UPA announces schemes worth 9500 crores

With a clear eye on the coming Lok Sabha elections, the United Progressive Alliance government on Thursday showered a bonanza of projects and schemes that are impossible to be completed during its......

End of The American Century

I have wondered for a long time if the American Century has come to a close, and if so, when. On the face of it, given the military and economic power that the US wields today, it is hard to......

NRI student wins prize for science project

An Indian American and an American, who jointly researched a space travel project, have won a $50,000 scholarship in the prestigious Siemens Westinghouse science competition.Sean Mehra, born in......

Chinese firm in JV among bidders for 44 Vande Bharat trains

China’s State-owned CRRC Corporation has emerged as the only foreign player for the railways' global tender for its ambitious semi-high speed indigenous Train 18 project, officials revealed......

Adani bets big on renewable energy

Eyeing to become India's largest player in 2020 Adani Group plans to invest 70 per cent of its capital expenditure in clean energy and energy efficient systems. Gautam Adani, chairman of......

Indian Railways and the case of privatisation

'So far, the private sector's participation in railways has been muted in India, compared to sectors like ports, telecom, electricity, airports and roads.' Image: Indian government is in the......

Green signal for two big-ticket FDI proposals in Railways

The RFP containing financial bidding documents for both the plants are ready and the shortlisted bidders have been intimated In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" campaign,......