One toll tag for Delhi-Mumbai national highway from August
zip across Delhi-Mumbai highway without stopping at any of the toll plazas with a single radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. Electronic toll collection (ETC) at 50 toll plazas on the golden quadrilateral (GQ) network will start in the next six months with each tag costing about Rs... read more »
Telecom department defers spectrum auction to Feb 3
New Delhi – The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the dates of auction of spectrum in 1,800 megahertz (MHz) and 900 MHz bands. The auction will now start on Feb 3, next year, instead of Jan 23, it was announced Monday. Total spectrum put to auction is 46 MHz in 900 MHz band... read more »
China to be world largest economy in 2028
Beijing – China is expected to overtake the US in 2028 to become the world’s largest economy while India is predicted to overtake Japan that year for the third place in the same league, a London-based economic and business research group has said. The Center for Economics and Business... read more »
Sensex gains 136 points during pre-noon session
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets gained 136.33 points or 0.65 percent during the pre-noon trade Friday. Good buying was seen in IT, banking index (bankex) and technology, media and entertainment (TECK) sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay... read more »
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Rupee down 15 paise against dollar
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