Indian steel-makers gave a thumbs-up to the Rail Budget, saying infrastructure spending promised by the government will help increase steel demand.
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Railways to lay 7km tracks per day
Railways will lay 7 km of tracks every day in 2016-17 as against an average of 4.3 km per day in the last six years, as part of its capacity augmentation plan
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Of the public, for the public but not by the public
What is it that was just 29 crore in 1951 and has now grown to 10 lakh crore? It is the amount of public investment in 290 public sector units in India today.
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FinMin to release Rs.32,000 cr for IR
In some relief to the railways, the finance ministry has restored support to IR from general exchequer to the tune of Rs.32,000 crore for the current fiscal.
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The stage is set for take-off. It´s time to execute
We have been working with them to put together the investment policy - what should be the objectives, focus, sectors, types of investments and things of that nature. All that has been finalised.
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IR to redevelop Gomtinagar and Bhubaneswar stations
The railways is mulling a plan to offer two stations to National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) for conversion into the country´s ´most- modern´ rail premises.
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2016 – An Infrastructure Leap Year
United Nations General Assembly has declared 2016 to be the year of ¨pulses¨. With pulse prices going sky-high in 2015, another source of protein for the poor people has well-nigh gone out of reach in our country.
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CAG audit threat looms large
The Delhi High Court judgment on Section 20 of the CAG Act may render PPP projects unattractive in infrastructure sectors without a pervasive regulatory authority. In the recent judgment on CAG audit of Delhi distribution companies
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Karnataka Calling
The stage is set. The Karnataka State Government is geared up to host Invest Karnataka 2016, its biggest and grandest global investors meet ever.
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Railways seeks FinMin help to meet Pay Commission ´burden´ of Rs.32,000 cr
As the Railways stares at Rs.32,000-crore additional costs for implementing the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu