Cabinet approves Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana, PM-Wi-fi Access Network; check other decisions
The Union Cabinet, presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana at an expenditure of Rs 1,584 crores for the current financial year.
Dec 09, 2020, 16:08 PM IST
Work of 2313 km optical fibre cable connecting Chennai and Port Blair completed on record time, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Lauding the work, Prasad said that the Optical Fibre Cable will not only connect Port Blair but also seven other islands. He said that the telecommunication department is trying to install VSAT at 200 locations in Jammu and Kashmir for Digital Satellite Phone Terminals, of which 183 are operational now.
Aug 10, 2020, 14:09 PM IST
Airtel become the first mobile operator to launch ‘Ultra-Fast 4G’ services in Andaman and Nicobar
The fiber link will be a game changer for the region and unlock the true potential of 4G and even 5G in future for customers, Airtel said.
Aug 10, 2020, 11:52 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates submarine optical fibre cable connecting Port Blair and Chennai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (July 10) inaugurated the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair, via video conferencing.
Aug 10, 2020, 11:41 AM IST
India to have 600 mn broadband connections by 2020: Minister
There were 422.19 million broadband subscribers and the internet penetration (internet subscriber per 100 populations) was 32.86 per cent in the country as on March 31, 2017, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha informed Parliament on Friday.
Jul 28, 2017, 19:17 PM IST
All gram panchayats to be connected through OFC by 2018: Governmnet
All Gram Panchayats in the country will be connected through Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) to set up a network infrastructure by December 2018 under the government's Digital India Programme, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2016, 14:11 PM IST
