Hitachi India, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd, recently organised the Hitachi SOCIAL INNOVATION FORUM 2015, in New Delhi. The two-day forum sought to bring together esteemed participants to deliberate upon how social innovation can propel India
Category: Railways & Metro Rail
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Cost over-run of 1.07 lakh cr in railway projects: CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out cost over-run of more than Rs.1.07 lakh crore in 442 ongoing projects of Indian Railways.
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IL&FS bags Rs.375-cr metro contract
IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company has bagged a Rs.374.64 crore project from Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) for construction of viaduct corridor.
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Noida Metro work India´s fastest
The upcoming Noida-Greater Noida Metro link is witnessing the fastest-ever pace of construction in India.
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Ahmedabad Metro to roll by Oct 2017
The first metro rail in Ahmedabad will roll before October 2017 on the six-km long inaugural stretch of VastralgamApparel Park.
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State govt in dark on BKC bullet train terminal
The government will require at least Rs.3 lakh crore to implement the proposed new highway development programmes including Bharat Mala
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High-speed trains: Need of the hour
Their names were Sahib, Sindh and Sultan - three steam locomotives that in 1853 would earn their place in India´s rail history by hauling the nation´s first passenger train.
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India is way behind other emerging markets in using TBMs
India needs sustainable, efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly infrastructure to reduce environmental impact, enhance visual impact, and minimize surface disturbance.
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Recycled waste to empower Jaipur railway station soon
Garbage dumped in and around the Jaipur railway station premises would help cook food and run trains in the near future. Authorities of the North Western Railways (NWR) are coming up with two waste plants not only for the disposal of solid bio-degradable waste but also for the disposal of plastic
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IR eyes Rs.1.1-lakh cr for infra upgrade
Indian Railways is working on a proposal to create a mega fund with a corpus of Rs.1,10,239 crore, to upgrade its creaking infrastructure.