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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
TopicRail budget

Topic: Rail budget

Railway Budget 2021 — 57% jump in allocation, new vision for 2030, focus on freight corridor

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced Rs 1.07 lakh crore in capital expenditure for the railways for 2021-22.

More private trains, higher spending, green energy focus — what Rail Budget could look like

Ministry of Railways has sought a rise in its capital expenditure from the existing Rs 1.6 lakh crore to 1.8 lakh crore. But the actual increase could only be up to Rs 8,000 crore.

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Labour Codes to QCO—Modi’s third term looks more open to economic reforms

The last 17 months have seen a gradual deferment of and pushback against schemes that are protectionist by nature.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.