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 …
Union minister of state for communications Milind Deora said he was “open” to reducing radiation density for cell towers in the city. The response has come close on the heels of several citizens and activists demanding that radiation levels in Mumbai should be “lowered”. Speaking to TOI, Deora said, “We …
Mumbai: Twenty-five professors and researchers mainly from the IITs working in the field of telecommunications have written an open letter to the Centre, stating that the country’s cellphone tower radiation norms are among the safest in the world and there is no reason to change them. But doctors and social …
The Ncell company has announced that it will have 15 percent of its total base stations backed up by solar power by the end of 2013. The company has been giving priority to ‘going green’ by building the solar based stations, sighting both power cuts and environmental impact for the …
Mumbai: Why is the state government sitting on the policy guidelines to regulate cell tower installation across Maharashtra though they were drafted two years ago, ask citizens from Thane, Navi Mumbai and Kalyan-Dombivli. After the BMC recently drafted a policy to regulate such installations in Mumbai, other cities, second-rung towns …
About 300 residents from Curchorem urged Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council (CCMC) to take action against mobile towers in Curchorem, if they are found to be illegal. The residents in their letter to CCMC stated that some residents from Carriamoddi-Curchorem objected to erection of mobile towers because of personal vested interest and …
Expressing serious concern over the effect of radiation from mobile phones and mobile towers in residential areas, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday asked the Centre to place the status report before it regarding constitution of specialised committee for which court had directed more than 18 …
Pune: Within a month of taking a decision to demolish all illegal mobile towers on municipal buildings, the civic corporation is now reconsidering its stand against them. “As per the directives of telecom ministry, a committee has been formed in all the districts to take a decision against illegal towers. …
Mumbai: The Swami Vivekanand school in Malad has 32 cellphone towers and the BMC has refused to take action despite repeated complaints, said NCP legislator Vidya Chavan on Wednesday. Raising the issue through a calling attention motion in the House, Chavan demanded action against municipal commissioner Sitaram Kunte for ignoring …
Activists have welcomed the BMC’s draft policy on cellphone towers, but with reservations. They say the BMC has ignored scientific data by allowing two towers in a single building and insist that only two antennae—not two towers—be permitted per site. “On two towers, 20-30 antennae can be put up, which …
The BMC’s draft guidelines for installation of cell phone towers has put schools, colleges, hospitals, orphanages, child rehabilitation centres and old age homes out of bounds for such antennae. It has specified that all persons living on or below the terrace of residential buildings must give their consent. A building …
Govt-Set Radiation Standard Questioned Agovernment-sponsored study into Mumbaikars’ complaints against cellphone tower radiation has found 95% of the towers to be safe. Experts have questioned the study on the grounds that the government-prescribed radiation safety level is higher than that of several countries like Germany, Russia and China. They also …
India will launch two satellites over the next two years to augment transponder capacity and make contingency arrangements to support services like VSAT, television, strategic and emergency communications. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last evening, approved a proposal for the development and launch …
Bharti Airtel plans to use environmentally-friendly energy sources to power its telecom towers in Africa as part of an effort to reduce the operational costs of running the network. The company plans about 1,300-1,400 towers to be powered by solar energy and some more harnessing wind energy, reducing their consumption …
Corporation does not have authority to measure side effects’ There are 11 mobile towers illegally built on schools and nursing homes under the East Delhi Municipal Corporation. Of the 11, seven have been erected atop educational institutions and four on nursing homes located in Shahdara . These facts were part …
High Levels of Radiation Suspected In Several Areas Kochi: In the wake of increasing number of complaints of high-level radiation from mobile phone towers, the government has finally decided to conduct a radiation intensity mapping in the city to identify areas where the radiation is above permissible limits. The Kerala …
Indus Towers is a joint venture between telecom majors Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular Telecom infrastructure company Indus Towers today said it has stopped using diesel as a source for power generation at 20,000 towers, constituting of about 20% of its 1.12 lakh towers across the country. It targets …
The Ombudsman for Local Self-Government Institutions has instructed the Thalassery municipality to obtain a scientific report from a competent authority pertaining to a complaint against mobile towers of three companies functioning in close vicinity to the Mubarak Higher Secondary School here. The petitioner, a resident of Saidar Palli Junction here, …
Mobile phone companies have asked the telecom department to defer fines on base stations that fail to meet radiation norms because of procedural lapses till such time as revised guidelines on penalties are issued. Telecom lobby groups representing GSM and CDMA carriers say that the penalty for delay in compliance …
Bangalore: The high court on Wednesday ordered issuance of notice to BBMP commissioner Siddaiah with regard to a contempt petition for failing to act on a request to remove a mobile tower erected on a building. A division bench headed by Justice NK Patil ordered notice to Vanraj, a resident …
Claiming that radiation from most of telecom towers are within permissible limits, industry body COAI today said about 99 per cent of the Rs 700—crore penalty imposed on towers for violating norms is due to procedural issues such as delay in submission of reports. “Of the total penalty imposed, 99 …
