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    Cabinet clears draft Bill seeking ‘complete ban’ on commercial surrogacy

    Image credit: Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a draft Bill on surrogacy, which aims to impose a “complete ban” on commercial surrogacy. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said couples who are “medically unfit to have children” can seek help from a close relative, which is called altruistic surrogacy. However, who qualifies as a […]

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    Telecom Ministry to Approach Cabinet to Reduce Spectrum Usage Charges

    Telecom Ministry is expected to approach the Cabinet for its nod to reduce spectrum usage charges from existing 5 percent to 3 percent of the revenue earned by companies from telecom services. “The Telecom Commission has agreed to charge SUC (spectrum usage charges) at 3 percent level of adjusted gross revenue on spectrum that will […]

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    DoT to Seek Cabinet Approval to Liberalise Spectrum

    The Department of Telecom is going to approach the Cabinet to seek its approval for change in policy to liberalise spectrum that were allocated to mobile service providers without auction. “The DoT will approach the Cabinet to take its approval for changing existing policy to liberalise those spectrum that were allocated administratively (without auction),” a […]