Anisha Dutta

Railways troubleshooters to help fight cybersecurity breaches

The Prime Minister’s directive followed an alarming increase in the number of breaches and attempted breaches of government computer systems.

Parliament building: Here’s what Duke of Connaught said nearly 100 years ago

Almost 100 years later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a new Parliament House, asserting that the building will become the symbol of Aatmanirbhar Bharat

GoM lays out plan for govt’s media outreach

The recommendations, part of a report accessed by HT, were made after extensive sittings by the GoM to discuss “Government Communication” and include evolving a multipronged strategy to amplify messages through media engagement, outreach programmes at the level of states and districts, and working with influencers.

Govt readying vaccine cold storage at airports

The aviation ministry has held a round of meetings with airlines on transport logistics. Officials involved in the process told HT that the ministry was awaiting the Centre’s approval for a vaccine candidate; arrangements for its transport have been made.

Farmers’ protest: Transporters call for nation-wide strike in support, threaten to halt supply of essential goods

The All-India Motor Transport Congress, an umbrella body of goods’ vehicles operators representing about 10 million truckers, has called for a strike from December 8 in support of the farmers’ protest

Contest to design Central Vista icon

The structure would be part of the New India Gardens or the Nav Bharat Udyan that is proposed to come up on 20.22 acres on the western bank of Yamuna. It is expected to be unveiled to the public by August 15, 2022.

‘Iconic structure’ planned near Yamuna as part of Central Vista project

The structure would be part of the New India Gardens or the Nav Bharat Udyan that is proposed to come up on 20.22 acres on the western bank of Yamuna. It is expected to be unveiled to the public by August 15, 2022.

Central Vista redevelopment: Contractors will need to curb air, noise pollution

This phase will involve redevelopment and restructuring the Central Vista Avenue, which includes the majority of the Rajpath stretch and the row of government offices that are parallel to it.

Trains will resume in Punjab only after blockades along tracks are removed: Railways

A joint team of state government officials and the director general of the Railway Protection Force was reviewing the situation in the state, said railway board chairman and CEO VK Yadav

Rs 1,200 crore losses amid protest along tracks in Punjab, says railways

Protests along railway tracks in Punjab are currently still underway in 32 places due to which train movement remains suspended, said the railway ministry on Wednesday.

Govt lays out norms for using remote sensing devices for monitoring vehicular emission

A remote sensing device measures exhaust emission through absorption spectroscopy without interfering with the vehicle or its driver

Govt revises bidding parameters for Air India divestment, bids to be invited on equity, debt

The Centre in August had issued a notification to extend the deadline for submitting the expression of interest for 100% stake sale of national carrier Air India by two months to October 30.

Govt revises bidding parameters for Air India’s divestment, to ask for bids at enterprise value

Considering impact on Air India and significant deterioration of operating environment for airlines, various options were considered for the disinvestment of Air India.

PMO seeks ideas to boost self-reliance

The questionnaire sent by the PMO, a copy of which has been reviewed by Hindustan Times has to be submitted by all ministries by October 28, according to officials aware of the development.

Railways’ 50 year legacy of serving food at Parliament ends in November, ITDC to take over

Northern Railway has been providing catering facility in the Parliament house complex since 1968 on no-profit-no-loss basis.

Centre to soon issued guidelines for scaling up cycling infrastructure in India

The guidelines will be shared with cities as the part of the Smart City Mission of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs by Tuesday (October 20), officials aware of the development said.

Construction of New Parliament building unlikely to start this year: Officials

Tata Projects Limited emerged as the lower bidder for the tender to construct the new Parliament complex by quoting a bid of ₹861.90 crore when the financial bids for the project opened on September 16 and it was awarded the contract to construct the building on September 29.

Railways to upgrade high speed trains with only special AC coaches

While the identified trains will not have sleeper coaches, the ministry clarified that the mail and express trains will continue to ply with them

Funding for NE road development increased

Railways receive 120 applications from 15 firms for running private trains

The railway ministry on July 1 began the formal process of allowing private trains on 109 routes -- a process that aims to, for the first time, to open up one of the government’s most prominent enterprises that has in recent decades been outpaced by the demands of a rapidly growing economy.

PM’s new special aircraft, equipped with missile defence systems, lands in Delhi

The delivery of the aircraft was delayed by more than a month due to “operational issues”

First batch of houses for migrant workers likely to be ready by April

Nearly 75,000 vacant, government-funded housing complexes have been identified that would be converted into affordable rental housing complexes, or ARHCs, in the first phase of the scheme.

Khadi Commission seeks payment for ₹39 crore linen after railways cancels

The Khadi body said non-payment for the linen orders, which were designed especially with Indian Railways’ logo, would lead to an “irreparable loss”.

Rlys may charge up to Rs 35 user fees as part of train fares for station redevelopment

As per the current proposal, the fee would range from Rs 10 to Rs 35 with a higher fee for AC first class passengers, officials said.

Govt looks to develop Great Nicobar island using PPP model

The Niti Aayog’s island tourism plans have had few takers since it sought investment from private bidders three years ago.

MoS railways Suresh Angadi dies of Covid-19

Suresh Angadi, a lawyer and education baron who rose through the ranks in the BJP after being appointed the vice-president of the party’s Belagavi district unit in 1996, is the fourth MP to succumb to the disease that has claimed around 90,000 lives in India.

CAG pulls up Railways for ‘dressing up’ finances

The operating ratio measures expenditure as a proportion of revenue or the amount spent on every 100 rupees earned by the state-owned transporter. A higher ratio indicates poorer ability to generate a surplus.

‘Railways resorted to window dressing to show operating ratio in better light’: CAG

The operating ratio measures expenses as a proportion of revenue or the amount spent on every rupee earned. A higher ratio indicates poor ability to generate surplus.

New Parliament to cost ₹971 crore, Centre informs Parliament

Hardeep Puri said that In the current economic scenario, the project will generate large number of direct and indirect employment.

‘New Parliament building to cost around ₹970 crore’: Centre in Lok Sabha

The tender for construction of the new Parliament building is under scrutiny, while architectural plans for other buildings are under planning stage, Puri said in response to a question raised by All India Trinamool Congress(AITC) MP Mala Roy in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.