SMBC hires Rakesh Garg as chief business officerGarg graduated from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and has an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Lakhs of UP daily wagers lose jobs due to cash crisisIn the neighbouring Firozabad, around 90 of 300 glass factories and bangle-making units have downed shutters, leaving hundreds unemployed.
Let local investors buy offshore masala bonds: Rakesh Garg, MD, BarclaysDomestic investors should be allowed to buy offshore masala bonds and overseas investors may be permitted to sell in domestic markets, says...
JS Deepak takes charge as Telecom SecretaryTrai has already given the recommendations for the base price of spectrum in seven banks. The auction is likely to take place later this ye...
COAI reiterates demand for review of pricing of CDMA airwavesCOAI escalated a war of letters by now writing to the telecom minister on Monday, reiterating its demand for a review of pricing of CDMA ai...
DoT Secretary Rakesh Garg to hold additional charge of dept of electronics and ITGarg, a 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, will hold the additional charge for three months, an order issued by Department of P...
Expect Cabinet approval on spectrum sharing by month-end: Rakesh GargCabinet likely to approve by month end long-awaited guidelines on spectrum trading and sharing, that will pave way for merger and acquisiti...
Expect spectrum sharing, trading norms in 3 months: DoT SecretaryThe government is expected to finalise most-awaited spectrum sharing and trading guidelines in three months, Telecom Secretary Rakesh Garg ...
Government targets $10 billion telecom exports in five yearsThe government is targetting to increase exports of telecom products and services to $10 billion (about Rs 62,000 crore) in the next five y...
Use public buildings for optical fibre project: Department of TelecomTo fast-track the project, DoT has also warned of action against those officials who are not taking decisions or delaying it.
Government to spend around Rs 33,000 crore on broadband in 3 years: Telecom Secretary Rakesh GargAs per initial estimates, the capital expenditure for GUN is estimated to around Rs 4,942 crore and operational expense (opex) of Rs 2,472 ...
Government to connect 225,000 gram panchayats in 3 years: Rakesh Garg, telecom secretaryWhile 500 village blocks are already connected through an optical fibre network, accessibility of broadband needs to be expanded.
Government seeks ways to increase use of broadband capacity"We have to do lot of work even to make this benefit available to the people," he said, inviting suggestions to enhance its use.
Rakesh Garg takes charge as the new telecom secretary"Currently the tele-density of urban areas is 145% while rural areas is just 45%. We need to correct this imbalance," said Garg.
Aim to reach 100% rural tele-density in 3-4 years: Telecom Secretary Rakesh GargHe said PM and Telecom Minister have assigned this task to the Department of Telecom and his main focus will be to fulfil their vision.
Rakesh Garg takes over as new telecom secretary, says increasing rural tele-density priorityRakesh Garg took charge as the new telecom secretary on Thursday, saying his big focus area would be increasing rural tele-density to a 100...
- Rakesh Garg appointed principal secretary to Akhilesh Yadav
Garg, a 1980 batch officer, was posted in the chief minister's secretariat as his principal secretary last night, the spokesman said.