Spectrum trading may curb excessive bidding in auction: Fitch

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 19:25

Ability of telecom operators to trade spectrum may curtail excessive bidding in future auctions, credit rating agency Fitch said Thursday.

Apple computer hand-built by Steve Jobs to be auctioned

Last Updated: Sunday, September 6, 2015, 18:10

One of the very first Apple computers hand-built by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in a garage almost 40 years ago is set to fetch up to 330,000 pounds when it goes under the hammer here.

DoT wants operators to fix call drops before spectrum auction

Last Updated: Sunday, September 6, 2015, 12:53

The DoT is of the view that despite auctioning the largest amount of spectrum earlier this year, operators are not investing in infrastructure, as required, which is leading to call drop problem.

Govt to auction 69 oil & gas fields; Rs 70,000 crore to be monetised

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 20:36

In a 'paradigm' shift, government will auction 69 idle oil and gas fields of state-owned ONGC and Oil India to private firms on a new revenue sharing model and liberalised terms including pricing and marketing freedom.

Govt to auction 69 oil and gas fields of ONGC, OIL worth Rs 70,000 crore

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 13:59

The fields hold 89 million tonne of oil and gas resources which are worth Rs 70,000 crore at current prices.

Centre needs to rationalise coal prices: Goyal

Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2015, 22:35

The Centre needs to rationalise the prices of certain grades of coal as per gross calorific value (GCV) but there is no need to align them to international rates, Union Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal said here on Friday.

Power plants with FSA and mines eligible for coal e-auction

Last Updated: Sunday, August 23, 2015, 12:28

The move is aimed at ensuring adequate availability of coal for electricity generation.

Panel on coal linkage auction to meet this week

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 15:30

The government is considering a policy for coal linkage auction and has sought comments from stakeholders on its draft auction methodology.

Surplus spectrum given as per govt policy: Ex-Telecom Secy

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 17:56

Former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh, who was chargesheeted in the 2002 additional spectrum allocation case, today told a Delhi court that his decision to give surplus radio waves was in line of the government policy and no criminal offence was committed by him.

FM auction: Govt to challenge two HC decisions on Sun TV

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 19:21

Government has decided to challenge the decisions of the Madras and Delhi High Courts allowing Kalanithi Maran promoted Sun Group to participate in the FM radio phase-III auction.

Coal auction has curbed corruption: PM

Last Updated: Saturday, August 15, 2015, 11:02

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that around Rs.3 lakh crore will come into the government exchequer from the auction of coal blocks that helped curb corruption.