West Central Railway introduces optical fibre-enabled signal control technology at Nishatpura yardWest Central Railway's Bhopal division has implemented a cutting-edge signal control technology at Nishatpura yard, utilizing optical fibre...
11 May, 2025, 08.30 PM IST
HFCL Q3 results: Net profit jumps 87% to Rs 85 cr; firm says biz outlook optimisticThe net profit in the corresponding period previous year stood at Rs 45.58 crore, according to a regulatory filing.
14 Jan, 2021, 09.39 PM IST
RailTel gets Sebi's go-ahead to float IPOThe company, which filed its IPO papers in October, obtained the regulator's observation on November 6, an update with Securities and Excha...
09 Nov, 2020, 06.03 PM IST
RailTel Corporation files draft papers with Sebi for Rs 700 crore IPOThe operations of the company have been funded entirely by internal accruals since 2013 and it enjoys a debt-free status at present.
02 Oct, 2020, 03.22 PM IST
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tells startups inclusion is the keyThe minister said that in the last four years, more than 200 BPOs have come up in small towns.
23 Aug, 2019, 09.06 PM IST
After Google, Facebook may offer wifi at railway stations, nearby villagesFacebook recently concluded a pilot across 125 rural locations after purchasing bandwidth from state-run BSNL, and is currently in talks wi...
25 Aug, 2016, 01.54 AM IST
Wi-Fi hotspots on the cards at 4,000 railway stationsThe proposed initiative is aimed to give a big boost to PM Modi's ambitious `Digital India' programme, with a deeper push into rural areas.
25 May, 2016, 11.31 AM IST
Railways to install large signboards across 2000 stations to tap advertisement potentialRailways will install about 100,000 networked large screens across 2000 stations connected using multi-path protected optical fibre network.
24 Jan, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
Government eyes railway facilities to conduct skill development programmesMinister of State for Skill Development (Independent charge) Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the Railways has great potential to partner and incenti...
16 Aug, 2015, 09.44 AM IST
Railway optic fibre network to be tapped to train youths: Rajiv Pratap RudyRudy revealed that a "big agreement" with the Railways was in the offing to tap its 43,000 km-long optic fibre network to train the country...
26 Jun, 2015, 09.53 PM IST
RailTel to launch Railwire broadband serviceAiming to provide seamless state-of-the-art communication network, RailTel - the telecom arm of railways - will launch Railwire.
18 Oct, 2013, 08.55 PM IST
- Rs 20,000 crore to be spent on laying FoC to connect 2.5 lakh GPs: GoI
The Centre will spend Rs 20,000 cr to lay FoC to connect 2.5 lakh gram panchayats of the country to provide a number of online services to ...
21 May, 2013, 07.30 PM IST
RailTel to provide broadband network in Bangladesh, BhutanRailTel, the telecom arm of Indian Railways, is set to provide optical fibre-based broadband network in neighbouring countries like Banglad...
11 Nov, 2012, 09.44 AM IST
- Sam Pitroda eyes revolution in fibre optic network
After telephony revolution, Sam Pitroda wants to help deliver public services using the infrastructure. For this, he is keen to tap into a ...
28 Aug, 2009, 09.17 PM IST
- Use Railway fibre network to improve efficiency: Pitroda
With its vast optical fibre cable network virtually lying unused for a decade, Sam Pitroda, who is to head a Railway expert committee, sugg...
24 Aug, 2009, 04.09 PM IST
- Railway Budget 2009-10: Off beaten track, Budget gauges core score
Mamata flags off measures to bolster balance sheet & give fillip to infrastructure development.
04 Jul, 2009, 02.38 AM IST
- Sify bags Railways' bandwidth
The Railways has entered into an innovative agreement with IT and internet major Sify for leasing its excess bandwidth capacity across Indi...
21 Jun, 2007, 03.29 AM IST