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Sky Bus, not Metro, tailor-made for Indian cities: Inventor (New Kerala) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:39:58 GMT
By Shudip Talukdar, New Delhi, Feb 9 : The Sky Bus is tailor-made for congested Indian cities and is a safer and better option than Metro Rail, according to B. Rajaram, inventor of the Sky Bus and former managing director of Konkan Railway.

Sky Bus, not Metro, tailor-made for Indian cities: Inventor (Calcutta News) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:26:15 GMT
The Sky Bus is tailor-made for congested Indian cities and is a safer and better option than Metro Rail, according to B. Rajaram, inventor of the Sky Bus and former managing director of Konkan Railway.

Railways clocks 6.57% growth in total earnings in January (The Hindu) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:06:08 GMT
Indian Railways registered 6.57 per cent growth in total earnings in January mopping up Rs 7,372.23 crore during the month, against Rs 6,917.86 crore in the same period last fiscal.

Railway revenue earnings up by 8.56 pc (New Kerala) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:23:25 GMT
New Delhi, Feb 8 : The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April 2009 - 31st January 2010 were Rs. 70501.65 crore compared to Rs. 64943.32 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 8.56 per cent.

India allows IRFC to float $1.07 bln tax-free bond-finmin (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:38:59 GMT
NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Indian government has allowed the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) to issue 50 billion rupees ($1.07 billion) of tax-free bonds, the finance ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Railway revenue earnings up by 8.56 per cent during Apr-'09-Jan'10 (New Kerala) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:22:00 GMT
New Delhi, Feb 8 : Total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during April 2009 to January 2010 was Rupees 70,501.65 crore compared to Rupees 64,943.32 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 8.56 per cent.

U-turn: Now, Mamata on overdrive to woo investors (The Times of India) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:59:09 GMT
Mamata Banerjee seems to be going over the top in a bid to privatise every sector of Indian Railways at her pre-budget meeting with industry representatives on Saturday.

A ring railway for Shimla being explored (Calcutta News) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:25:15 GMT
The Indian Railways and the Himachal Pradesh government will jointly explore the possibility of setting up a ring rail project in Shimla, an official release said Saturday.

A ring railway for Shimla being explored (New Kerala) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:07:23 GMT
Shimla, Feb 6 : The Indian Railways and the Himachal Pradesh government will jointly explore the possibility of setting up a ring rail project in Shimla, an official release said Saturday.

Railways envisages OPDs at stations (rediff.com) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:21:28 GMT
In a historic move, the Indian Railways and the Ministry of Health has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build hospitals and OPDs at railway stations and on Railway land.