Tata Sons IPO: After Venu Srinivasan, Tata Trusts Vice Chairman Vijay Singh backs listing of Tata Sons, says reportA Tata Trusts trustee has backed listing Tata Sons via an IPO, aligning with growing support despite the group’s earlier stance to remain u...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.26 AM IST
Railways speeds up shift towards engines run on battery, green fuelIndia is transitioning from diesel-powered locomotives, emphasizing the adoption of battery-operated and alternative fuel trains for shorte...
19 Jan, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
India to export 150 Bihar-built locomotives to Guinea under ₹3,000 crore dealUnder the "Make in India" initiative, the Marhowrah Diesel Locomotive Factory in Bihar is set to export 150 Evolution Series ES43ACmi locom...
19 Jun, 2025, 03.49 PM IST
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal flags off 3000 HP Cape Gauge locomotive for export to MozambiqueIndian Railways is exporting the first batch of two locomotives as part of a total order of six 3000 HP Cape Gauge locomotives and 90 stain...
10 Mar, 2021, 10.10 PM IST
Indian Railways extends pact with IIT-Kanpur to facilitate research on railway modernisationThe memorandum of understanding (MoU) will facilitate research in the core areas of electrical locomotive, locomotive control and communica...
24 Sep, 2020, 06.24 PM IST
Bharat Electronics commissions real time train information system for Indian RailwaysThe system has been commissioned through the Centre for Railway Information System, under the technical guidance of Space Applications Cent...
20 Jan, 2020, 05.09 PM IST
Indian Railways is linking its trains to an ISRO satellite. How will it use 1.4 crore daily updates?Apart from knowing exact location and speed of trains, this ISRO-aided system will help in future planning.
14 Oct, 2019, 09.57 AM IST
India’s lightest locomotive to roll for first time on Telangana tracksThe locomotive will be put on trials on the Vikarabad – Parli section under South Central Railways and it will be the most powerful among t...
19 Jun, 2019, 11.17 AM IST
India to supply 18 meter-gauge diesel-electric locomotives to MyanmarThe supply contract of locomotives is a vital project being funded under an existing line of credit extended to Myanmar by Government of In...
11 Mar, 2016, 01.13 PM IST
Fix emission levels for diesel locomotives: NGT to RailwaysIn a bid to ensure that railway locomotives do not pollute the environment, National Green Tribunal has directed Environment Ministry and M...
24 Dec, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
An 'Avatar' experiment to help paralysed people move?The findings could help create robotic devices that begin to merge human and machine in order to assist human locomotion.
13 Oct, 2015, 05.13 PM IST
Siemens bags Rs 81 crore order from Diesel Locomotive WorksSiemens Ltd today said it has bagged an order worth Rs 81 crore from Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi.
14 Sep, 2015, 01.49 PM IST
Railways to induct high power locomotivesRailways plans to induct high power locomotives to carry more goods at higher speed as part of its technological upgrading programme.
26 Sep, 2013, 07.14 PM IST
- Railway to install newly-built diesel locomotives with fuel-saving device
In yet another technological improvement and upgradation, Indian Railways has now decided to install a new fuel-saving device called Auxili...
05 Sep, 2013, 07.57 PM IST
Railway's newly-designed 5500 horse power diesel locomotive "Bheem" ready to roll outRailways is ready to roll out a newly-designed 5500 HP diesel locomotive equipped with all modern features including 100 km/hr running spee...
04 Apr, 2012, 02.58 PM IST
- China develops more powerful locomotive: state media
A Chinese company has rolled out the first electric locomotive with a hauling capacity of 3,000 passengers, more powerful than ones current...
08 Mar, 2012, 12.51 PM IST
- Myanmar, Tanzania keen on old engines
The railways has renovated old diesel locomotives and is selling them to countries like Myanmar and Tanzania.
29 Aug, 2007, 04.09 AM IST