Railways introduces uniform 90-Paise GTKM rate to cut cement transportation costs and boost affordable housing: VaishnawUnion Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a major reform to reduce cement transportation costs by introducing a uniform rate of 90 ...
19 Nov, 2025, 09.12 AM IST
NITI Aayog maps freight shift to boost container cargo by railNITI Aayog plans to boost rail container freight to the hinterland. It seeks a study to address policy issues and improve rail's share in c...
28 May, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
NITI Aayog invites expression of interest for a study on augmenting rail container freight movement to hinterlandAs per the terms of reference, the study will analyse container freight pricing methodology in Indian railways and assess container pricing...
27 May, 2025, 08.23 PM IST
Exporters may have great festive season amid withdrawal of GST exemption on outbound international freightThe pandemic resulted in severe supply disruption across the globe, and as result the freight rates are much higher today than it was durin...
22 Nov, 2022, 11.12 AM IST
Centre relaxes tariff for vessels to boost cruise industry, port charges to come down by 60-70%Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said it would be huge boost to cruise tourism in India in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visi...
14 Aug, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: Modi government to splurge on rail modernisation, to increase investment by over 30%Higher allocation is expected to continue next year, although the rate of increase is expected to moderate from 52% rise for the current fi...
20 Feb, 2016, 04.55 PM IST
Power Minister Piyush Goyal clears coal swap between NTPC, Gujarat plantsThe move signals the way forward for Goyal's big-ticket plan to redraw the country's coal supply map by swapping coal supply linkages
04 Sep, 2014, 12.08 PM IST
'Food Security Bill may boost Railways' freight movement'Indian Railways expects a huge movement of foodgrains across the country, once the UPA government's proposed Food Security Bill is passed, ...
29 Jun, 2013, 07.19 PM IST
Rail Budget 2013: Rail freight rate hike to push up foodgrain, LPG pricesRailway freight rate was today hiked by nearly 6 per cent across the board, which is likely to result in higher prices of foodgrain, diesel...
26 Feb, 2013, 06.27 PM IST
Railway Budget 2013: Rail freight for grains, pulses, groundnut oil hiked by 6 per centFreight rates of grain and pulses have been increased to Rs 1,403.6 per tonne from the current Rs 1,326.8 per tonne at an average lead of 1...
26 Feb, 2013, 03.14 PM IST
- Domestic carriers have formed price cartel, EICI claims
Domestic carriers have formed a price cartel and exploiting the levy of fuel surcharge on cargo by not applying a rational pricing mechanis...
17 Dec, 2012, 08.58 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
- Safety, security and punctuality are our top priorities: Railway minister Mukul Roy
Roy has said safety, security and punctuality will be given priority even as the country’s largest transport network tries to rein in its r...
26 Mar, 2012, 06.38 PM IST
- Cement prices zoom on rail freight hike
With the railways hiking freight rates by 19% to 33% on the eve of the budget , companies are also not wasting time in passing on the burde...
10 Mar, 2012, 10.28 AM IST
Railway Budget 2012 should focus on adding more to rail infrastructure: Indresh Batra, Jindal ITFRailway Budget should focus on modernization of rail network which includes automation of signaling system.
09 Mar, 2012, 06.16 PM IST
- Rly plans coal corridors to ensure timely supplies to power projects
The Indian Railways will put coal movement on its priority list to ensure timely supply of the fuel to power stations, a senior official sa...
24 Jan, 2011, 05.52 AM IST
- Record grain buys may fatten subsidy bill by Rs 400 crore
The Centre’s food subsidy bill is likely to go up by Rs 350-400 crore, back-of-the-envelope calculations by the government suggest, thanks ...
07 Jun, 2008, 01.09 AM IST