Licences

Indonesia's environment ministry revokes licences of over 20 firms after deadly forest fires

Indonesia is punishing more than 20 companies in an unprecedented move for starting deadly forest fires that killed 19 people, a government official said Tuesday.

Despite Modi, start-ups move out of India in droves to escape hurdles

If the government indeed wants to make a difference, it will have to push ahead with more meaningful reforms - that too at the earliest

Vodafone fires first salvo against spectrum refarming

The company has sought extension of its united access service licences in Delhi , Mumbai and Kolkata by 10 years but with no change in licence conditions

Environment ministry suspends all mining leases in Goa

The Ministry of Environment has cancelled mining licences of 93 firms operating in Goa today.

Licensing norms for new telcos to be announced on 7 Sept

Telecom Commission is expected to finalise by Friday the guidelines for licences that are to be issued to new players that win spectrum in the auction which is due in November.

Govt speeding up 2G auction process; auctioneer likely next week

Auctions at the earliest could be by November this year and the latest by January next year. On reserve prices, HSBC does not expect significant downward adjustments to the reserve price and expects the changes to be around 20 percent

2G verdict: Why Airtel is a better bet than Idea

Uncertainty over the status of Idea's licenses in Punjab and Karnataka and the likely expenditure for acquiring spectrum in seven circles will be drag on the company.