Railways
LIC to invest Rs150,000 crore in Railways over next 5 years
11 Mar 2015
LIC will make the investment through subscription to bonds issued by various railway entities
Railways can add 2% to India’s GDP, says Prabhu
02 Mar 2015
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu said at a CII conference on Sunday that Indian Railways could add up to 2 per cent to the country's GDP growth rate and even help it realise double-digit growth
Railway budget promises a better deal for the customer
26 Feb 2015
The railway budget will address the major issues of ‘speed, safety, security and satisfaction of rail users’
Some highlights of Railway Budget 2015-16
26 Feb 2015
Prabhu begins rail budget speech, says hard journey ahead
26 Feb 2015
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu has begun the Narendra Modi government's first full-fledged railway budget speech, which is expected contain proposals for 'Make in India' initiatives besides enhancing safety and security
Minister rules out train fare hike in budget
07 Feb 2015
Mumbai Metro fares to go up as HC upholds Reliance Infra plea
08 Jan 2015
The Bombay High Court on Thursday cleared the decks for a hike in metro train fares in Mumbai by Reliance Infrastructure, which leads the consortium that runs Mumbai Metro
‘Citizens first’, says PM unveiling grandiose e-governance plans
26 Dec 2014
Commissioning the expansion of railway diesel locomotive works in Varanasi, he allayed fears of privatisation of the Railways and said the first charge on the government’s resources would be that of the people
Railways opens CST-Panvel high-speed corridor for FDI
06 Dec 2014
While the railways can allow a foreign investor to put in the entire amount, Indian Railways is willing to provide up to 20 per cent the project cost by way of viability gap funding
China to help build Delhi-Chennai high-speed rail corridor
25 Nov 2014
Once completed, the high-speed train on the Delhi-Chennai route could take around six hours to cover the 1,750 km distance against the 28 hours it takes to cover the distance at present
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