Telecom dept revamps infrastructure for Maha Kumbh; lays 126 km of optical fiber, 328 new towers in Prayagraj

Three disaster management centres, operated by the four leading telecom service providers, that is, Airtel, BSNL, Jio and Vi, have been established in the Mela area.

78 transportable towers (CoWs) and 150 outdoor small cell solutions are being deployed to manage the high network demand in crowded areas. In addition, 352 new BTS units will be installed, with 50 existing BTS units receiving critical upgrades.

2025: The Year Of…: Meaningful substance and authentic experiences, says Nestle’s Chandan Mukherji

The experience economy has reached new heights, as consumers increasingly seek unique experiences that offer novelty, personalization, variety, shareability, and exclusivity, says Chandan Mukherji, Director and Executive Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and Communication

As generative AI matures, it will become a tool for democratizing creativity, analytics involving complex data sets, and enabling efficient production, says Chandan Mukherji, Director and Executive Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and Communication.

MIB budget cut by Rs 675 crore in Union Budget ’24, reveals Parliamentary committee report

In the latest standing committee report, Ministry of I&B was questioned over underutilisation of funds during FY24 (where budget estimate stood at Rs 4692 cr versus the actual expenditure of Rs 4314 cr).

The parliamentary standing committee report on ‘communication and IT’ revealed that the Ministry of I&B had proposed a budgetary expenditure worth Rs 5017.64 crore for FY25 in the last Union Budget, but was allocated Rs 4342 crore.

ZEE Case: SEBI rejects settlement plea; expands probe on ZEEL, Goenka

The market regulator has highlighted that the allegations in the July 2022 show-cause notice will be subsumed with the findings of the further investigation carried out by SEBI.

The regulator has also expanded the scope of the investigation, under which the media firm’s former chairperson, Subhash Chandra, is also under the scanner.