DoT to establish quantum certification lab; set standards for quantum computing: SecyWhile speaking at the Second International Quantum Communication Conclave, Telecom Secretary Neeraj Mittal said that a lot of work is happe...
15 Feb, 2024, 10.23 PM IST
Ex-DoT Secy JS Deepak joins Bharti as Group Director for Policy, International StrategyDeepak was the DoT secretary from February 2016 to March 2017, after which he was shifted to the commerce ministry and assumed the position...
07 Oct, 2022, 03.45 PM IST
6G will see convergence of terrestrial and satellite communication networks: DoT SecyHe, though, cautioned that all stakeholders needed to proceed with care amid national efforts to rapidly drive digital and financial inclus...
03 Dec, 2021, 09.48 PM IST
Govt names K Rajaraman as new telecom secy, to replace Anshu Prakash on retirementRajaraman, a Tamil Nadu cadre 1989-batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS), is currently working as an additional secretary in the Depar...
22 Sep, 2021, 06.00 PM IST
Dispute resolution panel for renewable energy projects to give decisions in 3 weeks: MNREThe committee will hear all such cases of solar/wind projects being implemented through SECI as well as NTPC.
22 Sep, 2019, 03.52 PM IST
Telcos to submit new public wifi model by Monday: DoT SecyA senior representative of a telecom operator, who did not wish to be identified, said that if DoT approves their model then 10 lakh wifi h...
07 Sep, 2018, 05.36 PM IST
Chandrasekaran meets DoT Secy to discuss Tata Communication-TTSL dealTata Communications, which offers cloud and security solutions to enterprises, announced last October that it would hold “exploratory talks...
09 May, 2018, 08.49 AM IST
Power Secretary P K Pujari gets additional charge of DoT SecyThe move comes after former Telecom Secretary J S Deepak was named India's next Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
09 Mar, 2017, 09.20 PM IST
DoT prescribed radiation standard 10 times stricter than global standards: DoT SecyThe telecom department-prescribed standards for electromagnetic radiation limit for emission from mobile towers are "10 times stricter" tha...
24 Jan, 2017, 11.38 PM IST
DoT to firm up policy on backhaul spectrum this year: Tel SecyThe Telecom Department undertook a slew of reforms in 2016 aimed at facilitating the ease of doing business.
03 Jan, 2017, 05.21 PM IST
Sequence of major events in additional spectrum caseFollowing is the chronology in the 2002 additional spectrum allocation scam case in which a special 2G court discharged former Telecom Secr...
15 Oct, 2015, 05.48 PM IST
- A Raja altered press note on 2G licences: Attorney-General
Vahanvati said the four-para press note on 2G licences was changed and his trust was belied.
06 Feb, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Raja was not mislead by me: former DoT secy Mathur
Former telecoms secretary DS Mathur said he did not mislead ex-communications minister A Raja by agreeing with a proposal mooted by another...
12 Apr, 2012, 10.12 PM IST
- After telecom, broadband can be the next revolution: DoT Secy
The next revolution in the IT and communications sector should be in broadband, which will help the government connect with the population.
20 Jul, 2011, 04.19 PM IST
- People in key positions indicted by the PAC report
The draft report of the PAC is an indictment of people in key positions who could have stopped the scam from taking place.
28 Apr, 2011, 10.28 AM IST
- DoT has no problem with BlackBerry phone usage: Telecom Secy
Amidst a raging controversy over non-availability of technology to monitor content from BlackBerry, the Telecom Ministry on Friday said it ...
12 Dec, 2008, 08.20 PM IST
- RIM officials meet DoT secy on BlackBerry imbroglio
Officials from Canadian firm Research-in-Motion are understood to have met DoT secretary Siddharth Behura and other senior government offic...
29 May, 2008, 07.59 PM IST