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Railways on the right track in states with JV projects
The maximum number of projects are from Haryana, followed by Gujarat and Kerala
2 min read18 Oct 2018Modi, Hasina launch railway, power projects
The inauguration of the three projects was done via video conference with Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee joining in
1 min read10 Sep 2018Railways nod for Rs493 crore project to ease traffic mess in Bengaluru
The railway project is set to benefit 62,000 daily commuters by making commuting within Bengaluru easy and faster, says railway ministry
1 min read22 Mar 2018Cabinet approves 6 rail projects in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and 2 other states
Railways say the govt has approved 6 projects at a cost of Rs11,661 crore for new lines as well as doubling, electrification of tracks, which would generate over 200 lakh person days of employment in UP and 3 other states
2 min read20 Feb 2018Union Cabinet approves new metro rail policy
The new metro rail policy entails that the Centre will approve and aid metro rail projects only if they have private participation and ensure last-mile connectivity
2 min read17 Aug 2017How metro rail networks are spreading across India
Even as eight metro rail networks covering a length of 370 km are operational in the country, over two dozen more projects are lined up
3 min read26 Jul 2017A year on, only nine states join railways to build rail networks
A year after the initiative was announced in the Railway Budget of 2016, only four states actually formed companies with Indian Railways
2 min read6 Jul 2017Railways to raise Rs35,000 crore with World Bank’s help for investments
Aiming at a major push for infrastructure, the railways will raise Rs35,000 crore with the assistance of the World Bank to create a separate fund for investment in the rail sector
3 min read4 Jun 2017India’s first underwater tunnel for Howrah-Kolkata Metro to be completed next week
The tunnelling work under the Hooghly river, the first such underwater tunnel in India, for the Howrah-Kolkata metro line is slated to be completed next week
1 min read28 May 2017Greater Noida Metro: Union Cabinet clears decks for central funding
Union Cabinet approves Greater Noida metro rail project, paving the way for the centre to provide Rs970.62 crore 'in equity and subordinate debt'
1 min read24 May 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared