PM Modi meets Prasad on BSNL revival

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 16:46

Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a meeting with Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to deliberate on the revival strategy of state-run BSNL a couple of days back.

BSNL to invest Rs 6,000 cr for setting up 40,000 wi-fi by 2018

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 20:46

State-run BSNL will set up 40,000 wi-fi hotspots across the country, entailing an investment of about Rs 6,000 crore.

Govt plans selling 3% stake in BPCL to raise Rs 1,800 cr

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 15:59

Finance Ministry has moved a Cabinet note for inter-ministerial consultations for selling 2.16 crore shares in BPCL through a public offer, official sources said.

SIAM warns of safety issues if BS V emission norms skipped

Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015, 19:16

Auto industry body SIAM Monday cautioned that moving directly to Bharat Stage(BS) VI emission norms, skipping BS V, could lead to major safety compromises in vehicles that could put life of consumers at risk, amid speculation that the government is planning such a move.

BSNL putting up 5,000 BTS towers in the country

Last Updated: Sunday, June 14, 2015, 23:01

Union Minister for Telecommunications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad Sunday said that the public telecom operator BSNL is putting up 5,000 Base Transceiver Station (BTS) towers across the country to provide better services to its customers.

HAL, BEL join hands to meet Defence requirements

Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2015, 16:50

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited have agreed to share the business from the Indian defence services, the companies said.

Air India to observe 'No Car Day', 'No Plastic Day' today

Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2015, 11:16

Air India will mark the World Environment Day Friday on the theme of 'Swachh Bharat' and its employees will observe it by not using cars and plastic on the occasion.

Air India to observe 'No Car Day', 'No Plastic Day' Friday

Last Updated: Thursday, June 4, 2015, 23:06

Air India will mark the World Environment Day Friday on the theme of 'Swachh Bharat' and its employees will observe it by not using cars and plastic on the occasion.

BSNL to offer free national roaming from June 15

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 22:19

State-owned BSNL will offer its subscribers free incoming calls on roaming from June 15, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Tuesday, even as it looks to compete more aggressively with private telecom operators.

Alstom Bharat Forge begins production at Sanand plant

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 17:38

Set up over an area of 185,000 square meters, the site boasts of an annual capacity of 4000 MW and producing equipment for several major power projects in India.

Finance Ministry sanctions Rs 5,223-cr fuel subsidy for IOC, BPCL

Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 11:44

Indian Oil Corp (IOC) will get Rs 2,932 crore subsidy and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) Rs 2,291 crore for selling fuel below cost in Q4 of 2014-15, but Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) will not get any support.