Infrastructure

‘Make in India’ in Indian Railways: Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways is one of the flag-bearers of Modi government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.

TOI has learnt that after several rounds of meeting between the urban affairs secretary and Japanese ambassador, both sides agreed to push the manufacturing of rolling stock in India for the Chennai Metro project.

The Nation has achieved yet another milestone in the power sector with completion of electrification in hundred percent household in 25 states at the year end.

Deal-making in 2018 was one for the record books. All previous records were broken by crossing the $100 billion mark in terms of deal value across both private equity (PE) and strategic (M&A) transactions.

“Over the last four and a half years we have inculcated a new culture of implementing transformative reforms, setting ambitious targets and pushing the boundaries to give a green signal to growth. As a result, the past year has emerged as a year of ‘many firsts’ for Indian Railways,” Goyal told.

Kumaraswamy, who discussed the project with Railway Minister Piyush Goyal in Delhi, told reporters that he has instructed the chief secretary to “give clearances to all demands made by the railways within three days”.

The number of internet connections in India has grown by 65% from March 2016 to cross the 50 crore mark in 2018, in line with the target set by the Narendra Modi government three years ago.

The more than two-kilometre-long bridge, which is likely to cost Rs 250 crore, will have a 63-metre stretch which will lift up while remaining parallel to the deck to allow access to the ships, the official said.