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Japan poised to win India's bullet train deal

Japan poised to win India's bullet train deal

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

Japan will offer more than $8.11 billion in loans to construct India's high speed rail network.

Why Indian Railways is likely to go the Air India way

Why Indian Railways is likely to go the Air India way

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

The solution for railways lay in understanding the strengths of the system,

India's 1st high-speed train to arrive next week

India's 1st high-speed train to arrive next week

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

Talgo's Series 9 locomotive to cut Delhi-Mumbai travel time to 12 hours

Work on Colaba-Seepz metro line to begin soon

Work on Colaba-Seepz metro line to begin soon

Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

Ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Centre has pushed another big ticket infra project for the state with Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu saying that the groundbreaking ceremony of the city's Colaba-Seepz Metro project will be held soon.

The looming coal crisis

The looming coal crisis

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

Currently, 23 power units with a cumulative capacity of 30,000 MW have super critical coal stock situation A lack of synchronised approach between the concerned ministries and power plants, has led to this crisis, says Shreya Jai.

Investor-friendly railway framework soon: Minister

Investor-friendly railway framework soon: Minister

Rediff.com6 Dec 2014

Railway Board Chairman Arunendra Kumar said the discussions at the day-long meet involved an overview of five models of participative policy, framework of engineering, procurement and construction contracts and sectoral guidelines for foreign and domestic investment.

Regulatory hurdles slowing down transport projects

Regulatory hurdles slowing down transport projects

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

Urban mass transit authority to be set up; it will act as nodal agency for planning and coordination of project related works.

Govt hopes to make Swiss Challenge work for railways

Govt hopes to make Swiss Challenge work for railways

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

Has the rail ministry taken care to draw up a transparent framework?

Govt tightens purse strings: Only schemes that spent well to get more funds

Govt tightens purse strings: Only schemes that spent well to get more funds

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

Finance ministry's drive is meant to meet fiscal deficit target and improve overall efficiency in government spending.

'Railways will petition regulator for fare changes'

'Railways will petition regulator for fare changes'

Rediff.com19 May 2016

'The Centre brought down expenses by as much as Rs 12,000 crore (Rs 120 billion).'

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