Indian Railways budget for the fiscal 2025-26 is getting ready. The kitty will get an amount of Rs 3.5 lakh crore—a rise of over 20% from last year’s budget—transforming the Indian Railway Network. Former General Manager of Indian Railways Debi Prasad Dash talks about some of the key areas that will define the future of India’s railway system. Here are …
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) proposes to construct three new bridges, which form part of the road decongestion plan that will be taken up in order to improve the traffic movement pattern in the city. These newly constructed bridges will help ease traffic jams from key places at Mohali, along with improved connectivity, and ensure easy transit for …
A major milestone in the Indian Railway’s kitty-18-coach trial run carried out successfully in the Katra-Budgam section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL). The practice was done over a Sunday morning and it had been the final leg of testing into this ambitious venture. The train that left the Katra railway station at 8 a.m. reached Budgam, thus successfully completing …
The much-awaited Thane Metro 4A route forming part of the larger Metro corridor connecting CSMT to Mira Road, has been faced with huge delays and cost escalations. What was scheduled earlier to be completed by March 2024 has now been extended till April 2025 with a cost escalation of Rs 63 crore. This has invited criticism from commuters and locals …
The Odisha government signed eight key Memorandums of Understanding with organizations in Singapore with involvement in fields ranging from skill development to renewable energy and development of industrial parks which are expected to further fortify bilateral relations even as this propels growth within the state. During the visit of President of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam to the World Skill Centre at …