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India to invest Rs2 lakh crore in metro projects over 10 years
12 Sep 2009
In addition to Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai, metro projects will be launched in Pune, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Ludhiana, Kochi, Indore and Chandigarh
RITES turnover rises to Rs672 crore, profit dips
31 Aug 2009
Reliance Infra bags Rs11,000-crore Mumbai Metro-II project as well
04 Aug 2009
A consortium of Anil Ambani group company Reliance Infrastructure and Canada's SNC Lavolin has bagged the Rs11,000-crore Mumbai Metro-II project.
Mamata Banerjee's railway factory at Singur stumps CPM
03 Aug 2009
Railway minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a package for Singur, the biggest of which could be a railway coach manufacturing unit provided the Tata Nano factory land is handed over to the railways.
Mamata again stresses PPP model for railway land development
08 Jul 2009
Railways will provide surplus land on lease in public-private partnership to boost revenue, says railway minister Mamata Banerjee
Maytas Infra loses Hyderabad metro project
07 Jul 2009
The Andhra Pradesh government today scrapped the Rs12,100-crore Hyderabad Metro Rail Project, which had earlier been awarded to Maytas
Indian Railways to develop 375 model stations
04 Jul 2009
Railway budget likely to show a deficit
30 Jun 2009
Railways to replace Mumbai's trains with greener ones
30 Jun 2009
The Railways will replace all EMUs on the suburban section in Mumbai with new ones fitted with regenerative brakes.
Bombardier delivers first MOVIA car for Delhi Metro
28 Feb 2009
Completed in a very short time and transported from Germany to India onboard an Antonov aircraft the MOVIA vehicle represents Bombardier’s major high-technology investment programme
Rail budget disappoints freight haulers
13 Feb 2009
BEML bags prestigious Bangalore Metro order
10 Feb 2009
Rs14,600-crore Chennai metro cleared
30 Jan 2009
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