Department of Telecom suggests amendment in Telegraph rules for mobile phonesBureau of India Standards is also working on safety standards for mobile handsets along with the Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC), technica...
18 May, 2014, 11.37 AM IST
DoT sets December 31 for submission of papers on tower radiation normsICNIRP has pegged the mobile tower radiation limit at 4.5 watts per sq metre for emissions in the 900 MHz band, though India made them more...
21 Nov, 2013, 05.21 AM IST
Government plans devices for 24x7monitoring of mobile tower emissionGovernment plans to install devices for round-the-clock monitoring of radiation levels emnating from telecom towers, sources said.
03 Sep, 2013, 08.22 PM IST
New radiation rule on mobile handsets effective from Sept 1All companies will have to display radiation emitted from mobile phones on the handset in terms of SAR (specific absorption rate) unit.
30 Aug, 2013, 07.14 PM IST
Kapil Sibal for hiking fine for breaking radiation norms by telcosThe DoT may increase the penalty on mobile operators for violating tower radiation rules to Rs 10 lakhs as Kapil Sibal has suggested hiking...
31 May, 2013, 10.02 PM IST
- Government notices to 12 telcos for violating BTS radiation norms
According to rules, if a site (mobile tower) fails to meet the radiation norms then there is provision of levying a penalty of Rs 5 lakh pe...
05 Dec, 2012, 07.07 PM IST
New mobile tower radiation emission norms kick in todayIndia will implement stricter radiation emission norms for mobile towers to reduce emission to one-tenth of present levels.
01 Sep, 2012, 05.55 AM IST
India to implement stricter norms for mobile and tower emissions from September 1Radiation emission from mobile telephone towers will be reduced to 1/10th of the present level from tomorrow, a decision aimed at addressin...
31 Aug, 2012, 09.07 PM IST
- Delhi government panel to examine health hazards from mobile towers
The decision to set up the committee, comprising officials from health and environment departments, was taken at a meeting presided over by...
29 Aug, 2012, 09.27 PM IST
New mobile radiation norms from Sept 1According to new radiation norms coming into effect from Sept 1, the radio frequency (RF) exposure limits are to be lowered to 1/10th of ex...
15 Aug, 2012, 05.40 AM IST
Mobile phones have to display radiation levels by September: DoTThe new and stringent radiation emission rules for mobile phones and towers, which will for the first time stipulate emission levels for ha...
18 Apr, 2012, 10.12 AM IST
- Delhi govt to gauge impact of radiation from mobile towers
Health department officials said the issue was discussed at a meeting presided over by Health Minister A K Walia.
01 Feb, 2012, 09.49 PM IST
- Government to start own radiation testing lab from March
Telecom Department is in process to start its own radiation testing laboratory under TEC from March 2012.
18 Dec, 2011, 12.17 PM IST
- 'Rs 5 lakh fine per mobile tower for flouting radiation norms'
Telcos will have to fine of Rs 5 lakh per mobile phone tower if they do not conform to internationally accepted limits of radiation.
09 Aug, 2010, 03.00 PM IST
- DoT to follow international radiation norms
Mobile handset importers and local manufacturers will now be asked to adopt international standards with regard to electro magnetic field r...
23 Jul, 2008, 08.10 PM IST
- Govt proposal to mobile makers on SAR hailed by experts
A Government proposal to make it compulsory for mobile phone manufacturers to specify the radiation levels (SAR) emitted by mobiles has bee...
09 Jun, 2008, 09.38 PM IST
- DoT to ring in norms for mobile radiation
India will now implement the international guidelines for minimising health hazards due to emissions from mobiles and base stations.
31 May, 2008, 12.00 AM IST