Alstom seeks 200 more locomotive orders from Indian RailwaysFrench train maker Alstom is seeking a follow-on order for 200 electric freight locomotives from Indian Railways for its Madhepura plant in...
20 Aug, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
Bihar performing well in basic indicators: NITI Aayog CEOBihar is improving in education and health and is expected to catch up with the rest of India soon, according to NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahm...
08 Oct, 2024, 09.11 AM IST
Bihar performing well in basic indicators: NITI Aayog CEOGaya, Bihar is showing improvements in education and health, and is expected to match national standards soon, says NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subr...
07 Oct, 2024, 10.18 PM IST
Minor disputes: Govt proposes panchayat-level mediation amid huge backlog of casesAs India grapples with a significant backlog of cases across various levels of the judiciary and increasing litigation expenses, the Centra...
05 Nov, 2023, 12.00 AM IST
Flipkart aims to create over 1 lakh seasonal job opportunities ahead of festive seasonFlipkart, the Indian e-commerce marketplace, plans to create over 1 lakh seasonal job opportunities in its supply chain to meet demand duri...
04 Sep, 2023, 04.27 PM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway decides to operate short distance parcel special train comprising 10 general class coachesThese parcel special trains will run exclusively within the jurisdiction of N.F. Railway depending on demand.
02 Sep, 2021, 09.29 PM IST
Bihar to guide poll-bound states on conducting elections amid COVID pandemicOfficials from West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, where elections are lined up this year, are dialling the Bihar Health...
27 Jan, 2021, 05.05 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
Skill Ministry set to offer new job role: The multitaskerHaving looked through lakhs of blue-collar job postings and job-seeker profiles over the last six months, the Ministry of Skill Development...
26 Dec, 2020, 08.12 AM IST
View: India’s electoral infrastructure can be tweaked as a strategy for Covid vaccine deliveryFor the movement of inventory (cold chain, in particular), we have the Amul model. Are there possible lessons the electoral model can provi...
08 Dec, 2020, 02.07 PM IST
How Covid-related restrictions have impacted state-run health schemes for new mothersCovid-19 has dealt a severe blow to delivery of perinatal care, especially in rural areas, where families rely solely on public health inst...
05 Sep, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
Shramik Specials not regular trains, can be extended, diverted to benefit migrant workers: RailwaysThe clarifications from railways came amid criticism over delays that the migrant trains were getting "lost" before reaching their destinat...
29 May, 2020, 08.49 PM IST
Indian Railways operationalises first 12,000 hp electric loco manufactured locally by AlstomBuilt by French company Alstom under the government's Make in India programme at the Railways' Madhepura factory in Bihar, these engines ar...
20 May, 2020, 01.55 PM IST
Annapoorna and Jai Kisan: Indian Railways' new freight twins make light work of delivery during lockdownUnder this plan, two freight trains loaded at two different originating stations are clubbed at the nearest junction and moved as single tr...
27 Apr, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
Female staff in ecommerce companies have doubled to over 40k in one yearThe food delivery startup Swiggy, which is also a Unicorn, has plans to add over 1,500 deliverywomen in the next six months.
08 Dec, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
NSDC signs deal to train Uber, Ola driversCab drivers will be trained on basic parameters and specifications suggested by the operators, including handling of mobile phones and spea...
07 Feb, 2017, 12.53 AM IST
Railways to come out with time table for freight operationGoods trains are kept in loop lines to allow passenger trains to pass as most of the trunk lines face congestion, said Adesh Sharma.
09 Aug, 2015, 11.37 AM IST