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 …
Now telecom operators in the state cannot install telecom towers in and around (within 100 meters of) educational, religious and health care institutions according to the Special Regulation for Installation of Telecom Towers in Urban Area of Odisha-2013 notified by the state Housing and Urban Development (H&UD;) department. The new …
More Than 3K Illegal Towers In City, Says Civic Body’s Website Mumbai: Anti-radiation activists have demanded that cell towers in the city not under litigation should be razed immediately. The BMC released a comprehensive list of 3,618 illegal cell towers in Mumbai on its website on Monday. Sources hinted that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramakant Mishra & Ors Vs. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., Chhindwara & Ors dated 17/12/2013 regarding raising the construction of the Mobile Antenna Tower. This matter arises out of a suit initially filed before the Civil Court at Chhindwara wherein the …
Government after careful consideration have been pleased to formulate a regulation for installation of telecom towers in urban areas of Odisha with a view to create a healthy and congenial atmosphere for the wellbeing and convenience general public. Accordingly, the regulation titled "Special regulation for installation of telecom towers in …
Government has finally unveiled a host of guidelines to regulate installation of mobile base-station towers in the State and has put in place a high-level state-level telecom committee headed by Chief Secretary to address public grievances relating to the towers and issues related to telecom infrastructure. A government notification now …
The state government has set up a state-level telecom committee (STC) headed by chief secretary as chairman to tackle public grievances related to setting up mobile base station towers (MBST). Residents in many villages in the state have opposed the installation of such telecom infrastructure raising apprehensions over impacts of …
Mumbai : A former World Health Organisation (WHO) expert on electromagnetic field has slammed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) draft policy, which bans cellphone towers on schools and hospitals. Professor Michael Repacholi, who was in the city Monday, said that such a policy is based on ignorance. “When the tower …
PANAJI: The government has proposed strict guidelines for the setting up of site-specific mobile base station towers (MBSTs) in the state in response to an increase in use of cellphones and wireless communication and fears over radiation to public health. The department of science, technology and environment has issued the …
Noida: Relocation of hazardous mobile towers installed in residential areas will soon be started by Noida Authority to ensure that residents, especially children, do not stay exposed to the perils of electromagnetic radiation. Considering the gravity of the issue, the Authority has formed a team to relocate mobile towers from …
According to the new report, Reducing Poverty by Closing South Asia's Infrastructure Gap, South Asian countries will have to invest as much as $2.5 trillion on transport, electricity, water supply and sanitation, solid waste management, telecommunications, and irrigation to bridge its infrastructure gap.
The popularity of cell phone and wireless communication devices has resulted in a proliferation of cell towers across the country. Fixation of standards for exposure limits of radio frequency field emissions from mobile base stations, monitoring their compliance, all radiation related technical issues and issues of Access Service License / …
Mumbai: Union minister of state for communications Milind Deora has written to the state, asking it to ensure that the new policy on mobile towers doesn’t “completely bypass” the guidelines of the Centre and the BMC. “I urge you to incorporate the department of telecommunications’ (DoT) guidelines and the final …
Telecom and tower firms have demanded uniform tower guidelines across Maharashtra. They should be in tandem with the procedure of the Centre, the companies said. The Department of Telecommunications had issued the guidelines in August. But the companies feel the civic and State policies vary. “The guidelines recognise that mobile …
Not a single cellphone tower in Mumbai is illegal, claimed the Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA), suggesting that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been sitting on applications for 4,578 cellphone towers that have already been installed. According to official figures from the civic body released in September, there …
BHUBANESWAR: As many as 20 VHF towers were damaged in the October 12 cyclone in different wildlife sanctuaries of the state, leading to disruption of communication. The wildlife authorities said they are facing difficulties to repair them because of fresh spells of rain. VHF towers were damaged in Chilika, Bhitarkanika, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramakant Mishra & Ors Vs. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., Chhindwara & Ors dated 23/10/2013 regarding location of the mobile phone towers. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/31-2013(CZ)(OA)_23Oct2013.pdf
The state government’s draft policy for installation of cell towers atop buildings has totally ignored the guidelines issued by department of telecommunications (DoT), said activists. Speaking to reporters at the Press Club, activist Prakash Munshi said, “We have conveyed this to the state government officials during our meeting with the …
Installing telecom towers in close proximity of inhabited areas should be banned by the Union Government since they could be acting as “silent killers”, said Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta, former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court. Justice Gupta, who is undergoing treatment for brain tumour, claims that he himself is …
Cellphone company fails to shift towers from two crèches, rehabilitation centre For want of study and research, cellphone towers in and around inhabited areas in the city continue to face flak, with residents demanding their shifting to sparsely populated areas. This issue has been hanging fire in the city for …
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 …
