Railways clears 100 projects worth Rs 1.53 lakh crore in FY26; expansion more than doubles yoyIndian Railways is set for a major expansion in FY 2025-26. The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned 100 projects with a Rs 1.53 lakh crore ...
12 Apr, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
Railways draws up new PPP policyIndian Railways is set to introduce a revised public-private partnership policy. Around fifty projects have been identified for investment....
09 Apr, 2025, 12.09 AM IST
L&T’s minerals & metals vertical wins order in the Middle EastLarsen & Toubro's minerals and metals vertical has secured a significant order for setting up freight handling facilities in the GCC region...
30 Jan, 2025, 11.16 AM IST
136 Vande Bharat trains operational: Ministry of RailwaysIndian Railways saw significant advancements in 2024. A total of 136 Vande Bharat trains are operational. Tracks were electrified, and many...
29 Dec, 2024, 04.46 PM IST
Railways looks to lay PPP track for new projectsThe Indian Railways plans to adopt the public-private partnership (PPP) model for new projects to share the costs of large-scale infrastruc...
27 Dec, 2024, 08.49 AM IST
Focus on capacity expansion, commuter safety: Nirmala Sitharaman to Railways MinistryIn a meeting with senior railways ministry officials, Sitharaman asked them to expedite the implementation of the indigenous automatic trai...
18 Sep, 2024, 12.27 AM IST
PM GatiShakti: Eight infra projects worth ₹13,000 crore evaluatedDuring the meeting, all projects were evaluated for their integrated planning and conformity with the PM GatiShakti principles. Emphasis wa...
27 Jun, 2024, 08.42 PM IST
Budget 2024: Railways get a Vande Bharat upgrade for faster, better connectivityUnion finance minister Sitharaman said three major economic railway corridor projects will be implemented in the next fiscal. “These are en...
02 Feb, 2024, 02.36 PM IST
3 new railway corridors will solve problem of passenger wait list: Railway MinisterRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that the three multi-modal economic corridors announced in India's interim budget will address the...
02 Feb, 2024, 01.48 PM IST
Here’s what industry captains of domestic manufacturing have to say about Budget 2024The announcement to increase the capital expenditure on infrastructure is a welcome step, which would have a multiplier effect on the natio...
01 Feb, 2024, 08.01 PM IST
Interim Budget 2024-25 allocates Rs 2.55 lakh crore to Indian RailwaysThe interim budget 2024-25 allocates Rs 2.55 lakh crore to the Indian Railways for fiscal 2024-25, a 5.8% increase over the previous year. ...
01 Feb, 2024, 03.37 PM IST
Railways to seek cabinet nod for ₹5.25 lakh cr linkage planThe railways ministry plans to seek Cabinet approval for a ₹5.25 lakh crore investment programme during fiscal years 2024-31 to improve rai...
30 Jul, 2023, 10.44 PM IST
SECL's Gevra mine to be largest coal producing mine in Asia: Coal secretaryGevra project of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) in Chhattisgarh recently became the first mine in the country to achieve 50 MT of coal...
21 May, 2023, 02.50 PM IST
Freight trains on newly inaugurated section of Eastern DFC achieve 90 kmph top speedSince December 29, 2020, when PM inaugurated the DFC section, the railways have operated over 50 trains on the route.
04 Jan, 2021, 06.07 PM IST
SECL aims at 262 MT coal production by 2025-26 with new rail corridorThe Coal India's subsidiary aims to contribute around 26 per cent to the production target of one billion tonne of the coal behemoth by 202...
17 Oct, 2019, 05.42 PM IST
Odisha seeks Rs 5,870 crore package in Railway Budget"I request you to sanction these critical new lines in the forthcoming Budget, which can bring prosperity along with connectivity to the ne...
22 Dec, 2016, 03.47 PM IST
- CIL to miss supply growth target in absence of rail links
State-run miner Coal India may miss its entire supply growth target planned over the next decade due to the absence of critical railway lin...
28 Dec, 2012, 05.17 AM IST