Indian Railways
Railways to set up chair at TERI varsity
26 Nov 2015
Rail upgrade to add over 2% to country’s GDP growth: Prabhu
25 Nov 2015
Raising money for investment has not been a problem, he said, adding that money has been raised from the Life Insurance Corporation at a rate cheaper than government bonds
GE strikes $2.6-bn locomotive deal with Indian Railways
10 Nov 2015
The agreement includes investment to locally develop and supply Indian Railways with 1,000 diesel locomotives over the next 11 years
Mumbai train blasts: 12 convicted, 1 freed
11 Sep 2015
More than nine years after the crime, a special court today convicted 12 of the 13 accused in the 2006 bombings in Mumbai’s suburban trains that killed nearly 200 people
Railways opens up projects for Rs42,000 cr FDI
01 Sep 2015
Indian Railways has finalised two major projects that will open up investment opportunities for foreign capital of up to Rs42,000 crore
Railways to declare quarterly numbers: Prabhu
11 Aug 2015
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