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Subhayan Chakraborty is a Special Correspondent with Business Standard. He is based out of New Delhi and writes on the oil & gas, and the telecom sectors. Earlier, he has closely tracked international trade and industry, macro-economic policy, and foreign affairs. An alumnus of Indian Institute of Mass Communication, his previous stints include Moneycontrol, and Paytm.
Subhayan Chakraborty is a Special Correspondent with Business Standard. He is based out of New Delhi and writes on the oil & gas, and the telecom sectors. Earlier, he has closely tracked international trade and industry, macro-economic policy, and foreign affairs. An alumnus of Indian Institute of Mass Communication, his previous stints include Moneycontrol, and Paytm.
The telcos have submitted details of the hike within the stipulated seven days
66 lakh connections axed after subscribers found to be holding more than the legal number of SIM cards
Vittal also said that Airtel's 5G consumer base has risen to 90 million at the end of the first quarter, up from 72 million at Q4FY24-end
Continued growth in WiFi category helped Q1 gains; Arpu rises to Rs 211
Proposes to promote ease of doing business in exploration space
The company saw its total revenue rise 1.92 per cent to Rs 1.69 trillion, up from Rs 1.66 trillion registered in Q1FY24
Order book at 2.1 GW for next 9-12 months, bidding pipeline at 15 GW for solar EPC major
The 10.33 crore beneficiaries under the PMUY scheme may be expanded further, officials say
Removal of duty exemptions on chemicals may lead to annual rise of $40 mn
5 of Coal India's 7 subsidiaries met production targets in Q1, but none met offtake goals
Higher domestic natural gas marketing volumes pull up revenue to Rs 34,822 crore
Lower gross refining margins, higher expenses pulled down revenue to Rs. 2.19 Trillion
Gross refining margins fell to $5.03 per barrel even as market sales rose
The 5G subscriber bases of both Airtel and Jio are rising at a fast clip. Airtel had about 72 million 5G subscribers, while rival Jio had 108 million subscribers as of March end
Trai wants HSN codes updated to better identify products & trade
4G sites up in all metro cities & most state capitals, 5G service by early-2025
Devaluation of African currencies, and higher finance costs remain drags
Non-tax telecom revenue higher by 28.5% despite muted spectrum auctions
Stable LNG prices and higher capacity utilization at Petronet's Dahej LNG terminal
Total gas sale volumes rose 5.3% to 786 million standard cubic meters