Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
TRAI Cracks Down on Spam: Over 21 Lakh Fraud Numbers Disconnected; New Advisory Issued
By Axel Miller | 24 Nov 2025
India’s telecom regulator has escalated its battle against digital fraud, announcing the disconnection and blacklisting of over 21 lakh mobile numbers
New Trai framework ensures traceability of SMS
25 Dec 2024
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has implemented a framework to ensure traceability of commercial SMS, in an effort to create a spam-free messaging ecosystem.
Vodafone Idea’s follow-on share offer subscribed 5.4 times
23 Apr 2024
Vodafone Idea’s Rs18,000-crore follow-on public offer (FPO) of equity shares managed to attract subscription for as many as 6.349 billion shares, against the 1.260 billion shares on offer, as the FPO closed for subscription on Monday.
Trai releases consultation paper on the ‘Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Provider Authorisation’
13 Feb 2023
Pesky calls: Trai makes registration of telemarketers, subscribers mandatory
20 Jul 2018
The new regulations, intended to put an end to pesky calls and spam messages, make registration of both telemarketers and subscribers mandatory
Trai calls for safeguarding consumer data with telecom firms
17 Jul 2018
Trai has recommended that all entities in the digital ecosystem who control or process personal data of users, should be brought under a data protection framework
Trai penalises Jio, Airtel, Idea and Vodafone
02 Jul 2018
Relief for old telcos: TDSAT stays Trai move on SMP, special offers
25 Apr 2018
Responding to an appeal by Airtel and Idea Cellular, the telecoms tribunal has granted a stay on Trai’s new definition of 'significant market power' and the new rules on reporting special ‘segmented offers
Trai renews Wi-Fi hotspots proposal with new pilot study
06 Apr 2018
Telecom regulator Trai has revived its earlier proposal for allowing data resale that would help in the spread of public Wi-Fi hotspots and cut internet costs by up to 90 per cent
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The New Oil (Part 5): Friend-Shoring, Supply Chain Fragmentation and the Cost of Resilience
By Cygnus | 19 Jan 2026
Friend-shoring is reshaping lithium, rare earth and graphite supply chains, creating a resilience premium and new winners and losers in clean tech.
The New Oil (Part 4): Can Technology Break the Dependency?
By Cygnus | 16 Jan 2026
Can magnet recycling and rare-earth-free motors reduce global dependence on strategic minerals? Part 4 explores breakthroughs, limits and timelines.
India’s Gig Economy Reset: The End of ‘10-Minute Delivery’ Hype?
By Cygnus | 14 Jan 2026
India’s quick-commerce sector is shifting away from “10-minute delivery” hype amid worker safety concerns and rising regulation. Here’s what changes—and what doesn’t.
AI Is Becoming the New Electricity Crisis: Why the Real Bottleneck Is Megawatts
By Axel Miller | 14 Jan 2026
AI is turning into an electricity crisis as data centres scale from chips to megawatts. Grid bottlenecks, copper demand and cooling limits are now the real AI constraints.
The New Oil (Part 3): Can Technology End the Rare Earth Dependency?
By Cygnus | 14 Jan 2026
Magnet recycling and rare-earth-free motors are emerging as technology escape routes from critical mineral dependency. But timelines are slower than the hype suggests.
The New Oil: Inside the Processing Gap — Why Mining Alone Won’t Fix the Critical Minerals Crisis
By Cygnus | 13 Jan 2026
Mining isn’t the real bottleneck in critical minerals. The 2026 processing gap — refining, separation and chemical conversion — is the chokepoint reshaping global supply chains, industrial policy and geopolitics.
The Battle for the Skies: Air India’s Widebody Bet vs IndiGo’s XLR Gambit
By Cygnus | 12 Jan 2026
Air India vs IndiGo fleet strategy 2026: Air India expands with new Boeing 787-9 widebodies while IndiGo uses A321XLR efficiency and IndiGoStretch to reshape long-haul economics.
The Custom Dreamliner: Air India Reclaims Its Skies with First Post-Privatisation 787-9
By Axel Miller | 12 Jan 2026
Air India’s comeback under Tata enters a new phase as its first post-privatisation custom Dreamliner strengthens the fleet renewal push for premium long-haul travel.
The New Oil (Part 2): How the 2026 lithium and graphite bottleneck could stall global EV growth
By Cygnus | 12 Jan 2026
Lithium and graphite are emerging as the key EV bottlenecks in 2026 as South America expands mining while China dominates processing and battery-grade conversion.
