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Rail Budget 2015: Prabhu has made lofty promises without giving a roadmap
Suresh Prabhu's rail budget is dominated by cosmetic value addition.
What Prabhu's white paper says: Indian Railways' finances will be in trouble soon
The 66-page White Paper has given details of railways' finances, expenditures on projects and suggestions for improvement.
Rail Budget 2015: Prabhu misses Modi’s target on efficiency, but hopes to better it
One key aspect that can improve the efficiency and decrease the Railways’ spending is by bettering the on-time performance of the passenger and goods trains
Rail Budget 2015: Prabhu makes sensible promises, but can he turn Railways around?
The Railway Minister has set a precedent by not announcing any new trains or appeasing political constituencies and it’s a far departure from the populist budgets earlier.
Rail Budget 2015: 7 stats Prabhu hopes to beat his predecessors on
Suresh Prabhu's budget is high on ambition; he has to follow it up with concrete action
Rail Budget 2015: Prabhu gives Mumbai's suburban railways a boost with MUTP-III sanction
With the railway minister Suresh Prabhu’s announcement of taking up the third phase of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP), it is set to boost the rail infrastructure in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Rail budget 2015: Prabhu's big spending push ends the investment drought
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu ended a prolonged period of underinvestment in the Indian Railways by proposing a massive 52 percent hike in plan spends, and promises of more in the remaining years of Modi's five-year term
Rail Budget 2015: Forget trains, Suresh Prabhu's speech was all about technology
Out of total Rs 8,56,020 crore proposed investment plan, the minister has set aside Rs 5,000 crore for Information Technology/ Research.
Rail Budget 2015: Why senior citizens have good reason to cheer Suresh Prabhu
The minister also said that ticket examiners would be instructed to help senior citizens and pregnant women, who weren't alloted lower berths during the reservation process.
Rail Budget 2015: Prabhu strikes a fine balance between good politics, economics
Prabhu’s budget holds within its fold a regulatory framework that will not only oversee tariffs but also write regulations, set performance standards and adjudicate on disputes among licensees and the ministry.
Rail Budget 2015: Suresh Prabhu chooses common man over politics
Thankfully, Suresh Prabhu’s Rail budget 2015 is not an election manifesto. By not using the budget for cheap populist stunts, Prabhu has ensured that his maiden speech would remain non-controversial and will, thus, allow him the peace and luxury of implementing it away from the glare of the critics.
Chambers hail rail budget even as stock market gives it a thumbs down
Stock markets did not seem to approve of everything Prabhu has proposed today.
Rail Budget: Power tariffs may rise after hike in freight rates for coal
The Railway Budget for 2015-16 proposed raising freight rates for 12 commodities that include a 6.3 percent increase for coal.
Rail Budget 2015 Live: Prabhu late for Talkathon, aam janta getting impatient
We track the latest developments as Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presents his first Railway Budget.
Rail stocks derail, fall up to 7% as Budget disappoints markets
Share prices of companies that cater to the railway sector plunged by up to 7 per cent today after the Rail Budget 2015-16 failed to boost investors' sentiment.
From Arnab's 'shoutabdi express' to Dhoni's 'I won't let you express': #CelebTrains go viral
Ever since the Union Railway Minister announced the new rail budget #CelebTrains has gone viral on Twitter, and has become the top trending topic in India.
Technology-enabled traveller-centric Railway Budget: Ashok Chandak, IESA
We believe the steps outlined by the Railway Minister will motivate to the electronics industry and bring cheers to the travellers through technology integration.
Unhappy Shiv Sena says 'completely dissatisfied' with Prabhu's Rail Budget
Despite a patch-up post Maharashtra Assembly polls, Shiv Sena has been taking a stance against BJP on several issues, including the Land Acquisition Bill, reflecting the unease in ties.
SMS alerts, free WiFi and more: Suresh Prabhu presents tech friendly Rail Budget 2015
The Indian Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today presented a slew of measures that introduced more mobile friendly facilities for passengers.
Railways to mobilise Rs 17,655 cr from borrowing in 2015-16
The market borrowing as per the revised estimate by these two companies during the current fiscal was pegged at Rs 12,045 crore from markets, according to the Railway Budget for 2015-16, which was tabled by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in Parliament today.
Rail Budget Budget 2015: Prabhu refrains from announcing new trains
Prabhu said more berths would be made available with the increase in number of coaches to meet the growing demand for confirmed seats on trains.
From Narendra Modi to Baba Ramdev: Twitter reactions to the Rail budget 2015
The lakhs of commuters of Indian Railways are rejoicing! Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has decided not to increase passenger fares in this fiscal year across all categories.
Watershed moment for Indian Railways: What PM Modi thought of Prabhu's budget
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised his government's rail budget, commending Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for marking a pradigm shift from the usual announcement of new trains and coach factories to actual reform measures and a larger focus on technology upgradation.
Rail Budget: Digitised mapping, official accountability to tackle land encroachment
Encroachment has always been a major issue as the public sector behemoth often gets embroiled in battles with the public while implementing new projects due to land -related troubles.
Rail Budget 2015: 24x7 helpline number for passengers to complain on real-time basis
While introducing the Railway Budget in Lok Sabha, Railway Minister stressed that safety, passenger satisfaction and better amenities will be a priority for the government.
Rail Budget: Prabhu proposes Malaviya Chair for railway technology at IIT (BHU)
Presenting the Railway Budget, the minister said that every dynamic and thriving organisation needs to innovate and re-invent its practices.