Infrastructure

ABB teams up with Titagarh Rail for metro projects in India
22 Nov 2023
ABB Ltd, a global leader in electrification and automation technology, has formed a strategic partnership with Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd for the supply of Metro Rail propulsion systems.
IRCTC to launch its own payment gateway
31 Mar 2018

Railways lets public charter-hire luxury saloons
31 Mar 2018
Called the 'moving house’, the luxury saloon car, which can accommodate two families and are adequately built to facilitate stay for up to five days, is available for hire at around Rs2 lakh

Work begins on Mumbai’s second airport
19 Feb 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the second airport in the twin city, which will relieve the choked Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport in the island city

Railways to have first locally-manufactured train plying at 160 kmph in a year
22 Dec 2017
The train, much like the EMU units serving urban passengers, comprises many coaches that are individually powered by a propulsion system, thereby eliminating the need for a separate engine

LIC gets nod to invest Rs1,50,000-cr into loss-making Railways
28 Nov 2017
Indian Railways’ market borrowings went up to 22 per cent of its earnings last year from an average of 8 per cent between 2010 and 2015, raising its net debt to Rs1,25,000 crore, even as its passenger traffic and freight earnings have continued to weaken

Goyal announces major revamp of Railway Board
26 Oct 2017
Nearly 125 of the 500-odd railway ministry officials, including some heads of departments (HoDs), will be shifted out of Rail Bhavan to different zones and divisions for field duties

GVK Power set to bag Rs16,000-cr Navi Mumbai airport project
21 Oct 2017
With the project monitoring panel clearing the airport project, GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd, which developed the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), only needs government nod to begin project work

IRCTC offers online `tatkal’ tickets on cash-on-delivery basis
03 Aug 2017
IRCTC users will be able to pay via cash, debit card or credit card by opting to have tickets delivered at their doorstep

Indus Water Treaty no bar on building hydro projects: World Bank
02 Aug 2017
The World Bank, however, welcomed bilateral talks between India and Pakistan, which the two countries have agreed to reconvene in September in Washington
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