Job losses not a worry as data demand will keep telecom afloat in fiscal stormThe telecom industry, struggling under a burden of nearly Rs 5 lakh crore of debt and in the midst of a brutal price competition, has been ...
07 Oct, 2017, 12.19 AM IST
Told telcos to implement security policy, says telecom secretary Aruna SundararajanWith the advent of 5G, India has become one of the few countries to transform quickly from 2G to 3G and 4G, and now to a newer technology.
28 Sep, 2017, 06.34 PM IST
Govt will ensure telecom industry remains healthy: Aruna SundarajanIn a chat with ET Now, Aruna Sundarajan, Telecom Secretary says that the telecom sector is headed for a phase of stabilisation and consolid...
14 Sep, 2017, 04.57 PM IST
Top bureaucrats engage with government on Civil Services DayDuring the discussion on Civil Services Day on Thursday, where the country’s top bureaucrats were in attendance, secretary to the electroni...
21 Apr, 2017, 08.25 AM IST
Narendra Modi's ministers get class on GST, Digital IndiaThe meeting of the Council of Ministers was called by the PM after passage of legislations related to the GST in the Parliament session tha...
12 Apr, 2017, 11.18 PM IST
Government asks banks to share IT breach info within 2 hrsThe Modi govt's sudden push towards having a digital and a less-cash economy has resulted in a massive surge in digital payments, including...
26 Dec, 2016, 07.39 AM IST
Government gears up to facilitate Aadhar based financial transactions through mobile phoneEfforts are already on to implement Aadhaar-enabled transactions. These include talking to mobile manufacturers, merchants and banks.
02 Dec, 2016, 09.34 AM IST
Make in India, don’t just ship from China: Aruna Sundarajan“Rather than look at India as a market where people would buy products, Make in India is about changing that, by recognising our competenci...
23 Oct, 2016, 05.47 PM IST
Indian government wooing Chinese component manufacturers to set up shop in IndiaA top government official said that India and China have their strengths and the intent is to bring them together through partnerships to c...
22 Oct, 2016, 05.41 PM IST
Revamp of M-SIPS Policy on cardsThe M-SIPS policy incentivises companies to manufacture domestically by providing them a 20-25% subsidy on capital expenditure.
09 Sep, 2016, 01.17 PM IST
Handset makers demand 10% duty differential in GSTMobile phone makers have proposed nil or 1% Central GST and State GST at merit rate of 5% on all phones and tablets, whether imported or ma...
20 Aug, 2016, 07.36 AM IST
Aruna Sundarajan made new Secretary of ministry of ITThe department has been designated as an independent ministry and handles some marque projects of the Narendra Modi government.
29 Jul, 2016, 07.32 AM IST
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, BP Sharma moved out of Health Ministry"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following appointments…" stated Rajiv Kumar, secretary, appointments committee ...
28 Jul, 2016, 09.04 PM IST
Hoping for more anti-dumping measures against Chinese steel companies: Aruna Sundarajan, Steel Secretary"We will have to look at what we can do with the WTO tools like anti-dumping and countervailing duty," Aruna Sundarajan said.
06 Jul, 2016, 11.48 AM IST
Aruna Sundarajan appointed new Steel SecretarySundarajan, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, is presently Administrator, Universal Service Obligation Fund under Department of Tel...
28 Oct, 2015, 01.39 PM IST
18 senior IAS officers promoted to Secretary, Special Secretary level18 senior IAS officers have been promoted to the level of Secretary, and some to Special Secretary, by temporarily upgrading the posts held...
08 Sep, 2015, 07.30 PM IST
Aruna Sundarajan takes over as Bharat Broadband chiefShanker after serving the telecom department from December 2011 to August 2014, has now been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhan...
03 Nov, 2014, 12.29 PM IST