In his first tenure, Goyal eliminated unmanned crossings and got the Vande Bharat express running but will now have to contend with delays in his pet bullet train project.
Working paper invited backlash from several farmers’ groups including BKU & BKS who opposed recommendation for import of genetically modified soybean & corn for oil extraction.
New Delhi: India has lost one Rafale fighter jet, but the incident, currently under probe, was due to a high-altitude technical failure and involved no...
Privatisation of the operational part of Indian Railways is simply not feasible. Peripheral services like catering can and should be privatised. One growing concern is the pension bill, staff costs more generally. It is making IR uncompetitive with road, pushing up the Operating Ratio to near 100. The asymmetry between passenger fares and freight tariffs is compounding the problem.
Privatisation of the operational part of Indian Railways is simply not feasible. Peripheral services like catering can and should be privatised. One growing concern is the pension bill, staff costs more generally. It is making IR uncompetitive with road, pushing up the Operating Ratio to near 100. The asymmetry between passenger fares and freight tariffs is compounding the problem.