ET India Infra summit to focus on sustainabilityCabinet ministers Venkiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari and Suresh Prabhu will interact with leading industrialists involved in building major infra...
08 Mar, 2017, 12.44 AM IST
Railways rolls out Deen Dayalu coach for general classBesides the water filtration system to provide potable water, the coach is equipped with provision of cushioned luggage racks, additional h...
19 Jul, 2016, 08.37 PM IST
High-speed train between Amritsar, New Delhi soon: Suresh PrabhuThe Union minister also said railway stations of Amritsar and Ludhiana will be redeveloped with modern facilities.
17 Jul, 2016, 11.05 PM IST
Ratan Tata's Kaya Kalp decides to develop plan to reduce train mishapsThe Ratan Tata-headed Kaya Kalp committee, set up to transform the state-run rail network, decided to develop an action plan to reduce the ...
14 Oct, 2015, 10.02 PM IST
Government mulls to set up solar thermal plants on railway land: Suresh PrabhuPrabhu said since Railways is the highest consumer of electricity, the ministry is taking various steps to increase usage of solar power to...
25 Aug, 2015, 04.52 PM IST
There will be no privatization of Railways: Suresh PrabhuSuresh Prabhu has ruled out privatization of the state-run transporter and has said that the government was already improving network capab...
18 Jun, 2015, 11.59 AM IST
Suresh Prabhu advocates empowering of RPF for seamless policingThe Bibek Debroy Committee, in its recent report, has said the Railways' core activity is to run trains and not to engage in activities suc...
17 Jun, 2015, 10.43 PM IST
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu calls for concerted efforts to tackle climate change"The umbrella issue of climate change is far more important because it encompasses all aspects of environment and the world as a whole must...
03 Jun, 2015, 11.24 PM IST
Neither privatisation nor total government control can resolve Railways issues: Suresh PrabhuPrivatisation can not solve the problems of Indian Railways, and even total government control is not a remedy, Railway Minister Suresh Pra...
13 Mar, 2015, 04.36 PM IST
Railways panel to suggest plan for 15 per cent traffic growthCommittee will suggest policy changes required to be undertaken by the railways to enable achieving higher traffic output, said a senior Ra...
12 Feb, 2015, 09.23 PM IST
JP Nadda, Manohar Parrikar gainers in cabinet reshuffleJagat Prakash Nadda is considered a key strategist and is believed to be close to both BJP president Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.
11 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Railways needs over $100 billion for transformation: Suresh Prabhu"We want investments upward of $ 100 billion in next 3-4 years from multiple corners. We are working within Indian missions overseas," Prab...
06 Dec, 2014, 06.13 PM IST
Shiv Sena leader Suresh Prabhu returns to the CabinetPrabhu has represented the Rajapur Lok Sabha constituency in Konkan four times, from 1996 to 2009. He lost his seat in the 2009 general ele...
09 Nov, 2014, 02.23 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu Panel recommends hiving off Coal India unit CMPDILCMPDIL has a large repository of data on coal reserves and has gathered extensive experience in exploration in India.
15 Sep, 2014, 04.41 AM IST
Partnering private companies can make NTPC more efficient: ExpertsMeasures like public private partnerships, JV in connectivity are suggested by a panel to improve the efficiency of the state run power com...
05 Aug, 2014, 04.17 PM IST
Parliament should have say in policy-making: Former power minister Suresh PrabhuParliament and its committees — and not just ministries — should play the key role in formulating policies, former power minister Suresh Pr...
04 Aug, 2014, 05.36 AM IST
Adarsh panel erred on my flat size eligibility: Suresh PrabhuFormer Union minister Suresh Prabhu today said the Adarsh probe Commission has erred in its report by holding that his membership to the Ad...
23 Dec, 2013, 11.26 PM IST