Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal spoke with the media about his privatisation plan, safety road map and innovation strategy.
The central government's highway award and construction target for the current fiscal is dominated by the Bharatmala scheme.
Indian Railways to bring on board ready-to-eat food companies
Fifteen stations might be taken up in the first stage with an investment of Rs 6,000-7,000 crore.
The ministry also wants to extend support to states through a special provision from the proposed Rs 25,000 crore fund for electric bus and personal rapid transport initiatives.
The tankers carrying fuel from terminals to dealer outlets would not just have global positioning system (GPS) tracking but also an electronic key (e-key).
Opposition-ruled states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu opposing the Bill as they fear losing some of their powers
The government had also appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as consultant to come up with a road map to upgrade base kitchens and service on trains.
The kerosene subsidy is expected to decline by 40 per cent from Rs 7,595 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 4,500 crore this financial year.
Toll booths may be kept 50 km apart for seamless travel
Around 30-50 million passengers in the reserved category have switched over to digital payments.
The government had last year excluded those with an annual income of more than Rs 10 lakh from LPG subsidy
Plans to offer up to 10% of project cost as bonus to highway contractors, compared to 5% at present
Piyush Goyal has begun his term as railway minister with characteristic energy, but not all his new initiatives are being praised
Indian Railways under Piyush Goyal has chalked out a new plan for station redevelopment. Railway stations in 15 cities may soon offer residential apartments.
Once the scheme is implemented 70-80 per cent of the freight would move along national highways as against the current 40 per cent, says Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Contract finally given for Rs 2,400-cr project, with GIFT City-like features
Indian companies place orders worth $600 million for US crude, which is likely to increase by nearly $2 billion in the near future.
The Railway Board has decided to wind up the ambitious Rs 5,000-crore One ICT plan and the transformation cell
The company had assets in countries like Yemen, Peru, Oman, Myanmar, Columbia, East Timor, Kurdistan and Australia, but it exited almost all these blocks later as part of its portfolio rationalisation
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