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Indian Railways suspends all regular passenger train services indefinitely

230 Special Trains, which are running at present, will continue to operate

NDLS revamp on the cards, to give Lutyens' Delhi a major facelift

IR is likely to invite requests for quotation (RFQs) this month for the Rs 7,500-crore project

Weekly economic indicators point to a stagnating recovery in activity

Mobility, emission indicators show decline over previous week

Quality over subsidy: Why private trains may have a good run in India

Will these services be able to compete with the heavily subsidised Indian Railways? Here is why the answer, surprisingly, is yes

Indian Railways committed to integrate with GeM portal: Piyush Goyal

Indian Railways is committed to integrate with the government e-marketplace (GeM) portal to move all its procurement to the platform,Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday.

Kisan Rail to reduce transport cost of perishables by Rs 1,000 a tonne

The scheduled time of a one-way journey is 31 hours and 45 minutes. This travel time is 15 hours less than the time taken in transporting such produce by road

India's first 'Kisan Rail' flagged off from Maharashtra's Deolali

Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar flagged off the country's first 'Kisan Rail' train from Deolali in Nashik to Danapur in Bihar, through video-conferencing

Railways to end colonial-era khalasi system, says no to fresh appointments

In an order issued on August 6, the Railway Board has said the issue regarding telephone attendant-cum-dak khalasis (TADKs) is under review

Merger of 8 Railways cadres into IRMS likely to be completed by November

In December 2019, the Union Cabinet approved the restructuring of the national carrier by trimming the Railway Board's strength to - half - from eight to four - and unifying its eight railway service

Railways to start first 'Kisan Rail' from Devlali to Danapur on Friday

The train will provide a seamless supply chain of perishable produce. This train is a step towards realising the goal of doubling farmers' incomes by 2022

Announced in Budget 2020, Kisan Rail to begin services from Friday

The train will reach Danapur at 6.45 pm on the next day, covering 1,519 km in 31.45 hours

DoT willing to give 5 MHz from premium band to Railways, but for a price

Dept wants Railways to use the airwaves for non-commercial purpose and meet its remaining needs through the delicensed spectrum

Railways changes freight policy, announces incentives to boost economy

With an aim to boost economic activities in the country during unlock 3.0, the Indian Railways is offering a slew of incentives, including 50% concession in terminal access charges for covered wagons

Many weekly indicators turn positive as economy prepares for Unlock 3.0

The central government has suggested more opening up from first week of August

Dedicated Freight Corridor braves Covid, completes 17% planned expenditure

DFC employed over 22,000 people during lockdown. For 2020-21, total capex lined up for project is Rs 11,344 cr, up 13% from Rs 10,034 cr during 2019-20

Pradhan urges for inauguration of Haridaspur Rail line in presence of PM

he Paradip-Haridaspur new rail Line project has recently reached its final stage of completion

Bio-toilets, Venturi system installed in all East Coast Railway coaches

Bio-toilets convert human waste into water and bio-gasses

Market Ahead, July 29: Top factors that could guide markets today

The expiry of derivative contracts of the July series tomorrow may keep today's session volatile

Railways staring at Rs 35,000-40,000 crore drop in earnings this fiscal

The railways has inched ahead of 2019's freight loading by managing to load 3.13 MT of goods on July 27 as compared to 3.12 MT on the same date last year

Indian Railways logs higher freight loading in a first for FY21

The national transporter handled 3.13 million tonnes (mt) freight on July 27, up 0.3 per cent compared to 3.12 mt on the same day last financial year.