pradesh Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) Tobacco Marketing Season 2025-26 in Hyderabad. The team held discussions with tobacco growers, manufacturers, exporters, dealers, trade associations and the Tobacco Board. The meeting reviewed the prev...
India, July 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, in collaboration with the Mobile and Electronic Devices Export Promotion Council (MEDEPC), the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC), and the Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC), organised a Chintan Shivir at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, bringing together senior government officials, industry leaders, policy experts and...
India, July 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Nominated Authority, Ministry of Coal, today opened the bids for the 15th round of Commercial Coal Blocks' Auction, held together with the 2nd Attempt of the 13th and 14th Tranches. Across these rounds, bids were received for 8 coal blocks against 23 blocks on offer, reflecting robust industry participation in India's commercial coal mining framework. In keeping with the established procedure, the online bids were first decryp...
India, July 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), the Chhattisgarh-based Coal India subsidiary, has achieved another significant milestone under the guidance of the Ministry of Coal with its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative 'SECL Ke Sushrut' becoming the first CSR scheme of any Coal PSU to be notified in the Gazette of India. The Ministry of Coal has issued a Gazette Notification enabling Aadhaar authentication for...
India, July 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ayush and Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, has welcomed the Delhi Government's ambitious initiative to expand green cover through large-scale plantation and conservation of the Delhi Ridge ecosystem. In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister of Delhi, Smt. Rekha Gupta, the Minister described the initiative as a significant step towards environme...
India, July 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today visited the Melbourne Cricket Ground accompanied by the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. Mr. Anthony Albanese and the Premier of Victoria, the Hon. Jacinta Allan, for an event celebrating India-Australia sporting ties. Several Australian sporting legends, including Mr. Steve Waugh and Ms. Lisa Sthalekar, were present at the event. The visit underscored the growing importance of sports, c...