BECIL writes to BESCOM on 'shortcomings' in EV tenderA senior BESCOM official said that the date to apply for tender has been extended till June 17 as many perspective bidders had raised objec...
Labour Bureau inks agreement with BECIL for conducting all-India surveysThe surveys to be undertaken by Bureau will be integrated with the technology provided by the BECIL, which will substantially reduce the ti...
Private FM players want government to follow Canada’s exampleThe waiver will help 100 radio and TV broadcasters save over 30 million Canadian dollars (₹166 crore) during FY21. Steven Guilbeault, the m...
I&B PSU floats tender to empanel agencies for 'disinformation detection' on social mediaThe move comes amid a number of initiatives of the government to crackdown on "fake news" and disinformation.
Government to 'redeploy' PIB employee for tweet against policeOfficials who carried out an inquiry into the issue said the employee was asked to explain and the matter was discussed before it was decid...
TRAI ropes in BECIL to audit systems of cable TV, DTH operators under new regimeTRAI has pulled up a number of operators, both Cable TV and DTH service providers, for violation of rules
What led I&B ministry to decide on withdrawing the social media hub proposalThe Centre told SC it has withdrawn its notification proposing a social media hub, which some had alleged could become a tool to monitor on...
Congress says Supreme Court put 'stamp' on its reservations over social media hub issueThe bench sought the Centre's response on the plea by TMC MLA Mahua Moitra and also asked for Attorney General K K Venugopal's assistance i...
Government to hire social media monitors for all 716 districtsThe monitoring mechanism, once in place, will be able to read, contextualise and respond to content in most Indian and foreign languages ac...
Information & Broadcasting ministry to setup social media hub to keep tab on trending newsUnder the project, media persons would be employed on contractual basis in each district to be the "eyes and ears" of the government.
Centre goes all out to tackle social media; here's how much Modi government is spending on Twitter, FacebookThe Modi government has brought a professional touch to its public interface, spending as much as Rs 2 crore a year on just Twitter.
Jet Airways warns action against employees if found 'misusing' passesAirport entry passes-- issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)-- allow airport access to airline crew, ground staff, enginee...
Roll out of biometric entry passes at airports delayed againThe government has decided to provide biometric entry passes for employees of airlines, airports, ground handling agencies and other indivi...
Expect to launch Mirchi in three cities next month: Prashant Pandey, ENILWe will be able to launch Mirchi in Guwahati and Cochin in April; among others, Bangalore will hopefully see a launch next month, says Pand...
- Radio expansion: I&B Ministry getting technical study done
The I and B Ministry is getting a technical study done to determine whether it can auction more channels during the Phase III radio expansi...
- MSOs under TRAI scanner for failing to meet quality norms
Multi-system operators and cable operators in CAS-notified areas such as Chennai and select parts of New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are unde...
- FM broadcasters to air their woes to I&B ministry
Radio broadcasters having stakes in the FM Phase-II scheme are going to take up the issue of poor quality of work at some stations across t...