DoT, Meity to hold meeting of smartphone firms and telcos to resolve 5G issues
NEW DELHI: Top officials of the DoT and IT ministry have called a joint meeting of smartphone companies, including Apple and Samsung, and telecom operators on issues related to provide smooth access to 5G services, a government official said on Tuesday. While over 100 million subscribers in India have 5G-ready phones, many devices, including Apple, […]
Pakistan to purchase 6 million mosquito nets from India to contain malaria: Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s health ministry on Tuesday approved the purchase of over 6 million mosquito nets from India, as the country scrambles to contain the spread of malaria and other vector-borne diseases due to the unprecedented floods, according to a media report on Tuesday. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is using financial resources provided by Global […]
Nitin Gadkari launches Toyota’s pilot project on flex fuel-strong hybrid EV
NEW DELHI: India’s Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari Launched Toyota’s first of its kind pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in India today which would run on 100% petrol as well as 20 to 100% blended ethanol and electric power. Union Ministers Mahendranath Pandey , Bhupender Yadav, Union MoS Shri […]
Arvind Kejriwal flags off 50 low-floor CNG buses
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday flagged off 50 low-floor CNG-powered cluster buses and said they will improve connectivity to the rural belts of the national capital. He also flagged off 30 Innova cars and 36 motorbikes for the enforcement wing of the Transport Department. “These vehicles will be involved in enforcing […]
India gets 4th set of Swiss a/c details under auto info exchange framework
NEW DELHI/BERNE: India has received the fourth set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals and organisations as part of an annual automatic information exchange under which Switzerland has shared particulars of nearly 34 lakh financial accounts with 101 countries. Officials said the new details shared with India pertain to “hundreds of financial accounts”, […]