While all the pressure to build a railway network in India in the mid-nineteenth century came from London, it is well into the 21st century that pressures of a very different kind are at work in modern-day India.
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Railways digitising vacant rail land records for monetisation
Aiming at commercial exploitation of surplus land, Railways is digitising records related to vacant plots owned by it across the country. Railways has approximately 43,000 hectares of vacant land which can be exploited commercially.
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Ties that bind
The Modi administration has done much to strengthen ties with India´s long-standing friendly European partner. Today, new business and investment opportunities being created in India are cementing this relationship even further.
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Nitin Gadkari launches Green Highways Policy
Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has launched the Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance) Policy, 2015. The aim of the policy is to promote greening of highway corridors with participation of the community, farmers, private sector, NGOs, and government institutions.
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15 electric buses to hit roads in 6 months
As many as fifteen electric buses, based on economically viable battery technology are being developed in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). These will hit the roads in six months on a pilot basis, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
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AAI to install advanced system in all airports
In order to enable better management of air traffic, AirÂports Authority of India (AAI) will install satellite-based navigaÂtion system in all airports in the country by June 2013.
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