Missing several deadlines, Railways' freight corridor project sets new targetThe project, comprising the Eastern and Western corridors, aims to speed up the movement of freight while easing the congested routes for p...
04 May, 2018, 01.07 PM IST
Railways looking at $500 billion investment in next 10-12 years: Suresh PrabhuPrabhu cited the advantages of Cabinet giving its nod for the revised cost estimate of Rs 81,459 crore for the Eastern and Western Freight ...
25 Jun, 2015, 02.47 PM IST
India, Japan to sign pact on increasing intellectual property cooperationThe Memorandum of Cooperation will be signed between the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and the Japan Patent Office (...
25 Jun, 2015, 05.17 AM IST
CCEA okays revised cost estimate for freight corridor projectThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the revised cost estimate of Rs 81,459 crore for the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freig...
24 Jun, 2015, 08.15 PM IST
From new cost for east-west freight corridor to 6 new IIMs, 5 things cleared by Modi government todayFrom approving the revised budget of the East-West freight corridor plan to setting up six new IIMs in the country, the Cabinet approved a ...
24 Jun, 2015, 05.07 PM IST
Railways sanctions implementation of high speed dedicated freight corridorsThe Eastern Freight Corridor, starts from Sahnewal near Ludhiana in Punjab and passes through Haryana, UP, Bihar, & terminates at Dankuni.
09 Mar, 2015, 04.00 PM IST
Push for infra sector: Govt to award projects worth Rs 1.15 lakh croreA steering group will be formed to monitor the award and implementation of mega projects that have been stuck in the pipeline.
01 Jul, 2013, 06.56 AM IST
DFCC awards Rs 6,700 crore Rewari-Palanpur contract to Sojitz and L&TThe Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation has awarded its first contract for the Western freight corridor to the consortium led by Sojitz
08 Jun, 2013, 06.30 PM IST
Pawan Kumar Bansal invites private players to participate in rail projectsHighlighting tremendous scope for private investments in rail projects, Pawan Kumar Bansal invited private companies to participate in such...
05 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Bansal woos private players for rail projectsRailway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today invited private companies to participate in ventures including the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DF...
04 Apr, 2013, 02.49 PM IST
PMO pushes for hike in rail fares after nine yearsGet ready to pay more for rail travel by next March as the government is trying to set up of an independent tariff regulator.
06 Dec, 2012, 11.04 PM IST
Rail projects in jeopardy after Mamata Banerjee quits UPA-IIRailway officials in the state are a worried lot. Projects worth several thousand crores are currently under way in the state and commitmen...
19 Sep, 2012, 09.27 AM IST
Committee to rescue growth: How effective are such panels and what they can really achieveThe Prime Minister’s Office has set up a group to track delays in projects worth over Rs 1,000 crore. But how effective are such panels and...
10 Jun, 2012, 12.58 AM IST
- Gammon, IVRCL and L&T amongst the 22 firms qualifying for bidding on the Eastern Freight Corridor
Gammon, L&T and IVRCL were amongst the 22 firms qualifying for the work of Design, Procurement and construction of track and track related ...
17 Apr, 2012, 06.04 PM IST
- Freight corridor: 66-km rail stretch likely to open in 2014
A 66-km stretch of the Railways' ambitious dedicated freight corridor project, which will now be monitored by the Prime Minister's Office, ...
12 Feb, 2012, 12.26 PM IST
- Rs 30,000-crore tied up for western freight corridor project
The Indian Railways has tied up with Japanese bank for funding of Rs 30,000 crore for its dedicated western freight corridor project that w...
04 Mar, 2011, 04.50 AM IST
- Mamata plans manufacturing units for the east
Mamata Banerjee's largesse for the East includes a new set of manufacturing projects and extends from health and diagnostic centres to new ...
24 Feb, 2010, 08.36 PM IST