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Indigenously-developed 5G,4G tech roll out this yr, to world next yr: Vaishnaw

India has developed its own technology which has been tested to handle 10 million simultaneous calls, he said.

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India's digital payments in 2022 more than US, UK, Germany, France economies combined: Ashwini Vaishnaw at WEF

UPI currently constitutes well over 40% of all digital transactions taking place in India

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Design of Vande Bharat trains better than aeroplane: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually flagged off the latest Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam. This is the eighth such train to be launched by the Indian Railways.

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PM Modi to flag off Vande Bharat train between Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam today; all you need to know

The train comprises 14 AC Chair Car Coaches and two Executive AC Chair Car Coaches with the capacity of 1,128 passengers.

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Sankranti gift: PM Modi to virtually flag off Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express on 15 January

Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy will be physically present at Secunderabad Railway Station at Platform No 10 from where the train will depart

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PM Modi to visit Hyderabad on 19 Jan, launch railway projects worth ₹2,400 crores

The Prime Minister will also flag off the Vande Bharat Express train between Hyderabad and Vijayawada

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Inspiring to see govt’s deep focus: Satya Nadella

‘We are looking forward to helping India realise the Digital India vision...‘ Nadella wrote on LinkedIn

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‘Equity conversion is a complex issue, Voda Idea needs capital’

The conversion to equity is a complex issue, which is still under discussion, Vaishnaw said

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5G services rolled out in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: Union communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan here on Thursday launched 5G services in Odisha. Bhubaneswar and Cuttack received 5G service. Other cities will be covered in a phased manner.

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India to launch hydrogen-powered trains on heritage routes by Dec 2023: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Across the world, multiple stakeholders are showing interest in the hydrogen powered technology which can be developed into a sustainable transport alternative

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After cremating mother, PM Narendra Modi virtually flags off infra projects for West Bengal

KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off a host of infra projects, designed to add speed to Bengal and Kolkata, immediately after his mother’s cremation in Gandhinagar on Friday as West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and a host of other CMs physically attended the programmes…

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Telecom Minister Vaishnaw ousts 10 senior DoT officers

The move from the minister comes a day before the eve of Good Governance Day celebrated by the government every year

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2 key bills to become law by Aug: Vaishnaw

Telecom, data protection, digital India bills to be enacted in 14-16 months

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India likely to have hydrogen-powered trains by Dec next year: Union Minister

The hydrogen-powered train will be called Vande Metro and will be manufactured in large numbers with an objective to replace the trains built in the 1950s and 60s

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Govt expects Data Protection, Telecom bills to pass in Monsoon session: Vaishnaw

The Ministry of Electronics and IT has extended the last date for receiving public comments on the draft digital personal data protection bill till January 2, 2023

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Telecom bill, personal data protection bill in Parliament by Jul-Aug: Vaishnaw

The telecom bill, digital personal data protection bill, and the new digital India bill will come into action after 14-16 months, post which India will have in place a comprehensive regulatory framework.

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Railways to roll out Vande Metro train by 2023 for middle class and poor: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw spoke on a plethora of issues concerning infrastructural progress of railways in the country.

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For 5G, over 2,000 base stations being installed per week: MoS Chauhan

The Minister of State for Communications told Rajya Sabha that 20,980 mobile base stations were installed as of November 26. Of these, Reliance Jio and Airtel have installed 17,687 and 3,293 base stations respectively.

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Telecom PSUs connected 100,000 households every month: Vaishnaw

Vaishnaw added that the government’s commitment towards providing excellent connectivity to North East was demonstrated through multiple projects

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Vande Bharat trains suffered 68 instances of animal hit in 6 months

There has been 1 case of axle lock due to bearing failure and 68 cases of hit by animals in Vande-Bharat Trains over entire Indian Railways in the last six months, according to the Union Railway Minister

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Railways working to develop infrastructure, improve passenger experience: Vaishnaw

While interacting with students of BHU and IIT, BHU in Varanasi, he said that the railway station should be the one connecting both the parts of the city

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New Train Between Kashi And TN

The Railways Minister also reviewed the redevelopment plans of Varanasi Junction Railway Station. Read on for details:

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Railways announces new train service for Kashi Tamil Sangamam

Vaishnaw said that sleeper Vande Bharat manufacturing would commence soon to provide modern amenities to the passengers.

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BSNL 4G to be upgraded to 5G in 5-7 months; to be rolled out across 1.35 lakh towers: Ashwini Vaishnaw

NEW DELHI: State-owned BSNL's 4G technology will be upgraded to 5G in 5-7 months and rolled out across 1.35 lakh telecom towers the company has in the country, Union telecom and railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.

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Falguni Nayar, Roshni Nadar, Nirmala Sitharaman in Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ranked 36th in Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list. Falguni Nayar, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Madhabi Puri Buch, and Soma Mondal are another Indian women featured in the list

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