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Railway Board restructuring gets green flag: Vinod Yadav to be first CEO

The current restructuring will be a zero-cost exercise and money will be saved by surrendering posts in the board and stopping duplication of work

CII launches plan to nurture new businesses, to work with DPIIT on strategy

Will provide policy inputs, identify new growth segments and set up international partnerships; wants govt to invite other nations to participate

SC orders removal of 48,000 slum dwellings around railway tracks in Delhi

The removal of the slums has to be completed within 3 months. The apex court also directed that no court should grant a stay in the matter

ACC approves appointment of V K Yadav as Railway Board's first ever CEO

The Cabinet had earlier approved the restructuring of the Railway Board, whose strength has been cut from eight to five, as part of large scale reforms initiated by the national transporter

Western Railway saves Rs 3 cr by generating solar power at 75 stations

These rooftop solar plants generate a whopping 8.67MW

Railways permits NEET, JEE students special services in Mumbai on exam days

The Railways will permit students appearing for NEET and JEE exams and their guardians to travel by the special suburban services in Mumbai on exam days, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Monday. Supporting students appearing for NEET & JEE exams, Railways has permitted them, and their guardians to travel by special suburban services in Mumbai on exam days. General passengers are requested not to commute, he said in a tweet. The admit cards of the candidates appearing for JEE and NEET will be considered as authority to enter suburban stations with parents or guardians on exam days, a statement issued by the Railways said. While the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is scheduled to be held on September 13, engineering entrance exam JEE-Main has been planned from September 1-6. In the press statement, the Railways said permission has been received from the Ministry of Home Affairs and candidates appearing for JEE and NEET are allowed to travel by the special ...

Traffic, power generation and others weekly economic indicator insights

Although numbers are better than June, traffic growth is now stagnating in major cities and electricity generation is slipping even as pollution in the capital showed signs of falling again

By March 2023, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland to have rail connectivity

he first train in the north-east region chugged out from the industrial city of Dibrugarh in eastern Assam 138 years ago

Salient features of the New Delhi Railway Station redevelopment plan

The Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA) has invited bids from private developers for the redevelopment of New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) into a world-class railway station

All you need to know about the New Delhi Railway Station redevelopment plan

Based on the initial bid, the Rs 6,500-crore project will include a mix of retail, office, and hospitality developments in an area near central Delhi's Connaught Place

Railways meets solar power developers for zero carbon emission goal

The railways has developed a mega plan for installing solar plants of 20-GW capacity by utilising its vacant land by 2030

DFC delay: Rlys blames sluggish work by contractors, slow land acquisition

the Railways has identified sluggish work by contractors, law and order situation at some places and slow progress in land acquisition by states among key bottlenecks for this ambitious project

Planning surplus land to generate 20 GW of renewable energy: Goyal

Indian Railways plans to use its surplus land to generate 20 GW of renewable energy from 'Made in India' solar or wind equipment to power its network, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.

Railways issues tender to develop Mumbai's CST station, seeks pvt firms

The estimated cost of the project is around Rs 1,642 crore, says company entrusted with bids

'Disclosure of prices reason for scrapping Vande Bharat trains tender'

The Indian Railways cancelled its global tender for manufacturing 44 sets of semi-high speed Vande Bharat trains

Railways cancels tender for 44 Vande Bharat trains after Chinese JV bids

The JV was formed between the China-based CRRC Yongji Electric Company Limited and the Gurugram-based Pioneer Fil-med Private Limited in 2015

Despite Covid, freight loading for Aug so far better than last year: Rlys

Railways said that on August 19, the freight loading was 3.11 million tonnes and the earning was Rs 306.1 crore, while on August 19, 2019, the freight loading was 2.97 MT and earning of Rs 300.82 cr

Railways defends 'zero fatality' claim after NITI Aayog questions data

Kant had said in a letter to the Railway Board Chairman that over 2,000 people lost their lives in the Mumbai suburban network every year and that too must be considered while reporting fatalities

Railway's largest infra project to be delayed by 6 months due to Covid-19

According to the latest data from the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation Limited (DFCCIL), the agency has completed 56 per cent of its contractual work on WDFC and 60 per cent on EDFC

Cabinet eases procedure of selection for Railways, PSU bank jobs

National Recruitment Agency to be used for conducting common eligibility test