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New telecom policy aims at broadband for all Indians by 2022
02 May 2018
The new policy aims at attracting investments of over $100 billion to create a robust telecommunication infrastructure and help generate 4 million new jobs by 2022
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Telecom Commission allows air passengers to access internet on flights
02 May 2018
Passengers in India will now be able to access the internet on flights following a clearance from the regulator
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The digital transformation of news media and the rise of online disinformation
30 Apr 2018
True news audiences dwarf false news audiences, though fake news travels faster and further on social media sites, also across echo chambers and may capture consumer attention longer than true news
Taxing sweet snacks may bring greater health benefits than taxing sugar-sweetened drinks
28 Apr 2018
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Oil price uptrend to hit India hard, say economists
27 Apr 2018
The upward march of oil is particularly bad news for emerging economies like India – Nomura estimates that every $10 rise in oil prices would worsen India’s current account balance by 0.4 per cent of GDP and inflation by 0.1 per cent
Dr Kafeel Ahmad Khan granted bail
26 Apr 2018
Will our kitchens soon serve 3-D printed food?
25 Apr 2018
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Bharti Infratel, Indus Towers to merge in a $20-bn deal
25 Apr 2018
While the merger of Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers will create a combined company that will be owned by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone with equal rights, Vodafone and Idea Cellular will have an exit option in future
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Relief for old telcos: TDSAT stays Trai move on SMP, special offers
25 Apr 2018
Responding to an appeal by Airtel and Idea Cellular, the telecoms tribunal has granted a stay on Trai’s new definition of 'significant market power' and the new rules on reporting special ‘segmented offers
Plastic semiconductors could soon be a reality
25 Apr 2018
New uses for existing antiviral drugs
25 Apr 2018
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
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