railway budget 2016

Infrastructure

25 February, 2016

Efficient monitoring mechanism will be key

Overall, railway budget 2016 is a reflection of the government's commitment and a step forward to transform the railways as ......

Infrastructure

25 February, 2016

Railways to plough energy savings towards capital expenditure

Indian Railways, the country’s largest consumer of electricity, plans to deploy the savings from its electrification drive to contribute towards ......

General

25 February, 2016

High on intent, implementation a challenge

The focus of the railway budget 2016 was on medium-term measures to improve passenger services, optimise revenue using new sources, ......

General

25 February, 2016

Suresh Prabhu switches to Plan B for revenue, no fare hike

Faced with the twin problem of falling revenue and increasing expenditure, the Indian Railways will look to monetise its assets ......

Infrastructure

24 February, 2016

Jat agitation gives a scare to the railway budget

The ongoing protest by the Jat community in Haryana gave a scare to the Indian Railways in more ways than ......

Infrastructure

24 February, 2016

Suresh Prabhu: On a sticky wicket?

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu is a cricket enthusiast. Handpicked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to head the controversy-ridden railways ministry, Prabhu ......