Flight from Chennai lands at new airport in Jaffna

An Alliance Air flight from Chennai landed at the Jaffna International Airport on Thursday as Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena inaugurated the country's third international airport,......

UPA announces schemes worth 9500 crores

With a clear eye on the coming Lok Sabha elections, the United Progressive Alliance government on Thursday showered a bonanza of projects and schemes that are impossible to be completed during its......

Railways in talks with Reliance Jio on tower use

The aim is seamless mobile and internet connectivity for passengers along the 67,368-km of tracks. Photograph: PTI Photo Indian Railways is in talks with Reliance Jio Infocomm to allow the Mukesh......

Spicejet flies into history books with India's first biojet-fuel run flight

Made from Jatropha crop, the fuel has been developed by the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun. IMAGE: Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin......

Government rushes to roll out more trains as cities swell

Even if some of those projects remain on paper, the potential for manufacturers and engineering firms is too big to ignore India's congested cities are awarding new rail projects at a record rate,......

Bombardier to make India an exports hub for passenger trains

The company has a manufacturing facility in Savli, Gujarat that produces 450 commuter cars along with bogies and other components. Canada-based passenger trains maker Bombardier is planning to......