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In a first, 2.5 tonnes of 'Vazhakulam' pineapples sent to Delhi by rail under Kisan rail schemeNormally, pineapple is sent to north India, one of the largest markets of the tropical fruit, by trucks, which takes five days to reach Del...
25 Nov, 2021, 04.36 PM IST
KEC International bags orders worth Rs 1,157 crore across businessesIn the transmission and distribution segment, the RPG Group company bagged orders worth Rs 663 crore for projects in the Middle East, Afric...
22 Sep, 2021, 12.37 AM IST
This new Indian Railways engine will make your journey faster at nearly 200 kmphThe locomotive has been developed by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) in West Bengal.
13 Aug, 2019, 05.08 PM IST
Rlys' new time table: 261 trains speeded up, 49 new trains addedThe national transporter has also maximised the use of rolling stock. A review of the lie over periods of rakes at different destinations r...
01 Jul, 2019, 07.17 PM IST
Over 500 railwaymen to be trained abroad on high-speed rail techThe public transporter has asked SNCF, the French railways, to explore possibilities of running trains at 200 kmph on the Delhi-Chandigarh ...
18 Apr, 2017, 03.29 PM IST
Govt to revamp farm growth plan with ‘Raftaar’The revamped plan will have strategies on how to do that. It will also introduce couple of more subschemes with additional funding to incen...
02 Apr, 2017, 11.44 AM IST
DPR finalised for semi-high speed rail routesAccording to the DPR, New Delhi-Howrah sector including Kanpur-Lucknow section is estimated to cost Rs 6,974cr and the New Delhi-Mumbai cor...
21 Feb, 2017, 08.27 PM IST
Mission Raftaar: Trains to soon run at 160 kmph on Delhi-Howrah, Delhi-Mumbai routesStrengthening of the track, upgrading of signalling system and fencing off vulnerable sections along the route are to be undertaken to ensu...
06 Nov, 2016, 03.20 PM IST
Global tender for procuring 300 aluminium coaches shortlyAsked whether these coaches will be from Talgo, the official said the procurement will be made through open process in which any company ca...
18 Sep, 2016, 12.58 PM IST
Freight trains to be hauled by two locos to speed up movementInitiatives are also being taken to increase the speed of passenger service. Railways has created Mobility directorate, a separate one, to ...
01 Jun, 2016, 08.25 PM IST
Highlights of the Railway Budget 2016-17Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu announced the Rail Budget for 2016-17 in the Parliament. Following are the highlights.
25 Feb, 2016, 02.03 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu highlights 7 missions to transform Indian RailwaysSuresh Prabhu on Thursday spoke expensively of his plans to transform Indian Railways through seven "Mission activities – Avataran".
25 Feb, 2016, 01.52 PM IST