Infrastructure

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 terminate services of 13,000 'absentee' employees

10 Feb 2018

Air capacity being boosted to handle billion trips a year

01 Feb 2018

Govt announces 9 new smart city projects with Rs12,824-cr investments

20 Jan 2018

Century-old monorail used by Maharaja of Patiala now operational

12 Jan 2018

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

Railways to use Aadhaar to mark employee attendance from 31 January

06 Nov 2017

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

Railways offer wait-listed passengers option to fly by Air India

23 Oct 2017

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

National Infrastructure Investment Fund to get $1 bn investment from Abu Dhabi fund

17 Oct 2017

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