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Coal, railway, power ministers discuss coal supply at power plants

Coal minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday discussed ways to improve coal stocks at thermal power plants with railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and power minister R K Singh. The meeting comes against the backdrop of power plants grappling with coal shortages. "Held virtual meeting with Ministers @AshwiniVaishnaw ji & @RajKSinghIndia ji, along with officers of @CoalMinistry, CMDs & officials of coal companies. We discussed improving coal stock at thermal power plants & resolved our commitment to fulfill energy demands of the country," Joshi said in a tweet. The coal minister also reviewed the performance of Coal India arm Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) and directed it to ramp up production and load at least 34 rakes of the dry fuel daily. "Reviewed @NCL_SINGRAULI today, with the company CMD. Directed NCL to ramp up coal production and load at least 34 rakes per day. After this, will be visiting coal mines of NCL to interact with employees & motivate them to scale up coal ..

IRCTC m-cap tops Rs 1 trillion in intraday trade before settling 16% lower

Ends the day with a market cap of Rs 85,808 cr; stock has risen 3.3x this year; other firms in railways too come off from intraday highs amid buzz that govt is appointing a regulator for the sector

Railways registers 113 pc jump in earnings from passenger segment in Q2

The railways has registered an increase of 113 per cent in earnings from passenger segment during the second quarter of 2021-2022 as compared to the first, an RTI query has found

Railways extends Covid guidelines, Rs 500 fine on passengers without masks

The Ministry of Railways extended the COVID-19 guidelines for six months, or till further order, adding that not wearing a mask on railway premises or in trains can attract a fine of up to Rs 500.

Railways introduced 813 new trains in last five years: RTI reply

Railway Board in its RTI reply said no new trains were introduced in 2020-21 due to the Covid-19 pandemic which led to the suspension of all existing services.

Texmaco Rail looks to pare short-term debt to enhance profitability

Ashish Kumar Gupta, deputy managing director, TexRail, said the company is going to finalise the size and pricing of the rights issue before September-end

Recovery tracker: Power generation and freight data show slower growth

Business Standard tracks these indicators on a weekly basis to get a current sense of how the economy is doing

JSPL upgrades tracks with 5th generation auto tech for unmanned inspection

Aiming for production and inspection capacity of 1 million tonnes per annum

Railways proposes policy to lease, sell coaches to private parties

In a release on Saturday, the railways said that an executive director-level committee has been constituted by the Ministry of Railways to formulate the policy and terms and conditions of the project

Karnataka CM Bommai asks Centre to expedite Bengaluru suburban rail project

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday met Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and requested him to expedite the Bengaluru Sub-Urban Rail project and set up a Gulbarga division.

Kansas City Southern mulls $27-bn Canadian Pacific rail bid after ruling

This comes after a recent regulatory ruling jeopardized a rival bid that the US railroad had already accepted

Railways floats tender for 58 Vande Bharat trains after PM's announcement

The railways has floated a tender for 58 Vande Bharat train sets after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in his Independence Day speech that 75 such trains will be launched in 75 weeks

Top headlines: Tariff troubles for telcos, India's Covid jab for children

Business Standard brings you the top stories for the day

Railways entrusts RLDA to redevelop 49 additional railways stations

The Indian Railways has entrusted the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) to redevelop additional 49 railway stations across the country, an official statement said on Tuesday.

PM Modi to inaugurate multiple key railway projects in Gujarat today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate to the nation several key projects of the Railways in Gujarat on Friday via video conferencing

PM to inaugurate 5-star hotel atop Gandhinagar train station on July 16

PM Modi will virtually inaugurate a newly-built five-star hotel atop the redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station and a host of other big-ticket projects on July 16, said the Gujarat government

Re-nationalising British Rail

Vinayak Chatterjee looks at the stresses in public-private partnerships

Man for all reasons: Ashwini Vaishnaw, minister of Railways, Comms & IT

From trusted bureaucrat, to Wharton, MNC executive to businessman, and now politician, the man in charge of two weighty ministries is a unique all-rounder with specialist knowledge

Over 17,239 MT oxygen delivered by Oxygen Express trains during pandemic

Over 17,239 metric tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in over 1,042 tankers has been delivered across the country by the Indian Railways' Oxygen Express during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic

Eastern Railway suspends 25 trains between May 24-29 due to cyclone Yaas

The Eastern Railway on Sunday said it has cancelled 25 trains between May 24 and May 29 due to Cyclone Yaas