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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicPrivatisation of railways

Topic: Privatisation of railways

Rail privatisation shouldn’t be an afterthought post-Odisha collision. See Japan, UK

The government will need to absorb a large part of Indian Railways’ Rs 7 lakh crore debt burden to make the system more lucrative for a private buyer.

More exclusivity, alternate paths — what Railways could offer to private players to run trains

The final bids for 150 private trains, scheduled to begin operations on 109 routes by 2023, are expected to come by 31 March.

Sliding doors, Braille signage, coach surveillance — Railways demands from private operators

A draft specification for private trains, shared by the Railways, says they would provide noise-free travel to passengers and be capable of running at a speed of 160 km/hr.

For these top Railways bosses, the train of jobs doesn’t stop even after retirement

Retired railway officials, especially Railway Board chairpersons, can be seen taking up private or PSU jobs in sectors directly linked to what they dealt with while in govt.

Identify infra, slots, stations for private trains before pre-bid meet, Railways tells zones

The Railways wants to finalise details such as new locations for maintenance depots for private trains, station names, etc., by 7 August, which is when the next meet is scheduled.

Private trains to begin operations by 2023, prices could compete with airfares: Railways

Private participation in passenger train operations will only be 5 per cent of the existing 2800 mail/express trains, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav added.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.