New amendments make it impossible for companies to escape CSR responsibilityCompanies will have to mandatorily create a ringfenced escrow account for CSR spend.
18 Jul, 2019, 01.32 PM IST
Allocated Rs 300 cr to renovate existing toilets, construct new ones: RailwaysThe national transporter has constructed or improved 1,800 toilets at 1,400 stations including the construction of around 200 toilets which...
05 Oct, 2018, 03.49 PM IST
Railways plans kiosks for sanitary pads, contraceptivesAccording to the policy, railways plans to rope in companies for construction of toilets at all 8,500 stations which will also be utilised ...
31 May, 2018, 07.52 AM IST
Railways toilet policy: Low cost sanitary napkins, condoms to be sold at stationsThe policy said each facility was to have separate toilets for men, women and Divyangjans with provision of both Indian and Western style c...
26 May, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
Railways to partner CII to promote CSR activities"[We must] use corporate ability to deal with natural resource management. It is fundamental for long term economic growth," Prabhu said.
09 Aug, 2016, 12.21 PM IST
2,376 railway stations lack passenger amenities: GovernmentAs many as 2,376 out of 8,472 railway stations have shortfall in amenities, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha told Lok Sabha.
04 May, 2016, 03.31 PM IST
Ajmer railway division sign MoU with NTPC for installing RO plantsThe project is estimated to cost Rs 55 lakh which will be borne by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam through its corporate social responsibility fun...
23 Jan, 2016, 06.51 PM IST
Economic Times CSR Compendium: Ministers urge India Inc to help NGO effortsSuresh Prabhu said that if the management of India Inc and commitment of social activists were pooled, it could truly transform the social ...
23 Nov, 2015, 01.02 PM IST
Ministers urge India Inc to help NGOs transform social sectorKey policymakers have urged corporates in the country to work with committed social organisations to help transform the country’s social se...
15 Sep, 2015, 02.05 PM IST
Train Set project: Chinese, Japanese cos among 7 consortiums in raceA total of 14 companies have submitted applications for participating in the bid for procuring 15 EMU train sets, a first for Indian Railwa...
21 Aug, 2015, 07.19 PM IST
Railways to set up solar plants in Abu Road, BhilwaraRailways will set up solar plants in Abu Road and Bhilwara stations in Rajasthan for generating a total of 80 KWP to meet its energy needs.
07 Jul, 2015, 09.02 PM IST
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu seeks investment under CSR for improving passenger amenitiesRailway Minister Suresh Prabhu today sought investment from business houses under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to improve the pass...
28 Apr, 2015, 12.43 PM IST
Chinese state-run rail firms eye global market with mergerCNR Corp and the CSR Corp, both state-owned firms will merge into a new company to avoid 'in-fighting' during exploration of the global mar...
31 Dec, 2014, 02.32 PM IST
China to test new fuel efficient bullet trainChina will soon conduct a trial run of its new high-speed bullet train, which uses a cutting-edge traction system with low fuel usage.
07 Nov, 2014, 12.55 PM IST
Two Chinese companies among six bidders for locomotive factory in BiharTwo Chinese companies are among six bidders in the race for setting up a modern electric locomotive factory at Medhepura in Bihar.
02 Sep, 2013, 06.51 PM IST
- Dinesh Trivedi, Derek O'Brien cross swords over rail fare hike
Trinamool Congress member Derek O'Brien dubbed as absurd former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi's argument that fares were being raised to ...
23 Mar, 2012, 09.06 AM IST
- China to export light rail trains to Turkey
The light rail trains manufactured by China's CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co rolled out of the assembly lines this week.
14 Aug, 2011, 12.51 PM IST