Indian Railways has to go in a big way to adopt IT in many areas as the requirement is huge. At the same time, funds allocated for such activities is inadequate showing that technology adoption is not on top of the Railway's budgetary allocation, or agenda. Sunil Kumar, Managing Director, Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS), speaks with Sumantra Das.
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A dedicated technocrat
VA George, President & Chief Executive Officer, Thejo Engineering, has an experience of more than three-and-a-half decades in corporate and banking sectors (both, in public and private), out of which more than 20 years in senior management positions.
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Technology for transparency and efficiency
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Bombardier wins major new order from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
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Real time visualisation and efficiency
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Enabling infra SMEs efficiency
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Making difference in homeland
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CIL to Adopt Modern Technology for Mining
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24×7 monitoring devices for mobile tower emission
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