Airtel, Vodafone top in list of towers exceeding radiation limitThe minister said that in India norms for exposure limit for the emission from mobile towers are already 10 times more stringent than the s...
09 Aug, 2017, 07.14 PM IST
Time to dispel myth around radiation’s ill effects: Manoj SinhaLaunching the 'Tarang Sanchar' web portal, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha hoped the site will help in clearing "myths and misconceptions" abo...
02 May, 2017, 11.18 PM IST
Tug-of-war: Jio skips COAI executive meet to oppose voting normsThe meeting also discussed matters pertaining to electro-magnetic frequency (EMF) awareness programme, GST and progress in cell tower rollo...
13 Nov, 2016, 08.04 PM IST
COAI to meet on November 11; voting norm issue not on listed agendaThe contentious issue on voting rules raised by new-comer Reliance Jio has not been listed so far for discussion.
11 Oct, 2016, 03.22 PM IST
COAI lauds Delhi High Court judgements that say mobile tower radiation is not harmfulThe court had held that there is no scientific data to show that installation of mobile phone towers is in any way harmful to the health of...
09 Jun, 2016, 02.24 PM IST
No apparent health effects due to radiation by mobile towers: TRAIThe emission levels in India are kept at 1/10th of the global standards recommended by International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation P...
21 Jan, 2016, 11.21 AM IST
Seeing emergence of 'New India', says Vodafone chief Vittorio ColaoAsked if it has become easier to do business in India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government took office, he said, "Things are m...
14 Oct, 2015, 05.23 PM IST
Government orders special audit of mobile networks to check call dropsGovt ordered a special audit of mobile networks and said regulator TRAI has been asked to formulate a system of "incentives and disincentiv...
07 Jul, 2015, 08.24 PM IST
DoT for campaign to allay radiation fears about telecom towersDoT has asked its monitoring wing TERM to carry out a media campaign to allay "undue apprehensions" about possible health effects of radiat...
15 Dec, 2014, 11.25 AM IST
Radiation-linked concerns should shift to handsets: Cellular Operators Association of IndiaThe COAI chief’s views mirrored telecom secretary M F Farooqui’s recent call for strict adherence to DoT’s inclusive policy rules on tower ...
17 Apr, 2014, 12.15 PM IST
Stricter radiation norms may hurt in the long run, says radiation expertGiving the example of WHO headquarters in Geneva, which has 3 mobile towers, Repacholi said that similar practice should be adopted in Indi...
05 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
New tower norms industry friendly, say telecom bodiesTelecom industry bodies welcomed guidelines for setting up towers across the country as it would help mobile cos to offer better network co...
20 Aug, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
DoT to soon place proposed amendments to Trai Act before Telecom CommissionTrai is also tasked to check menace of pesky callers who have been spamming consumers with unwanted calls and SMS.
18 Aug, 2013, 01.42 PM IST
Government seeks research proposals to study mobile radiationGovernment has called for research proposals to study the possible impact of electromagnetic frequency radiation on humans and living organ...
14 Jun, 2013, 02.37 PM IST
- Government seeks research proposals to study mobile radiation
Amid concerns over radiation from cell phone towers, government on Friday called for research proposals to study the possible impact of ele...
14 Jun, 2013, 01.47 PM IST
Cell tower radiation: SC to hear plea against HC order banning towers from public-use buildingsDoT has lowered the permissible radiation limits for tower companies to 0.45 watts per sq metre - one-tenth of the ICNIRP guidelines - for ...
06 Feb, 2013, 12.18 PM IST
Bharti Infratel IPO: HC to hear PIL on January 30"We will hear it on January 30," a bench comprising chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said and decided to club the P...
28 Dec, 2012, 06.09 PM IST