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IRFC posts 126% jump in fourth quarter net profit at Rs 1,483 crore

This compares to Rs 655 crore reported in the same period of previous fiscal.

A train with a view: Mumbai-Pune journey gets more scenic, memorable

Railways improves operating ratio to 97.45% in pandemic-hit FY21

Limited train services for most of year with no subsidies or concessions, severely tightening of expenses have led to Railways better its operating ratio to 97.45% in FY 21 from 98.36% previous fiscal

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits rise to April-end levels as curbs ease

Retail & recreation visits at nearly 60% of normal times

Railways ferries over 3 mn passengers, including migrant workers, in 1 week

Average occupancy was high

Coal drives Railways' freight biz as demand from power plants perks up

As power plants rush to hoard coal ahead of peak summer demand, coal production and its movement has also increased

Railways' earnings from platform ticket sales take a severe hit, dip by 94%

The railways' earnings from platform tickets took a severe hit in FY 21 with revenue from sale dipping by about 94 per cent as compared to the previous year due to coronavirus crisis, a RTI has found

Railways allows sale of platform tickets at 8 stations under Delhi division

The sale of platform tickets was suspended to avoid overcrowding at railway stations in view of the Covid-19 crisis.

Cabinet okays allotment of 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz band to Railways

The project will require over Rs 25,000 crore investment and be completed in 5 years

Could government-run GeM be a candidate for listing on Indian bourses?

If the listing does happen, the scale could be comparable to what the LIC public issue will be in the insurance sector

12 stations to go green in Varanasi division of North Eastern Railways

Twelve railway stations in the Varanasi division of the North Eastern Railways (NER) will soon turn into 'green zones'

Passenger footfalls have doubled from a month ago: Railway Board chief

Spike in demand over two months likely to sustain for next two months; Railways trying to meet surge with clone trains

Oxygen Expresses delivered 26,281 tonnes of LMO across 15 states

The railway's Oxygen Express trains have delivered 26,281 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen across 15 states, the national transporter said on Sunday.

27 lakh caught without ticket on trains in 2020-21; cases down to 25 pc

Despite restrictions on entry at railway stations without confirmed tickets in view of Covid, over 27 lakh people were caught travelling on trains ticketless, an RTI query has revealed.

Working to become world's largest green railways says Indian Railways

The railways is working in mission mode to become the largest Green Railways in the world and is moving towards becoming a 'net zero carbon emitter' before 2030,national transporter said on Friday.

Railways maintains steady momentum with higher freight loading in May 2021

Indian Railways reported 114.8 million tonnes of freight loading in May 2021 which is 9.7 per cent higher than the previous best of 104.6 MT reported in May 2019.

Railways loads highest ever freight of 114.8 MT in May, earn Rs 11,604 cr

Indian Railways' Freight made the highest ever loading of 114.8 Metric Tonne (MT) for the month of May and earned Rs 11604.94 crores from freight loading, said Ministry of Railways on Tuesday.

RDSO becomes first standards body to join 'One Nation, One Standard' scheme

Lucknow-based RDSO, which sets standards for the railway sector, has become the first standards body in the country to join the central government's 'One Nation, One Standard' scheme that aims to ensure quality products to Indian consumers. The Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) has now been recognised as a 'Standard Developing Organisation' by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which is implementing the scheme. The partnership will help RDSO, the sole R&D wing of the railways ministry, to realign its standard formulation procedures as per the code of good practices mentioned under the WTO-Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO-TBT). The recognition will be valid for three years. At a virtual press meet on Tuesday, Railway Board Chairman and CEO Suneet Sharma and Consumer Affairs Secretary Leena Nandan said that RSDO's partnership with BIS will help harmonise standards for the ease of doing business in the future. The objective of the government's 'One Nation, One ...

RDSO and BIS to jointly set norms for goods and services used by Railways

Alliance is under One-Nation-One-Standard mission of BIS

Recovery tracker: Signs of increased activity as Covid-19 cases decline

Some indicators have begun to reverse earlier decline