Ministry of Railways have planned an investment of ₹ 8.56 lakh crore over five years ( 2015-2019) as indicated in the Rail Budget 2015-2016.
Under the investment plan, major areas of priority include Network Decongestion/ Expansion, Safety related works, rolling stock procurement, station development works, modernization, speed raising, signalling, traffic facility works, information technology and customer service improvement etc.
A Fund, namely, ‘Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK)’ has been introduced in 2017-2018 for financing critical safety related works. The Fund has been created with a corpus of `1 lakh crore over a period of five years.
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- BSE To Establish International Exchange
- New Chapter in India’s Relations with its Neighbors
- 10% Basic Customs Duty Imposed on Mobiles
- QuikrHomes Acquires Grabhouse
- 500th Amendment to ‘WTO Goods Schedule’
- Govt Eases FDI Rules
- Rs.1350cr Investment in Andhra Pradesh under Atal Mission
- AIIB $160 Million Loan for Power Project in Andhra
- Railways Maharajas’ Express Service
- Reliance MF Acquires Goldman Sachs MF
- National Record in 200m Swimming
- USOF Support to BSNL Approved
- New Rules for Withdrawal from Provident Fund
- Multimodal Logistics Park Setup in Punjab
- Railways Gets New Financial Commissioner
- UP Becomes First State to Start ‘Twitter Seva’
- Mobile App ‘Aarambh’ Launched For Road Maintenance
- Sathish Clinches Gold Medal
- BSE Launches Trading Test Facility
- India’s Biggest Share Buyback by TCS
- Collateral Transfer for Companies Started
- India-UN Development Partnership Fund
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- New Financial Inclusion Fund Created
- Report on IBSA Fund Released
- Science Express Climate Action Special
- Scheme of Defence Innovation Fund
- Coal Production in India: Latest Statistics
- Idea2POC (Proof of Concept) Fund Launched
- India-Israel Technological Innovation Fund
- Railways Organization Won Golden Peacock Award
- Electronics Development Fund Becomes Operational
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- Heart of Asia Conference in Amritsar
- Measures Taken to Increase Supply of Currency Notes
- S S Mundra Task Force on ATMs Setup
- APEC Unveils Financial Infrastructure Development Network
- Outcomes: BRICS Environment Ministers Meet
- Regional Rapid Transit System of NCR in News
- Paris Climate Agreement Comes Into Force
- Technology to Track Global Fishing Launched
- Special Economic Zones: Latest
- Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Latest Developments
- Somnath Trust Invests Gold in Govt Scheme
- Reliance Jio Plans Formally Launched
- Facebook Starts Express Wi-Fi Services in India
- Swiss Company Gets IRDA Approval in India
- LinkedIn Launches ‘Lite’ Version for India
- First Global Internet Atlas Launched
- RBI Nod to Mobiwik Payment System
- Broadband Connectivity to Post Offices in Rural Areas
- Digital Profile of India: Key Indicators
- CoutLoot Gets Funding from Facebook
- Consumer Complaints Registered Against e-Commerce Companies
- Unlimited 3G Mobile Data in Rs 1099
- ‘Kahin Bhi-Kabhi Bhi’ Medical Facilities Launched
- Net Neutrality in India: Full List of TRAI Recommendations
- Merger of Bharatiya Mahila Bank with SBI
- Russia Completes Military Network Data
- ISRO Launched 31 Satellites in One Go
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- Biodiversity Finance Initiative Held
- Incredible India Tourism Investment Summit
- India – Singapore Finance Dialogue
- DJ Pandian Appointed in AIIB
- Trillion Trees Program Launched
- New Election Commissioner Appointed
- Sports Sector Gets Infrastructure Status
- Ratan Tata and Nilekani Starts Finance Company
- India and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Index of Industrial Production August 2015
- ‘Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme’ Revised
