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Mumbai, Feb 7: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat campaign, Indian Railways have taken a new initiatives. An online complaint can be filed while travelling in train and actions will be taken within 15 minutes.The Central Railway will launch a

Indian Railways on Thursday signed its first ever bilateral Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with an electricty producer. This was yet another step implemented by the rail ministry to address the core of the transporter’s financial woes – rising energy bills.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam Friday expressed the state's willingness to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Railways for implementing three projects through a special company.

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Indian Railways Friday said it has concluded the first bilateral power procurement agreement with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). According to the railways, the bilateral power procurement agreement was entered on Feb 5 between north central railway and DVC. Under the agreement, the railway will buy 50 MW of power from DVC at Auraiya grid sub-station facilitated by ...

Railways earned Rs 1,28,928.28 cr during April '14- Jan 2015.

Editor, Recently while travelling by train overnight, I had an unpleasant experience. But it was not from the lack of civility of fellow travellers as it is assumed most of the times, but the disturbance was from the most unlikely source……Rats…!!!! I say unlikely since I was travelling in an AC tier coach which is expected to be comfortable and clean given the amount one has to shell out even ...

Terming as bluff Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that Indian Railways will not be privatized, the Congress Monday said it is already headed for it in view of the cabinet's green signal to 100 percent FDI in railways.

Diesel prices for the Railways have come down from Rs 60.08 a litre in June to Rs 50.51 a litre now.

The Ministry of Railways is planning to redesign rail coaches for better comfort to passengers. Ministry has initiated discussions with Ahmedabad-based National Institute of Design (NID) for the same, informed Union Railways Minister, Suresh Prabhu here.

In a bid to redesign coaches internally, the Ministry of Railways began talks with Ahmedabad-based National Institute of Design (NID), Union Minister of Railways, Suresh Prabhu announced on Saturday.

Former Chief Administrative Officer of Indian Railways Organisation for Alternate Fuels, New Delhi and currently General Manager of Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, Ashok K. Agarwal, has taken charge as General Manager, Southern Railway, Chennai.

Indian Railways is planning to rope-in city-based NID to re-design the train coaches with an aim to provide comfortable journey to passengers. "We are in talks with the NID for improving internal design of railway coaches.

Haryana Government has decided to enter into a partnership with Indian Railways for speedy implementation of at least eight rail projects which had failed to take off.For the purpose, the tw...

Haryana Government has decided to enter into a partnership with Indian Railways for speedy implementation of at least eight rail projects which had failed to take off.For the purpose, the tw...

Ministry of Railways is planning to redesign rail coaches for better comfort to the passengers. The Ministry of Railways has initiated discussions with Ahmedabad-based National Institute of Design (NID) for the same, informed Union Railways Minister, Suresh Prabhu here on Saturday.

Nostalgic accounts of travellers who rode the earliest trains in India, personal journeys of men who who have written memoirs of their life and struggle in the US and East Africa and former union minister Salman Khurshid's account of Muslims in India.

The Indian Railways is introducing the idea of forming a special purpose vehicle (SPV) between the Government of India (through Indian Railways) and the State government, which can take up projects...

The Indian Railways is introducing the idea of forming a special purpose vehicle (SPV) between the Government of India (through Indian Railways) and the State government, which can take up projects...

The Indian Railways is introducing the idea of forming a special purpose vehicle (SPV) between Government of India (through Indian Railways) and the State government, which can take up projects imp...