‘Game changing’ Budget proposal on railways to help cut logistics costs by half

    2021-02-10T11:01:19+00:00February 10th, 2021|Analysis - India Global Business, India Inc Views - India Global Business|

    Higher allocations for the Indian Railways and the proposal for greater involvement of the private sector, including by asset monetisation, could change the face of the transportation sector in India, reduce the cost of doing business and, thus, improve the competitiveness of Indian products in the domestic and global markets.

      Goyal’s train of thought addresses cut in rail freight costs, improving passenger experience

      2020-10-09T08:25:16+00:00October 8th, 2020|Analysis - India Global Business, India Inc Views - India Global Business|

      The Indian Railways is upping its game to capture a larger slice of Indian freight traffic from the road transport sector – a target of 50 per cent share of the country’s total freight traffic by 2030. This includes many measures and slowly phasing out cross-subsidies that have made the cost of logistics in India prohibitive for businesses.

        Private passenger trains could be the next big growth opportunity in India

        2020-08-20T04:58:44+00:00July 7th, 2020|Analysis - India Global Business, India Inc Views - India Global Business|

        The Indian Railways has invited domestic and foreign players to run 151 trains on 109 pairs of routes and expects the first private train to roll out by April 2023. This could change the paradigm of Indian Railways and throw open a new growth sector for Indian and foreign companies.

          Make in India moves a step closer to greener railways

          2020-12-10T13:44:35+00:00June 5th, 2020|Interview, Interviews - India Global Business|

          Ling Fang, Senior Vice-President - Asia-Pacific of Alstom, who have recently delivered its first electric locomotive to India, discusses the first ‘Made in India’ electric locomotive, and how Alstom is helping Indian Railways to become world’s first 100 per cent green rail system.