NEW DELHI : Modi Cabinet 3.0 shows that Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw has retained the Railways Ministry and IT Ministry besides getting one heavyweight portfolio – Information and Broadcasting. Vaishnaw held the Railway Ministry since July 2021. He had replaced
BENGALURU : The South Western Railway’s (SWR) Bengaluru division is considering the operation of double-stack dwarf container (DSDC) trains, a first for the region. To facilitate this change, SWR has initiated the process of
NEW DELHI : India is the perfect country for a national High-Speed Rail (HSR) system. The most obvious reasons are India’s high population density, the geographic proximity of its megacities (some of which are
SOUTHAMPTON : DP World is encouraging freight owners to move their products by rail from Southampton, removing thousands of vehicles off the UK’s highways and aiming for a 40% rail freight share in 2026.
ABU DHABI : Etihad Rail has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the subsidiary of Chinese shipping line Cosco that operates a container terminal at the Port of Khalifa in Abu Dhabi. Cosco
NAGPUR : The Central Railway in a statement announced that the Nagpur Division of Central Railway achieved freight earnings of Rs 472.03 crore in May by loading 1,142 rakes. This reflects a 1.3 per
NEW DELHI : As exit polls signal the return of the Modi government, the three infrastructure sectors—Railways, Highways, and Aviation—are expected to remain the top priority for the government in its third term with
NEW DELHI : India is exploring connectivity trial runs with Middle East; and the first phase would involve linking one port on the country’s west coast with its counterpart in West Asia. The trials,
NEW DELHI : Indian Railways (IR) has signed a significant agreement with a joint venture of the state-owned companies Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES), this is
NEW DELHI : Lack of adequate infrastructure for evacuation and transportation of coal has been a perennial cause for the fuel shortages at thermal power plants during peak summer periods. Indian Railways could not