Railways
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
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
Chennai gets its Metro running, finally
30 Jun 2015
Bombardier inks Rs 1,500-crore deal with Delhi Metro for ‘Movia’ coaches
30 Jun 2015
The new trains will be manufactured at Bombardier’s Vadodara unit in Gujarat and the delivery is expected to begin in the third quarter of next year and end in early 2018
China eyes Chittagong port via rail corridor to Bangladesh
19 Jun 2015
The Kunming-Kolkata link, a part of the China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor aimed at boosting trade and investment, is also aimed at providing China access to Bangladesh's Chittagong port
Debroy panel recommends private train services
12 Jun 2015
Chennai Metro work halts as Russian JV partner abandons project
20 May 2015
The Russian partner of Gammon India in the Chennai Metro Rail has abandoned the project and all 60 officials of the Russian company, Mosmetrostroy, involved in the project have left abruptly
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