Snapping GE deal may cost Railways Rs 1,300 crore in penaltyWhile the railways doesn’t regard the penalty as a large amount, the government nevertheless expects to reach an accord with GE without res...
28 Sep, 2017, 12.39 AM IST
Threatened by India's all-electric push, top US conglomerate GE puts government on noticeGE is upset over reports that India plans to accelerate its shift to 100% electric locos, which would derail its big diesel loco deal with ...
27 Sep, 2017, 01.31 PM IST
General Electric top brass to meet Piyush Goyal on Bihar diesel loco unitRailways feels the number of diesel locomotives that would be required as back up can be provided by the Railways-owned loco factory in Var...
21 Sep, 2017, 01.27 AM IST
Nitish Kumar bats for Marhowra diesel locomotive projectAccording to the reports, winding up of the diesel locomotive project was to give way for electrification, which is seen as the roadmap for...
18 Sep, 2017, 07.38 PM IST
Railways to manufacture locos that run on diesel, electricityIt will manufacture five dual-mode locomotives of 4500 horse power capacity each at Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi as a pilot project.
17 Jan, 2016, 01.51 PM IST
Railway plants in Bihar to boost manufacturing, jobs: FM Arun JaitleyMarking the first big FDI in the railway sector, the Indian Railways today signed Rs 40,000-crore contracts with GE and Alstom to set up tw...
01 Dec, 2015, 01.07 AM IST
GE wins $2.6 billion order to supply 1,000 diesel locomotives to Indian Railways"This infrastructure project is further evidence of India's position as a growth engine for Asia," GE Chairman and Chief Executive Jeff Imm...
10 Nov, 2015, 01.17 AM IST
GE, Alstom get contracts for Marhora, Madhepura loco projectsRailways today awarded contracts to GE and Alstom for setting up of about Rs 40,000 crore worth diesel and electric locomotive factories.
09 Nov, 2015, 11.08 PM IST
1st big FDI in rail: GE, Alstom may get nods for Rs 40,000-cr loco plans in BiharDubbed as the first big-ticket project under 'Make in India' initiative in the public transporter, GE and Alstom may get the nods next week.
08 Nov, 2015, 09.49 AM 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
Ahead of polls government expediting Rs 42,000 crore railway locomotives unit project in BiharAlstom is leading the race for setting up the manufacturing unit for electric locomotives, making the project first major FDI in Railways.
03 Sep, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
GE, Alstom ahead in race for bagging locomotive projects in BiharGE and Alstom are ahead in the race to bag contracts for the setting up of multi-crore diesel and electric locomotive factories in Bihar.
01 Sep, 2015, 10.37 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu flags off 1500th locomotive 'Gaurav'The high horse power locomotive was flagged off last evening in a ceremony here in presence of Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha.
09 Jun, 2015, 10.04 PM IST
Green signal for two big-ticket FDI proposals in RailwaysSuresh Prabhu approves the two big-ticket FDI proposals for setting up diesel and electric locomotive plants in Bihar at a cost of Rs 2,400...
08 Mar, 2015, 07.02 PM IST
Chinese companies out of bidding race for Bihar railway plantsThe Chinese companies did not qualify and that is why they could not be shortlisted for RFQ in both the projects, said a senior Railway Min...
07 Sep, 2014, 09.40 AM IST
Cabinet nod for rail projects in BiharThis is the second time that these projects got the cabinet approval.
20 Jan, 2014, 11.03 PM IST
2 Chinese companies in race to bag locomotive factories in BiharTwo Chinese companies are among four bidders for setting up a modern diesel locomotive factory at Marohra in Bihar.
20 Sep, 2013, 07.57 PM IST