State of India’s digital economy report 2023
The State of India’s Digital Economy (SIDE) Report measures and analyses India’s digital transformation using data, information and evidence that are specifically relevant to the Indian context. In this,
Telecommunication
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Towers on schools, hospitals to be removed
Giving nod to a liberalised policy for installation of mobile phone towers, the MCD on Monday said that those installed over roof tops of schools, hospitals and dispensaries in the city would be removed immediately, while those in areas like residential apartments and commercial places will continue to exist.
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DoT body wants pre-launch tests of mobiles for radiation
Mansi Taneja / New Delhi February 08, 2010, 0:30 IST Mobile handset manufacturers, as well as importers in India, would soon have to get their handsets tested for radiation before any launch across the country, if the recommendations of Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical arm of the department of telecommunications, are accepted.
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Green steps: GTL to raise Rs 1.4kcr through NCDs
NETWORK services provider, GTL, is raising Rs 1,400 crore through non-convertible debentures to invest in green energy products and solutions for telecom infrastructure that can bring down costs for telecom operators. The NCDs offer a coupon rate of 8%.
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IDEA paints mumbai green
Idea Cellular is painting Mumbai green with a range of outdoor media innovations, to spread awareness about the green initiative
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MCD mulls action against 700 illegal phone towers
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is finally through with its report on mobile towers, saying that they will be allowed only in the areas where people visit for a short time so that they may not be affected by radiations. According to the report, there are 700 illegal towers in the city. MCD is planning to take action against them.
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Telemedicine uplink stressed
Statesman News Service KOLKATA, 28 JAN: The state health minister, Dr Surjya Kanta Mishra, said there is a need for uplinking telemedicine facilities with doctors of well known institutes in the country including All India Institute of Medical Sciences( AIIMS) to treat critical patients.
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Risk of health from cell phone towers radiation
Bhopal: Telecom Companies and everyone associated with this sector know that cell tower radiation is day-by-day becoming a trouble but still all are overlooking this crisis. The only motivation behind overlooking is Money.
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Alcatel leads carbon project
A consortium led by Alcatel-Lucent yesterday outlined a research programme to produce technology within five years that can cut the carbon emissions from telecoms networks by a factor of 1,000.
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Information Highway: A vital emerging infrastructure
In this article the author elaborates why information highway is to be treated as an infrastructure, just as roads, railways, ports, electricity etc. When transmission of information takes place along numerous media, this paper deals in particular with two modes of information highway: the internet and the mobile telephony (through data transmission).
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Government to launch 'Health TV' next year
The government would be launching 'Health TV' in 2010 costing Rs 20 million in a bid to inculcate awareness among the masses on health issues including prevention and cure of major life threatening diseases.