India is also exploring that way but the strength of the Indian economy was such that not even one bank was threatened, not even one insurance company was threatened, and we were able to withstand the shocks.
The feasibility study of Delhi-Chennai corridor is being done in cooperation with Chinese Railways.
Nearly a 100 members participated in the debate which began Thursday afternoon and concluded at 11.58 pm.
China, the Ukraine crisis and Quad will dominate the discussions, observes Dr Rajaram Panda.
He also criticised the Centre's ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project and dubbed it an exercise in vanity.
"These days, the PM is at a different level. He doesn't discuss anything with anybody," said Rahul.
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What is required is boring leadership that ensures that the basics are right and not genius leadership that dreams of bullet trains, says Aakar Patel.
Prabhu said the Ministry was preparing a plan till 2030.
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Despite being cheaper, the Chinese technology is not the preferred option.
Economic growth has always been dependent on increasing the capacity and rationality of transport.
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Union Minister for Railways D V Sadananda Gowda in his maiden Budget presentation on Tuesday highlighted the achievements of the Indian Railways.
The railways recently successfully completed an experiment on the Delhi-Agra route for semi-high speed (up to 160 km/hr).
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Rahul claimed that while the Congress was asking its leaders to tour the districts, Modi was encouraging his ministers to tour 'at least two countries' each.
The Kisan Long March-2 is expected to take over nine days to complete
Modi will host dinner for Abe at a hotel in the old city area.
China is expected to unveil its investments in India during President Xi Jinping's visit to New Delhi, scheduled for the third week of this month.
Feasibility study is being sought for high-speed rail corridors.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray on Thursday alleged that Narendra Modi is the first prime minister in Indian history to have remained out of the country for so long.
The initiatives intended to benefit the common man include e-ticketing, catering on demand, bio-toilets, food for infants, better stations.
Steps to raise funds could include an across-the-board increase in railway fares, senior officials said.
Modi said it is his 12th meeting with Abe since he first visited Japan as prime minister in September 2014
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The memorandum of understanding, to be signed with Spanish Railways, will be in operation for three years.
At least three people, including a nine-year-old girl, died. At least 37 people are reportedly injured, as per NHK World.
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The Japanese train travelled only one mile at 603 kph.
As Mumbai almost came to a halt after overnight rains, netizens and Mumbaikars took a dig at the Shiv Sena for the plight of their beloved city.
Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) and Oriental Consultancy along with Parsons Brinkhoff India has bagged the contract to conduct the pre-feasibility study on the proposed 664 km long Hyderabad-Vijaywada-Chennai route for running the high speed train, a senior Railway Ministry official said.
The training involving 100 Indian officers will lay emphasis on onsite training covering operational and maintenance facilities, monitoring systems and traffic controls.
The Maglev train takes 19 minutes and 30 seconds to complete the 18.5 km journey.
Globally, London's Tube and French railway networks are already using this technology in their corrosion-prone areas.
A Rs 98,000-crore deal to build a bullet train network is among a number of agreements likely to be signed during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's three- day visit beginning Friday during which he will hold annual summit talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
'This coming general election is not going to be about manifestoes.'
Strengthening the portfolios of the home minister and the finance minister is a message that should not be missed, points out A K Bhattacharya.
The biggest storm -- Typhoon Hagibis -- to hit Japan in decades left deaths and destruction in its wake, as it battered the central and eastern parts of the country. The storm flooded rivers and caused secondary weather patterns like tornados that destroyed homes and public property in areas east of Tokyo. Hagibis hit the capital, where streets were largely deserted and people were bunkered down, moving past the city by midnight, but not before flooding some sections. Reports state that the storm killed as many as 33 people and injured 186 others.
The FoBs were constructed by the Army Engineers in a record 117 days.
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