'Can anyone honestly say with hand on heart that our streets and office buildings, railways and other public spaces are any cleaner?' asks Sunanda K Datta-Ray.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......
The Indian Railways is one of the world’s largest rail networks, which is spread over 1,21,407 kilometre with more than 13,000 passenger trains and more than 8,400 freight trains. These......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described 'social justice' as his government's key motto, saying initiatives announced in the Union Budget showed it did not merely talk about welfare of......
Amid a severe drinking water crisis in Tamil Nadu, state deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam on Friday sought from the Centre a special package of Rs 1,000 crore to augment irrigation structures......
‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......
The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that ensuring higher standards of cleanliness is of utmost priority for Indian Railways. The minister said his ministry wants to make Swachh......
New rates effective will be effective from 15 November; service tax on both rail services up from 4.2% earlier to 4.35%. The rail ministry on Tuesday announced it had imposed Swachh Bharat Cess on......
Historically, Nadia has always attached considerable importance to sanitation and hygiene. A number of villages in the district are home to the Namasudras, who had migrated from the Khulna,......
Envisioning and implementing a Railway innovation programme needs attitude training and skill impartation, says R Gopalakrishnan. Image: Men use pipes that supply water to the trains to bathe with......
Image: More amenities for train travellers. Photograph: Reuters Unveiling a people-friendly Budget, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu announced a slew of initiatives to make train......