State of India’s digital economy report 2023
The State of India’s Digital Economy (SIDE) Report measures and analyses India’s digital transformation using data, information and evidence that are specifically relevant to the Indian context. In this,
Telecommunication
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Ministry rejects proposal to ban on erecting mobile towers near schools
The Telecom Ministry has rejected a proposal to ban setting up of mobile towers near schools and hospitals. The ban was suggested by an inter-ministerial committee which was looking into setting radiation
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Cell tower radiation is under govt limit: Survey
Experts are conflicted over the health hazards and the permissible limit of cell phone tower radiation, and the findings of a survey in Mumbai may only fuel the debate. Conducted jointly by Indian Institute
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No study confirms direct relation to cancer, say doctors
The Indian government may be set to bring down the permissible level of mobile tower radiation emission from the current 4,500 mW/sq m to 450 mW/sq m, but activists and health experts say that this is
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Radiation Norms Set for Mobiles, Towers
New radiation emission guidelines for mobile phones and telecom towers finalised by the government this week will, for the first time, stipulate emission levels for handsets sold in India and make it compulsory
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Assessing the science of cell phone safety, with David Savitz
Cell phones have become an integral part of many people’s lives. But could our constant contact with these devices be affecting our health? That question has been the subject of international debate and
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Mobile phones, brain tumors, and the Interphone Study: Where are we now?
In the past 15 years, mobile telephone use has evolved from an uncommon activity to one with > 4.6 billion subscriptions worldwide. However, there is public concern about the possibility that mobile phones
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Vodafone's no plastic campaign
Vodafone Essar India, is supporting an awareness campaign with Chettinad Vidyashram, Chennai and Youth Exnora to support a unique initiative “Say NO to plastic and Say YES to paper bags'. According
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Cell phones don’t cause cancer: Study
Cell phones don’t cause cancer, says a new study, published in the British Medical Journal, thus putting an end to the debate over whether mobile devices harm people. In their study, described as the
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Survey on effects of mobile towers
The state environment department has carried out a survey to find out the adverse effects of mobile towers on human health in the state. The report would be submitted to the chief minister and later it
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GP, Teletalk, Airtel to give early disaster warning
Private mobile phone operator Grameenphone (GP) and the state-owned mobile phone company Teletalk will jointly provide early warning messages during cyclones and floods to all 14 coastal districts with