Infrastructure

Cabinet approves two rail projects involving Rs6,405-cr expenditure

By Unnikrishnan | 13 Jun 2025

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved two rail track doubling projects covering seven districts in Jharkhand, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, adding a total 381 km of new railway tracks.

India’s first hydrogen train to roll out this month

07 Mar 2025

The first of the 35 hydrogen-powered trains will roll out of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai this month and the Indian Railways will be launching the country’s first hydrogen train

Vande Bharat sleeper trains with 180 km peak speed to hit the tracks soon

03 Jan 2025

India Railways is all set to make train travel faster and safer for long-distance passengers as well with the successful trials of Vande Bharat sleeper trains.

Piyush Goyal pitches for a new Silicon Valley for India

17 Sep 2024

Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has called for the setting up of an entire township dedicated to start-ups and innovators that would give India its own Silicon Valley similar to the tech hub in California, USA

New 309-km railway line to connect Mumbai and Indore

03 Sep 2024

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Monday approved the construction of a new 309 km-long railway line that will provide the shortest rail connectivity between Mumbai and Indore

CCI approves transfer of ATC India shares to Data Infrastructure Trust

09 Aug 2024

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed acquisition of the entire share capital of ATC Telecom Infrastructure Private Limited (ATC India) by Data Infrastructure Trust (DIT)

Budget outlay for Railways for FY25 at Rs68,634 crore

28 Jul 2024

Union Budget 2024-25 has allocated Rs68,634 crore for Indian Railways across various projects, including construction of new lines

Govt e-marketplace GeM onboards over 2 m sellers, records Rs4-cr turnover

01 Apr 2024

Government e-marketplace (GeM) has onboarded 2.1 million sellers and doubled its turnover (gross merchandise value) as of end-March 2024, doubling the GVM year-on-year.

Adani Group to invest Rs60,000 crore in airports business in 10 years

11 Mar 2024

The Adani Group has proposed Rs60,000 crore capital expenditure in the construction of greenfield airports and expansion and development of existing airports over the next 5-10 years

Paytm plans ₹100 crore investment in GIFT City for AI-driven cross-border remittance

10 Jan 2024

Paytm, the leading payments and financial services company owned by One97 Communications Limited (OCL) is set to invest Rs 100 crore in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) to foster a global financial ecosystem.

India to invest over Rs45,000 cr to develop inland cruise tourism

09 Jan 2024

The Inland Waterways Development Council, which held its first meeting in Kolkata, on Monday, committed Rs45,000 crore for the development of River Cruise Tourism in India over the next 23 years ending 2047.

Tata Power to invest Rs70,000 cr in wind and solar units in Tamil Nadu

09 Jan 2024

Tata Power on Sunday announced plans to set up solar and wind power units of a combined 10 Gigawatt generation capacity in Tamil Nadu, at an estimated cost of Rs70,000 crore. The investment is likely to be made over the next 5-7 years, Praveer Sinha, chief executive officer of Tata Power said.

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.

WAPCOS, Doppelmayr sign MoU for ropeway projects in India

06 Nov 2018

LIC to the rescue of IL&FS as board approves funding plan

17 Sep 2018

WAPCOS reports Rs1,110-cr revenue, Rs180-cr net profit for FY18

04 Jul 2018

Modi calls on AIIB to raise financing from $4 billion to $40 billion by 2020

26 Jun 2018

Nepal PM Oli touts MoU with China on cross-Himalayan rail project

26 Jun 2018

Google extends free Wi-Fi service to 400 railway stations in India

14 Jun 2018

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

Railways eases norms for candidates under mega-recruitment plan

23 Feb 2018

Railways launches digital challans and digital receipts to improve transparency

23 Feb 2018

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