As the Railways stares at Rs.32,000-crore additional costs for implementing the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu
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The market is already quite big but not as big as it should be
This is all about connectivity and a country needs to have infrastructure in roads, railways, energy, power plants and being able to provide the necessary infrastructure that is needed, in the case of India, to achieve a good degree of success with the Make in India campaign.
Cabinet approves Rs.8,349-cr investment on rail freight lines
The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an investment of Rs.8,349 crore for laying down multiple freight-specific rail lines in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.
Project indemnity could boost infra investment
Emerging economies are heavily investing in infrastructure development for a positive economic growth trajectory. The current economic dynamics in India suggest that infrastructure will give a major push to the overall development of the country´s economy in the long run.
Bridging the gap
E-commerce has revolutionised the retail logistics in our country. It has opened up big opportunities in supply chain management. Definitely, this is a positive development for the logistics sector.
Govt to award 10,000 km of NH for development
The major policy initiatives of MoRTH in recent past are as follows:
Exit Policy: The cabinet recently allowed private developers to exit all operational BOT projects two years from start of operations.
Steely growth
India is putting in place measures to fast-track economic growth. Core industries like steel will play a substantial part in this growth if the next decade has to really belong to India.
France, Spain, China to study high speed rail corridors
Moving ahead with the Diamond Quadrilateral project, Railways have selected companies from China, France and Spain to carry out feasibility study of three routes connecting Delhi with Mumbai and Kolkata and also between Mumbai and Chennai.
Suresh Prabhu launches Indian Railway knowledge portal
Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has launched Indian Railway Knowledge Portal, www.kportal.indianrailways.gov.in. This portal is an aggregation of information, with links to resources of the Indian Railways, for the purpose of dissemination of knowledge, innovations and best practices.
Revival of Indian Shipbuilding
What has prevailed in the last 1000 years is not going to change in the foreseeable future. Merchant ships will continue to be the major means of trade across the oceans of the world. Warships will continue to provide international maritime security, keeping our sea lanes of communication safe and navigable for calm and peaceful trade.




