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Govt plans to lease out dedicated freight corridor tracks to private firms

To rope in telecom companies and make use of optic fibre network

GMR, Sterlite, Bharat Forge, Bombardier among bidders for private trains

The private entities for the projected will be selected through a two-stage competitive bidding process comprising Request for Qualification (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP)

Covid-19: Railways spends up to Rs 6 lakh on coaches to ensure safety

These coaches also have fixtures coated with titanium dioxide and the provision for plasma air equipment in AC ducts to sterilise interiors using ionised air

Wait, plan, fight: How India can mean business with China after LAC clash

India is limiting trade with China after violent military clashes in Ladakh and China signalling its disregard for economic ties. What should be India's long-term strategy? Harsh V Pant explores

Internet speed, traffic show pick up in economic activity continues

Power generation numbers, pollution, railway freight among indicators Business Standard tracks weekly to know latest status of the economy.

Indian Railways to start private train services by 2023, all 151 by 2027

The railways has said that 70 per cent of the private trains will be manufactured in India which will be designed for a maximum speed of 160 kmph

N-E state capitals to be connected via rail network by 2023: Railway Board

Attempts to connect every part of Jammu and Kashmir to the railway are also underway at full speed

Railways ends Chinese firm's contract for telecommunication work: Official

The work was to be executed on a 417-km section of the corridor between Kanpur and Mughalsarai

Best of BS Opinion: A military set free, search for Covid-19 vaccine & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Post-Covid transport recast

Consumer interest must be protected if travel maps are redrawn

Nine companies in last lap for redevelopment of four railway stations

Nagpur, Gwalior, Amritsar and Sabarmati to see investment of about Rs 1,300 crore

Railways to become 100% electrified in next 3.5 years: Piyush Goyal

The Railways Minister further said, in renewable energy, we have been able to bring in scale, increase demand and reduce prices. We are seeing people wanting to go in for renewable energy

Covid-19 impact: IRCTC's investors should brace for lower returns

Resumption of passenger trains key challenge

Opening up entire services won't do any good, may add some trains: Goyal

The government is not aiming to resume passenger train services at full capacity keeping the low occupancy, said Piyush Goyal, adding that he may add some more trains on routes which are running full

Foot-operated taps & ionised AC air: Railways preps for travel post-Covid

The features, detailed in a booklet circulated by the Railways, include a host of foot-operated fixtures such as taps, soap dispensers, lavatory doors, flush valves and door latches.

July data indicates consumption may be stagnating amid Covid-19 crisis

Analysts have cut earnings estimates more sharply for consumption-oriented companies, even as many other indicators show signs of stagnation.

Lonavala railway station on Mumbai-Pune route to now run on solar energy

In a statement issued on Tuesday, CR said energy harnessed from solar panels to the tune of 68,400 (kilowatt hour) Kwh annually will help Lonavala railway station save in power bills.

Rail Bhawan shut for 2 days after some officials test coronavirus positive

The Rail Bhawan, headquarters of the Indian Railways will remain shut for two days from July 14 to carry out intensive sanitisation after some officials were found Covid-19 positive in the premises

Railways sets target of becoming net zero carbon emitter by 2030

Besides, Indian Railways is trying to produce power from land-based solar installations for running trains

Eastern Railway coming up with new facility for serious Covid-19 patients

The Eastern Railway is cominp up with a new unit for serious COVID-19 patients at the B R Singh Hospital here, a senior official said on Monday. The city-headquartered zonal railway, which at present treats patients with non-severe symptoms at its Howrah Orthopaedic Hospital, is likely to set up the unit by next week, medical director of B R Singh Hospital, D C Bhuniya said. "We are finalising the nitty-gritties for starting the unit, and the number of beds in it will be decided upon the requirement," he said. Railway employees, retired staff and their dependents will have access to the new facility in Sealdah area. With the number of people infected with COVID-19 increasing, the authorities felt the need for a unit to treat those developing serious symptoms, sources said. B R Singh Hospital was selected as it is the main medical facility of the Eastern Railway, they said.