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Intangible assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure Of Intangible Assets And Goodwill Explanatory [Abstract]  
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [text block]
Intangible assets comprise the following:
 
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
March 31, 2016
 
Goodwill
 
 
14,595
 
 
14,595
 
 
14,595
 
Other intangible assets
 
 
567,917
 
 
544,507
 
 
591,051
 
 
 
 
582,512
 
 
559,102
 
 
605,646
 
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [text block]
The following table presents the changes in goodwill during the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
 
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
Balance at the beginning of the year
 
 
14,595
 
 
14,595
 
Effect of movement in exchange rates
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Impairment loss recognized during the year
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Net carrying amount of goodwill
 
 
14,595
 
 
14,595
 
Disclosure of detailed information about the intangible assets other than goodwill [Text Block]
The following table presents the changes in intangible assets during the years ended March 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
 
 
 
Bandwidth
Capacity
 
Software
 
License fees
 
Total
 
(A) Cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as at March 31, 2015
 
 
576,508
 
 
557,026
 
 
73,000
 
 
1,206,534
 
Acquisitions during the year
 
 
65,883
 
 
62,822
 
 
-
 
 
1,28,705
 
Disposals during the year
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Balance as at March 31, 2016
 
 
642,391
 
 
619,848
 
 
73,000
 
 
1,335,239
 
Acquisitions during the year
 
 
-
 
 
72,050
 
 
-
 
 
72,050
 
Disposals during the year
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Balance as at March 31, 2017
 
 
642,391
 
 
691,898
 
 
73,000
 
 
1,407,289
 
Acquisitions during the year
 
 
-
 
 
163,505
 
 
-
 
 
163,505
 
Disposals during the year
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Balance as at March 31, 2018
 
 
6,42,391
 
 
855,403
 
 
73,000
 
 
1,570,794
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(B) Amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as at March 31,2015
 
 
140,591
 
 
483,097
 
 
23,056
 
 
646,744
 
Amortization for the year
 
 
50,407
 
 
44,387
 
 
2,650
 
 
97,444
 
Impairment loss on intangibles
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Balance as at March 31, 2016
 
 
190,998
 
 
527,484
 
 
25,706
 
 
744,188
 
Amortization for the year
 
 
56,396
 
 
59,548
 
 
2,650
 
 
118,594
 
Impairment loss on intangibles
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Balance as at March 31, 2017
 
 
247,394
 
 
587,032
 
 
28,356
 
 
862,782
 
Amortization for the year
 
 
56,895
 
 
80,550
 
 
2,650
 
 
140,095
 
Impairment loss on intangibles
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Balance as at March 31, 2018
 
 
304,289
 
 
667,582
 
 
31,006
 
 
1,002,877
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(C) Carrying amounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As at March 31, 2016
 
 
451,393
 
 
92,364
 
 
47,294
 
 
591,051
 
As at March 31, 2017
 
 
394,997
 
 
104,866
 
 
44,644
 
 
544,507
 
As at March 31, 2018
 
 
338,102
 
 
187,821
 
 
41,994
 
 
567,917