- Financial Solutions for SDGs Launched
- Incredible India Tourism Summit
- USA India Clean Energy Initiatives Launched
- Mechanism for Strategic Disinvestment Approved
- RBI Releases OGs for Small Finance Banks
- India Tajikistan Relations: Latest Developments
- Foreign Investment Promotion Board Abolished
- India and IBRD Signs Grant Agreement
- Fairfax Acquires Stake in IIFL
- Government Divested Stake in National Aluminum Company
- Production of Steel Silos in India
- IMF Warns Pakistan on Repayment Obligations
- Tata Sons Appoints New Group CFO
- India Cyprus Signed Double Taxation Pact
- $273 Million ADB Loan for Roads
- Economic Survey 2016 -17
- ICICI Bank Launches Bonds in Overseas Market
- Latest Tax Exemptions to Startups in India
- FDI in White Labelled ATM Operations
- Microsoft Develops New Speech Recognition System
- Facebook Joins EU’s Privacy Shield Treaty
- 1st BRICS Young Scientists Conclave
- Aerosol Monitoring System Launched
- International Smart Grid Action Network
- Indo German-Centre for Sustainability in News
- India Russia to Collaborate in IT
- New Wireless Internet Based on Infrared Rays
- IBM India Appoints New Managing Director
- ‘Ozone2Climate Technology’ Roadshow Organised
- SAARC Centre and ICRISAT Ink Pact
- Indo German-Centre for Sustainability
- Global Innovation Conference 2017 in Turkey
- Indian Tsunami Warning System
- BRICS Countries Sign Moscow Declaration
- First Mobile Weather Alerting Platform Launched
- Google’s AlphaGo Wins Three-Match Series
- ‘India Quake’ App for Earthquake Info Launched
- NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance
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- Museums and Art Galleries under Ministry of Culture
- India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management
- Mumbai Port Gets Chemical Berth
- Pakistan Suspends Visa-on-Arrival Facility
- New Species of South American Rabbit Found
- Third Warmest Month in 137 Years
- Spiral Galaxy IC 342 in News
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- National Kamdhenu Breeding Centres
- Veto Power of the President
- UNSC Renews Anti-terror Sanctions
- CBDT Chief Gets 1-Year Extension
- 3rd World Trauma Congress
- Reducing Logistic Costs Through Sagarmala
- No Permit Required for E-Rickshaws
- Transport Infrastructure Projects Approved
- Los Angeles World’s Most Traffic-Clogged City
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- India Becomes Third Largest in Domestic Air Traffic
- NMPT Introduces e-Visa Facility
- List of Approved Expressways Under NHDP-VI
- Railway Line Expansion Programme Approved
- Latest Data on Major Ports
- FDI Tide Turns in India’s Favour
- India-USA Trade Policy Forum Meet
- Huawei Setup its Largest Service Centre
- 14th ASEAN-India Summit
- ADB Loan for Urban Services in Madhya Pradesh
- Huawei Appoints William Zhao
- UN Pegs India’s Growth at 7.7% in Current Year
- Exim Bank MoU with New Development Bank
- Uber Expands Services To More Cities
- Reliance Capital Sells its Stake in Paytm
- India-Tanzania Meet on Trade
- India-UK Tech Summit
- Indian Commerce Minister’s Visit to Sri Lanka
- Turkey President Visit to India
- Gujarat Unveils Policy to Boost IT and StartUps
- Historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change
- Policy on Production Sharing Contracts Approved
- India’s Economic Cooperation with Europe
- India-Sweden Joint Commission Meet
- India – France Agreement in Science and Technology
- ASEAN-India Innovation Platform
- India, ASEAN and EAS in 2015
- India and Jordan Sign MoU in IT Sector
- European Union Extends Sanctions on Russia
- Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs’ Meeting
- Government Establishes ‘SETU’ Mechanism
- India-South Korea Sign Revised Double Taxation Pact
- India- Jordan Trade and Economic Joint Committee
- National Biotechnology Strategy 2015-2020
- RBI Appoints New Executive Director
