Telecom
Bharti Airtel considers raising $1 billion fund to settle spectrum dues
21 Nov 2023
One of India’s biggest telco giants, Bharti Airtel, led by Sunil Bharti, is exploring new ways to raise funds amounting to up to $1 billion, or around Rs 8,330 crore.
Jio launches 5G services in Jammu and Kashmir
06 Mar 2023
Trai releases consultation paper on the ‘Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Provider Authorisation’
13 Feb 2023
Govt to pick up 33% stake in ailing Vodafone Idea
06 Feb 2023
After the fresh equity infusion by the government, the shareholding of the promoters will come down to around 50 per cent from the pre-December 2022 level of around 75 per cent - Vodafone Plc holding 48 per cent and Aditya Birla Group 27 per cent
Jio launches 5G in disaster-hit Uttarakhand
12 Jan 2023
Nokia wins multi-year deal with Reliance Jio to build one of the largest 5G networks in the world
18 Oct 2022
Telecom shifts gear as PM launches 5G services
03 Oct 2022
Bharti Airtel became the first telecom company to launch 5G services in the country, while Jio chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani said his company will bring 5G services to all Indians by December 2023
Govt’s 5G spectrum auction fetches Rs150,173 cr
02 Aug 2022
CCI approves Google’s $700 million investment in Bharti Airtel
04 Jul 2022
Google’s acquisition of 1.28 per cent equity share capital in Airtel will have a huge impact on the Indian company as the two are looking to form multiple commercial agreements in the future
Ericsson to acquire Vonage for $6.2 billion to expand cloud business
22 Nov 2021
The transaction builds on Ericsson’s stated intent to expand globally in wireless enterprise, offering existing customers an increased share of a market valued at $700 billion by 2030
Govt grants 4-year moratorium on AGR dues, allows conversion of dues into equity
15 Sep 2021
Telecom service providers have been given the option to pay the interest amount arising from the deferment of payment of AGR dues by way of equity, while also permitting 100 per cent foreign direct investment under automatic route in telecom sector, with necessary safeguards
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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