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Railways failed to improve mobility outcomes, mismatch in figures: CAG

The CAG report additionally found avoidable expenses to the tune of Rs 968 crore towards procurement of power from Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited (BRBCL).

CCI penalises 24 entities, individuals for bid rigging in Railways tenders

The matter was taken up by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) following a reference filed on behalf of the North Western Railways

Railways mulling 1,00,000 more wagons amid rising freight, coal demand

Railways recently floated a large tender for wagons worth hRs 35,000 cr, which had been in the pipeline since 2018

Railways earns Rs 1.43 trn from freight in FY22, ferries 1,418 mn tonnes

Coal freight rises 20 per cent as railways achieves highest ever loading

No plans of restoring rail concessions for senior citizens: Vaishnaw

He also said that the ministry has no plans of restoring the concessions at present

Running on borrowings, Indian Railways must get on the track

India's largest public transporter has to reform its accounting practices to determine the losses it can sustain

Indian Railways cancels 222 trains today, diverts 19: Check full list here

The Indian Railways cancelled around 222 trains on Saturday, the IRCTC website showed, however, it mentioned no reason for cancellation of trains

PM Gati Shakti entails geospatial mapping of everything, says Piyush Goyal

Union Minister for Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal on Friday said PM Gati Shakti entails the geospatial mapping of everything in the country, different layers of maps which talk to each other, leading to integrated planning, with better optimization of time and cost, said a press release by Ministry of Commerce and Industry.While addressing the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2021-22 in Mumbai today, he said, "One of the examples is that we are now able to remove the situation of projects getting stuck due to crossing of forest and rail line," added the statement.Aatma Nirbhar Bharat is opening our doors wider to the world. "Each one of our programmes is with the singular purpose of leveraging our strengths, becoming a global player, expanding our sphere of influence in geopolitics and trade and business."The Minister said it is a testament to our collective effort that we have crossed the target of 400 billion dollars in goods exports for the first time in our history."A lot of

Railways needs Rs 3 trn yearly investment to meet India's aspirations: Govt

The Railways will need to target revenue of Rs 3.5 lakh crore and an investment of Rs 3-lakh crore every year to meet the country's aspirations, the government told the Rajya Sabha

No plan to privatise Indian Railways, asserts Ashwini Vaishnaw

Referring to the new initiatives, he said that the Ministry has planned to roll out 75 Vande Bharat trains till 2024

'Railways needs Rs 3-trn yearly investment to meet country's aspirations'

"If we won't do it then we will never be able to cross subsidize passenger fare," Ashwini Vaishnaw said

Aluminium plants receive fewest coal rail rakes in six months

The industry got an average of 18.4 coal-laden carriages a day in the first half of March, the lowest since the 17.8 rakes it received in September

149,000 entry-level posts lying vacant in Indian Railways: Vaishnaw

South Central zone of the Indian Railways is at number two position with 17,022 entry-level posts lying vacant

Railways rides climate wave with green point ratings to garner more freight

Currently, the national transporter's freight basket is dominated by coal and iron ore, which cumulatively accounts for over 60 per cent of its freight volume

298,428 vacant posts in Indian railways: Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

The total number of vacant posts in the Indian Railways is 2,98,428, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.

No manual scavenger working for Indian Railways: Ashwini Vaishnaw

With the fitment of bio-toilets in all broad gauge coaches, no faecal matter is discharged on railway tracks, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday

Centre rules out special recruitment drives for vacancies in Railways

The Centre on Wednesday ruled out special recruitment drives for filling vacancies of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in Railways. Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Railways has been recruiting personnel at regular intervals and there was no need to launch special drives. He said the last special recruitment drive by the Railways was held in 2008 to clear the backlog of vacancies of SCs, STs and OBCs. In pursuance of Special Recruitment Drive launched in the year 2008 as per the directives of DOP&T, as many as 14868 backlog vacancies [SCs (4003), STs (4143) & OBCs (6722)] were identified for clearance in a time-bound manner and the same had been fully cleared as on 31.03.2017, Vaishnaw said. He said since 2010, the recruitment process in Railways was being done regularly through authorised recruiting agencies namely Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs). The shortfall or backlog ...

'PM Modi brought railways back on track from policy paralysis under UPA'

He said that he takes opposition members' suggestions "very seriously" but they should talk with facts.

Railways builds its longest tunnel on Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla route

The engineering marvel of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link has stunned the nation with its extraordinary approach in building its main T-49 tunnel in Kashmir at a length of 12.758 km

Indian Railways to map coal, mineral mines and ports to bridge connectivity

The Railways ministry mapping 48 mines, 29 ports across 52 districts