- Nissan Completes Mitsubishi Takeover
- Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill
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- Lok Sabha Passes Aadhaar Bill 2016
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- World Bank Loan for Madhya Pradesh Project
- Best CA-CFO Award Announced
- India-Korea MOU on Export Credit
- Government Formally Notifies GST Council
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- Spectrum Auction Garners 65,789cr
- Centre Urged Practical Fiscal Decentralization
- Ecosystems Service Improvement Project
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- Tripura Assembly Ratifies GST Bill
- International Financial Services Centre Becomes Operational
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- Section 139AA of the Income-tax Act 1961
- Assam Citizen Centric Service Delivery Project
- SIDBI’s New CMD
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- Rs 340 Crore Raised Through Infrastructure Bonds
- Revised Air Services Agreement with Malaysia
- New Tax Payer Service ‘Aaykar Setu’ Launched
- World Bank Loan for Uttarakhand Health Project
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- India – UK MoU in Urban Transport Sector
- ADB and PNB $100m Loan for Solar Rooftop Projects
- India Sets New Climate Targets
- India Russia to Celebrate 70 years of Ties
- Social Media Communication Hubs in India
- BRICS Summit Adopts Goa Declaration
- Japan Signs Paris Agreement
- BIMSTEC Summit 2018: Outcomes and Analysis
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board Gets Whole Time Member
- SEBI Committee on Financial Technology
- Sundaram Finance Merger with Sundaram Infotech
- India Germany Signs MoU in Technological Development
- Latest Indian Efforts to Tackle Climate Change
- Committee Setup on Bitcoins and Virtual Currency
- Japan UK MoU on Nuclear Cooperation
- Urban Ministry Gets New Secretary
- Bihar Kosi Basin Development Project
- India – UAE Agreement on Chartered Accountancy
- India and Marrakesh Climate Conference
- ‘Green Digital Finance Alliance’ Formed
- Measures Taken for Safety of Tourists
- China Launches New Naval Aircraft Carrier
- Seventh Pay Commission for Military Notified
- Andhra Pradesh-Singapore Pact in Financial Services
- Maharashtra Partners With Oracle
- IDFC Bank Included in Second Schedule List
- C Vijaykumar Becomes CEO of HCL Technologies
- New Projects by Ministry of Earth Sciences
- Nokia, Bharti Airtel Venture on 4G
- PayU Acquires Citrus Pay
- India Mobile Congress in News
- HCL Acquires Butler America Aerospace
- Civil Services Examination Result Declared
- Advance Pricing Agreements Reaches 117
- India Post Payments Bank Approved
- R. B. Barman Committee Constituted
- Indian Advance Pricing Agreements Reached 186
- Alibaba Becomes Worldwide Olympic Partner
- 1000th WI-FI Hot Spot Dedicated to Nation
- European Union Fined Facebook
- Tata Motors Signs Agreement with Microsoft
- RBI Committee on Fintech Business in India
- Google Acquires Canadian Firm AppBridge
- Quikr India Acquires Zapluk
- Advance Pricing Agreements Crosses 150 Mark
- First Country to Cease FM Radio Broadcasting
- Official Data on Forest Cover of India
- 20 Advance Pricing Agreements Signed
- RJio Free Wi-Fi to Schools Colleges in Gujarat
- “Sagar Vani” Information Dissemination System Launched
- AIR and Aligarh Muslim University Sign MoU
- Top 10 Latest Achievements in Space Sector by India
- J Satyanarayana Appointed Part-Time UIDAI Chief
- UP Creates Separate IT Cadre of Officers
- ISRO Sign Pact for Satellites with Alpha Design
- Regional Conference on GATI in Bengaluru
- Weather Satellite INSAT-3DR Launched
- Do You Know About Bogibeel Project
- Pune Metro Rail Project Approved
- Philippines Drug War in News
- Kochi Metro Dedicated to the Nation
- Agni-III Ballistic Missile Test Fired
- Newly Built Aeronautical Test Range of DRDO Inaugurated
