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TopicBharatNet

Topic: BharatNet

BharatNet synonymous with operational inefficiency. Merger with BSNL must address gaps

BharatNet’s goal of connecting 250,000 panchayats and 600,000 villages with high-speed broadband is central to the government’s vision.

BSNL, RailTel clearly incompetent, private firms would have done better: IT panel raps PSUs

Parliamentary panel on IT pulls up PSUs for slow pace of implementing BharatNet, a project critical to Modi govt's Digital India vision of internet connectivity even in rural areas.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.