nion Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that in view of the rapid, sustained growth in demand for travel, the capacity of major cities to originate new trains needs to be doubled from the current level in the next 5 years.
RailOne, the SuperApp of Indian Railways has achieved a major milestone of surpassing 2 crore downloads in less than 8 months of its launch, and has also crossed the 5 lakh ticket mark per day this month.
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre, all State governments and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking response on a public interest litigation (PIL) plea filed by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay.
In a major push towards technology-driven governance and innovation-led transformation, the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, today announced the RailTech Policy and the complete digitisation of the
Under the Indian Railways' flagship "52 Reforms in 52 Weeks" initiative, Union Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, today announced the RailTech Policy and the complete digitisation of the Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) as Reform Number Three and Reform Number Four. The Rail Tech Policy ai
Senior Advocate Pinky Anand backed the court's move, saying the content appeared deliberate. "It (NCERT book's content) is surely calculated and targeted... You have picked one institution then there cannot be a good reason behind that, it automatically goes in the wrong direction and tha
Union Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has invited startups and innovators to collaborate with the government through 'Rail Tech Portal' to solve difficult problems with technology within the Indian Railways. Speaking at the DNPA Conclave on Thursday, the Minister described the portal
Speaking at the DNPA Conclave, the Minister emphasised that the changing nature of the internet requires platforms to prioritise the safety of all citizens. The Minister stated that platforms must wake up to their role in protecting society.
"I will request that platforms must wake up, must
In a social media post on X, the minister said, "India is becoming the smartphone manufacturing factory for the world." Sharing the data, he added that the smartphone exports for the calendar year 2025 (January to December) reached USD 30 billion. Last month, Vaishnaw had highlighted that In
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw met Tarun Mehta, Co-founder and CEO of Ather Energy, and discussed advancements in vehicle electronics and the role of the India Semiconductor Mission in strengthening intelligent vehicle systems and road safety.
Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has written to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw seeking improvement in rail services in Jodhpur and Western Rajasthan railways, particularly regarding the operation of 'Ashram' and 'Mandore' Expresses.
Speaking on the occasion, Vaishnaw said, "A new train service has been launched between Bhopal and Dhanbad. In Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term, so many projects for Madhya Pradesh have been approved as have never been approved since independence. Projects worth Rs 48,000 crore h