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TRAI recommends nationwide mobile number portability from June 2009
12 Apr 2008
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended a 2009 deadline for nationwide implementation of complete mobile number portability.
ISRO lines up 70 space missions in 2007-12 period - manned mission plan may be finalised this week
07 Apr 2008
ISRO to launch remote sensing satellite this month
05 Apr 2008
Indian Space Research Organisation plans to launch its second all-weather remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2A later this month.
Manned space mission report ready: ISRO
04 Apr 2008
IIM-Ahmedabad to hike fee by over 150 per cent
29 Mar 2008
Close on the heels of a doubling of fee by IIM-Bangalore, IIM-Ahmedabad today announced a 150 per cent hike in fee to Rs5.50 lakh and Rs6 lakh for the first and second years respectively.
Call rates to fall as TRAI phases out ADC levy on private telecom operators
27 Mar 2008
Local and domestic long distance mobile call tariffs are expected to drop further following a decision by TRAI to phase out a levy private telecom operators had to pay state-owned BSNL.
Upgraded Agni-1 test fired successfully
24 Mar 2008
Doha deal gains would be modest for India: Carnegie Endowment study
05 Feb 2008
A study by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace says Indian GDP would grow by only half a percentage point through a deal under the Doha Round
Strong 2007 traffic growth set to slow: IATA
31 Jan 2008
Setback for India as WTO rules for US in "zeroing" dispute with Mexico
01 Jan 2008
The WTO ruling in favour of the US against Mexico on its "zeroing" method of calculating anti dumping duties threatens to spill over in to the Doha trade negotiations.
Antigua can ‘legally’ pirate American films and music, says WTO
By Ashwin Tombat | 24 Dec 2007
The novel verdict comes two years after the US refused to respect a WTO ruling that it had no right to block online gambling sites located in the tiny island nation. But will Antigua dare to take on the superpower? Ashwin Tombat reports
Food products to be `nuked’ freely
By Venkatachari Jagannathan | 03 Dec 2007
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