Day: December 28, 2018

Beautification of Railway Stations and Trains

open view web desk Indian Railways has more than 8700 stations and it has always been the endeavour of the Railways to provide adequate amenities to the passengers at the stations. While certain amenities are provided at the time of construction of new stations based on anticipated traffic, […]

Make in India Policy in Indian Railways

open view web desk Railways’ procurement is compliant with Public Procurement Policy (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017. Approximately more than 97% of the Railways requirement is met from indigenous sources. The following areas have been identified to reduce import further through Make in India :- Manufacturing […]

Ensuring Hygienic and Quality Food in Indian Railways

open view web desk To maintain hygiene and quality, only potable drinking water is used for cooking of food on Indian Railways. Further, in its endeavour to provide hygienic and quality food to the passengers, Indian Railways have taken several measures as under: Upgradation of Base Kitchens/Kitchen Units: […]

Measures to improve Quality of Food in Indian Railways

open view web desk To improve the quality of food served following measures have been taken: Upgradation of Base Kitchens/Kitchen Units. Installation of CCTV in Base Kitchens and their centralized monitoring. Sharing of live streaming of the Base Kitchens through website of IRCTC made operational. Deployment of Food […]

3,217 Million US$ received as FDI in Renewable Energy Sector

open view web desk Renewable Energy Capacity reaches about 74GW as on 30/11/2018 The FDI data cell of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) compiles and maintains the data of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Equity inflow received in the country. The FDI equity inflow from April, […]

Bids for setting up of Wind Power Projects of over 8000 MW Capacity Finalised

  open view web desk The wind power projects in the country are installed on the basis of commercial viability through tariff based competitive bidding process. As on date, the bids for setting up of wind power projects of aggregate 8389.90 MW capacity have been finalised through Solar […]

Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore releases Administrative Handbook of Ministry of I&B

open view web desk Officials under Ministry of I&B have displayed great initiative in taking the schemes of the Government to the masses in new and innovative ways: Col. Rathore Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports, Col.Rajyavardhan Rathore (Retd.) […]

100 Smart Cities Selected in 4 Rounds—SPVS Incorporated in all 5,151 Projects Identified by Cities worth more than Rs. 2 Lakh Crore Under Implementation in 100 Cities

open view web desk 534 Projects Worth Rs. 10,116 Crore Completed Implementation Commenced for 1,177 Projects worth Rs. 43,493 Crore Tendering Started for 677 Projects worth Rs. 38,207 Crore 78 Indicators In 15 Categories Ranked 111 Cities On Ease of Living Index Smart City Fellowship & Internship Programs […]

3,10,597 Houses Sanctioned Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(Urban) in The 41st CSMC

  open view web desk Cumulative No of Houses Sanctioned Under Pmay(U) now More than 68.5 Lakh Uttar Pradesh Gets 1,08,135 Houses,Karnataka– 1,05,502, Andhra Pradesh-57,433, Odisha – 21,894 and Gujarat – 17,633 The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of another 3,10,597 more affordable […]

Public Enterprises Survey 2017-18 tabled in Parliament

open view web desk The Public Enterprises Survey 2017-18 on the performance of Central Public Sector Enterprises, brought out by the Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, was tabled in both the Houses of Parliament today. There were 339 Central Public Sector Enterprises […]

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