1.Railways Capex for 2020-21 pegged at all time high

Target of new lines, gauge conversion and doubling/tripling for 2020-21 is 3,750 route km against 3,150 in 2019-20

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2.Railways to offer opportunities worth Rs 280 bn a year

New manufacturing opportunities for the industry: FICCI

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3.Railways to invest over Rs 10 tn in the next 5 years

100 % FDI in railway is a significant policy shift to adopt global best practices.

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4.Infra Push Drives Equipment Demand

Rajesh Nath and Ajmal Fawad write on the infrastructure market trend and the contributions of German equipment manufacturers.

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5.North East Frontier Railway to install LED lights for railway coaches

North East Frontier Railway has reportedly laid down plans to replace existing incandescent lamps and CFL lights inside the coaches with LED lights

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6.Ellenabad railway station becomes 3000th to get free Wi-Fi

Ellenabad, a town located in Haryana to the north of the Ghaggar-Hakra River became home to the 3000th railway station in the country to have free public Wi-Fi. The station falls under the Bikaner Divison of North Western Railway similar to Rana Pratap Nagar, which was the 2000th station to get Wi-Fi.

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7.The decision-making process and awarding of railway contracts need to be faster

At present, Tata Projects is executing works on important stretches of the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors

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8.France to grant 7 Lakh Euros for IRSDC’s railway station development

France will be granting India assistance of up to 7 lakh Euros to support capacity building for the railway station development programme in India

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9.India needs to weld its bridge-building gap

Need for innovative methods and quality standards to build healthy bridges

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10.Tirupati station gets Gold rating for green initiative

The Green Railway Station Rating system has been developed by CII-IGBC

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