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, the report departs from the norm for global studies. While global indicators go for breadth rather than depth by choosing the …
The annual report on climate change and carbon emission performance of the world's largest 500 companies released by Carbon Disclosure Project at Climate Week in New York reveals that these companies account for 11% of global emissions. In the 10 years since the launch of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), …
MUMBAI: Mobile service providers will have to submit an annual report of the electro magnetic radiations (EMR) level generated from mobile towers near schools and hospital zones. The state government and the department of telecommunication (DoT) will audit the report, according to the recommendations of the committee constituted to look …
Ishita Ayan Dutt / Kolkata August 18, 2010, 1:56 IST ITC Chairman Y C Deveshwar wanted to do a Walmart with e-choupals, which leveraged the internet to empower small and marginal farmers by linking them directly with buyers. It was his showcase project and Deveshwar made sure he walked the …
Sandeep JoshiNEW DELHI: The Union government finally seems to have woken up to the health hazards related to radiation from mobile towers and handsets. The Ministry of Communications and IT is considering a high-level study to find out the level of electromagnetic frequency (EMF) radiation from towers and handsets in …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The forest department has decided that the wireless communication network cannot be limited to the Gir sanctuary. The project is at planning stage and the department is now proposing to have complete coverage across Gir forest and wildlife sanctuary area. The tender which has been …
The potential of mobile telephony to transform Africa will only be achieved if the development of other infrastructure keeps pace, says a study. The number of mobile phone subscribers in Africa soared from 16 million in 2000 to 376 million in 2008, with 60 per cent of the population using …
The new edition of PTCC Manual relates to the protection of thetelecommunication lines against the adverse effects of electricity lines. Section 160 of the Electricity Act, 2003 gives directions about the Protection of Telegraphic, Telephone and Electrical Signaling. It states that
BERHAMPUR: In a bid to provide health service at doorsteps, measures have been initiated to provide telemedicine service in 10 districts. The service is being provided at MKCG Medical for last six years, but it was confined only to doctors who are using it to consult experts in the country …
Prashant Rupera | TNN Vadodara/Anand: While scientists across the globe are still debating whether usage of cell phones results in heart diseases, a new study carried out by scientists at Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT) has revealed that mobile phones also affect eyes. The scientists, who have studied …
British scientists who conducted the largest study yet into cellphone masts and childhood cancers say that living close to a mast does not increase the risk of a pregnant woman
The UPA government's policies on infrastructure have not translated into any substantial benefits for the poor. Adequate infrastructure is among the most critical physical requirements for attaining fast economic growth and for encouraging investment in the backward regions of the country. The Planning Commission has suggested that the total investment …
New Delhi: A division bench of Delhi high court on Friday stayed the formation of the panel to study health risks caused by mobile phone towers. Hearing an appeal filed by the MCD against the single bench order of May 31, a division bench of chief justice Dipak Misra and …
NEW DELHI: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Tuesday set up a group of experts to verify claims of higher than prescribed levels of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in the Capital. The move comes a day after the Delhi High Court directed the Delhi Government to constitute a …
RRN Prasad Milind Deora, Lok Sabha MP, has recently brought into the public domain a major health issue relating to electromagnetic radiation from cell phones and base stations mounted on telecom towers. The trigger for his taking this important public health issue with the department of telecom (DoT) was the …
HC Extends Stay, Tells Govt To Set Up Panel On Health Risk New Delhi: Noting that cellphones were no more a luxury but a part of everyday existence, the Delhi high court on Monday extended the interim stay on sealing of mobile towers till mid-September. It also directed the government …
Noting that the issue of public health and safety was more important than monetary considerations, the Delhi high court on Monday directed the Union government to constitute a panel of technical and medical experts to ascertain the health hazards, if any, from mobile phone towers and submit a report by …