- JNPT Becomes First to Install Radiological Detection System
- Chennai Metro Project Inaugurated
- Metro Rail for Bhopal and Indore Approved
- Nepal Prime Minister’s Visit to India
- Hyderabad Metro Enters Limca Book of Records
- Aero Skill Academy in Telangana
- World Day for Safety and Health at Work
- Conference on National Academic Depository
- USA Russia Sign MoU on Air Safety
- List of DRDO Laboratories in India
- Steps Taken to Prevent Coal Mine Accidents
- Steps Taken to Check Air Safety Violations
- Pakistan Ratify Paris Climate Deal
- Latest Projects of Ministry of Water Resources
- Recent Steps Taken on Safety of Commuters on Road
- Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission and WHO Collaboration
- Research on Treatment of Cancer by Traditional Medicine
- Auto-Cancellation of Reversal Trades in BSE
- USA Recalls Samsung Galaxy Note 7
- Full List of Defence Agreements Signed with Foreign Countries
- France Decide to Close Calais Jungle Camp
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- National Safety Council Awards
- International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
- Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill: Main Provisions
- List of Defence Related Agreements Signed
- Mexico Approves First Dengue Vaccine
- Beijing Decides to End Coal Consumption
- India’s Spices Trade: Latest Trend in Exports
- Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project
- New UNHCR Director of Global Emergencies
- Food Safety Act Completes 10 Years
- World’s Most Endangered Marine Mammal
- Plastic Developed to Carry Hydrogen in Pocket
- National e-Governance Award to Gurugram
- INSA Young Scientist Award Winners List
- Next Generation Launch Vehicle ‘GSLV Mark III-D1’
- UN Observer Force in Golan Extended
- China Sets Ambitious Plan for Space Program
- Resupply Mission to Space Station Launched
- NASA Cargo Headed to Space Station
- Shenzhou Starts Journey Towards Earth
- China Sends 2 Astronauts to Space
- Coastal Surveillance Project Got Approval
- Full List of Coast Guard Stations in India
- Ex-Yudh Abhyas In Progress
- Orbital ATK’s 7th Cargo Flight to Space Station Launched
- Peggy Whitson Makes Spacewalk Record
- Committee Develops Uniform Accident Recording Format
- World’s First Prototype Exascale Supercomputer
- List of Military Cantonments in India
- NASA Ends ISS RapidScat Mission
- India’s First e-Vehicle Project Launched
- 3 Member Crew Blast-off to Space Station
- High Altitude Research Station in Himalaya
- Astronauts Coming Back To Earth
- 50 Nations Sign UN Nuclear Ban Treaty
- Cabbage Grown in Space
- ‘ISS-CREAM Mission’ in News
- List of Newly Approved Nuclear Power Stations in India
- Old Power Plants’ Replacement with Supercritical Units
- Military Station Inaugurated in Bengal
- Indo-Oman Air Exercise Eastern Bridge IV
- 2nd Unit of Mouda Thermal Station Commissioned
- Chinese Astronauts Enter Space Lab
- Army Issues Guidelines to Prevent Terror Attacks
- ICGS Gaidinliu Commissioned into Navy
- New Director General Air (Operations)
- Mount Abu Freezes in Rajasthan
- Air Pollution in India Rises by 13%: Report
- Rs65,250cr Declared Under Disclosure Scheme
- Fish Production in India: Latest Data
- Medium-Term Expenditure Framework of India
- Fiscal Targets for 2015-16 on Track
- Gabon President Re-elected
- Serbia’s New President
- Brazilian President Impeached
- Indian Venus Mission: Latest Information
- NASA Horizons Mission Flying into Deep Space
- Report on Drought Affected Areas Released
- Russia Sign Deal to Use Syria Base
- Project Management Unit Established
- Goa Assembly Gets New Speaker
- Japan Approves 42 Billion Defence Budget
- Fiscal Deficit Surpasses Full-Year Target
- Brazil Begins Impeachment Trial
- Chitale Committee on Desiltation of Ganga
- Present Fiscal Situation
- Fiscal Deficit: Latest Update
- Fiscal Deficit Reaches 96% Of Yearly Target In August