The government currently holds 87.40% stake in IRCTC. To meet Sebi's public holding norm, the government has to lower its stake in the company to 75%

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IRCTC offer for sale: The share sale will be part of the Narendra Modi's government ambitious  Rs 2.1 lakh crore disinvestment process for fiscal 2020-21

Despite an ambitious target, public expenditure on infrastructure - the only functional engine of the economy - is dwindling. That spells bad news for economic recovery

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Around 165 railway infrastructure projects worth Rs 2,988 crore are being executed in Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, says Ministry of Railways

The bridge in Manipur is being constructed at a pier height of 141 metre, breaking the existing record of 139 metre Mala-Rijeka viaduct, at Montenegro in Europe

Railway Ministry has introduced a foot-operated handwash kiosk at the KSR Bengaluru Railway Station of the South Western Railway

Employees will be able to apply for pass online from anywhere and get the e-pass generated online; process has been designed to make pass facility hassle-free and smooth

Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a statement that the move is aimed at broadening its client base and bringing in more customers under import substitution plans

The Indian Railways on Tuesday said that passenger and suburban train services will continue to remain suspended till further notice

Mining sector in the country contributed Rs 4 lakh crore to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) last year and the sector employs 1.1 crore people directly and another 5.5 crore people are indirectly dependent on the sector

The applicants have been asked to deposit Rs.750/-as online fee and last date for receipt of applications has been mentioned as September 10, 2020

Government e-Marketplace (GeM) CEO Talleen Kumar said that this system will consolidate all government procurement onto a single platform leading to economies of scale, better price discovery and sharing of best practices

Titagarh Wagons has said preparing to bid for such a big project takes time and the government must extend the deadline for more participants

A bidder had suggested to reduce the minimum net worth requirement to 25% of the indicative project cost as it would encourage competition

Western Railway said it has refunded Rs 407.84 crore to passengers who booked tickets during the lockdown period and whose tickets were cancelled

The production of the Vande Bharat train sets or Train 18 has been mired in controversy even as the first one was rolled out by ICF in record 18 months

Railways may record just 10-15 per cent of the passenger segment revenue in the ongoing fiscal as against Rs 50,000 crore last year, Railway board chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said