For the first time the government is organising an event where consolidated efforts would be made to help start-ups.
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According to the regulator, a large number of complaints relate to calls or messages received by consumers on behalf of banks, insurance companies and builders.
It is domestic policy distortions and inaction to correct them that lie behind the large CADs.
Over 20 years, connectivity has massively expanded. But 50,000 villages have been left behind.
India is ranked below Bhutan and Sri Lanka in terms of broadband penetration, says TRAI.
India must streamline reforms, only then it will see success.
TRAI seeks views to regulate net-based calling, messaging apps
This start-up connects diners with regional cuisines that restaurants do not serve.
Rahul Khullar, Trai chairman beleives politicians and corporates who own media houses should give freedom to editors.
Its pre-consultation paper has been silent on the issue of closed electronic communication network, a loophole telcos can exploit to offer discriminatory pricing.
Ahead of his government's first full year budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought ideas from economists to attract investments, create jobs and finance infrastructure to put India back on high growth path.
PlanCom makes presentation with secretaries of key ministries in tow.
Companies have also managed to find talent created by frequent exits.
Apart from other things, this would have put a spanner in the government's Digital India campaign.
These bloggers are adding fresh flavours to India's vibrant street-food scene.
Economist Arvind Panagariya is the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog, while economist Bibek Debroy and scientist V K Saraswat are the two full-time members of the Aayog.
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Tuesday left Lima for the first ever bilateral visit to Cuba by a top Indian leader after a "landmark" tour of Peru during which four agreements were signed.
Strategic sales are tricky and were last undertaken when the Vajpayee government was in power.
You'll see that there's more to the state than just its forts and havelis!
Well then, what did DeMo achieve? As predicted by most economists, the volume of transactions fell, economic activity was adversely impacted, and some sectors (which were more dependent on cash transactions) witnessed greater disruption than others, says Rahul Khullar.
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Instead of tinkering with roaming, the circle system should be ended.
At Rs 2,685 crore for 1MHz pan-Indian spectrum, reserve price would be 52% higher than that of 1,800MHz band
Status to enable Arvind Panagariya to attend Cabinet meetings.
For Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan, retaining his stronghold of Krishna Nagar for the fifth consecutive term may not be very difficult though Congress' V K Monga, a popular face in the area, is likely to make the contest interesting.
In a meeting with the commerce minister, India Inc hammered Sharma on the collapse of investments, structural nature of the current account deficit and stagnant growth in agriculture.
Industry is displeased over the failure of the National Manufacturing Policy, which has failed to invite any sizeable investment since it was launched more than two years ago.
If the presentation made by the Commission to the chief ministers is followed in letter and spirit, central sector and sponsored schemes will no longer be the domain of central ministries alone.
Telecom companies put in bids worth a total of about Rs 45,000 crore (Rs 450 billion) on the second day of the auction on Tuesday, with premium 900 Mhz band in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata witnessing continuing demand.
Rationalisation of reserve prices in the ongoing spectrum auction helped the government to get Rs 40,000 crore of bids on the opening day.
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma has a tough time in Davos pacifying African leaders, who are extremely upset over Delhi law minister's midnight raid. Anita Katyal reports
On this technological revolution, we are 7-10 years behind the US. So, the threat to newspapers doesn't exist now, says Trai Chairman Rahul Khullar.
With the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) refusing to reserve 900-MHz spectrum for incumbent telcos, asking them to vacate the quantity held and win back through bidding, GSM operators, led by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), have decided to propose a compromise formula.
The NITI Aayog's views are in contrast to the National Health Policy.
The government chose moral persuasion to make people give up subsidies, notes Rahul Khullar.
Within a week of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India giving its final recommendations on the valuation and pricing of spectrum, Chairman Rahul Khullar speaks to Business Standard on the process the regulator followed in finalising the much-debated issue.
The savings would be better spent and might actually reach the poor, says Rahul Khullar.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar discusses five issues pivotal for the success of Digital India
Most top industrialists rate PM's first 100 days in office as 'good', primarily due to his intentions, not concrete policy measures.
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