Railways

News: The Induian Railways has slashed the cost of transporting iron ore for exports for the first time since March 2012 by levying a flat distance-based charge across all slabs in response to “significant changes in the market”. The new distance-based charge has been set at a uniform Rs 300 for all ...

News: The railways have finally identified the projects that will be funded by the Rs 1.5-lakh-crore loan that Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has extended to the cash-strapped organization for the next five years. Railway officials claim that the organization is under close scrutiny of Prime Minister who thinks that a robust ...

News: To strengthen security on trains, Indian Railways is expediting the process of installing CCTV surveillance cameras in 20,000 coaches at a cost of Rs 700 crore, which will be derived from Nirbhaya Fund. Nirbhaya Fund was created in 2013, after the brutal gang rape incident in the national capital ...

News: “The basic functionality of R-Mitra (Railway Mobile Instant Tracking Response and Assistance) is to alert the nearest RPF inspector and divisional security control room in case of any emergency with the press of a button only,” Eastern Railway general manager RK Gupta said. “Once the button on the app ...

News: Railways will be setting up first-of-its-kind plants at New Delhi and Jaipur stations for disposal of solid waste in environmental-friendly manner and generation of energy from the garbage. The plants are proposed to be set up under the Waste to Energy Project of the Railways. There will be two plants, first-of-its-kind in ...

News: The interiors of the coach, with better security and comfort features, have been designed aesthetically, said Railway Board Member (Mechanic) Hemant Kumar. CCTV cameras have been installed at the entrance of the coach on both the sides to strengthen the security system, fire-retardant materials have been used to prevent ...

Analysis Submitted by our Citizen Journalist –  Sumit Parakh , Software Engineer , Chattisgarh MyGov is a citizen engagement platform founded by the Government of India to promote the active participation of Indian citizens in their country’s governance and development. In the railway budget,Min of Railways translated citizens’ ideas from MyGov into actions. ...

News: Indian Railways, one of the country’s largest commercial enterprises, plans to start issuing quarterly account statements. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu told that this is one of the changes that the state-run monopoly is planning and the move is aimed at improving transparency as the government looks at attracting billions ...

News: Aiming at swift transportation of goods, railways is constructing 3360-km-long track comprising both Eastern and Western corridors for exclusive movement of freight trains at an estimated cost of about Rs 82,000 crore. Efforts are on to commission the Durgauti-Sasaram section on a pilot basis in the current fiscal, DFC ...

News: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said his ministry will form special purpose vehicles (SPVs) with 17 states to develop railway infrastructure. According to the minister Maharashtra has decided to invest Rs 10,000 crore for next five years in this company. He also announced 250 additional trains to clear the rush ...