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Ashwini Vaishnaw, union minister for railways, IT and electronics, and information and broadcasting. He was speaking at The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence on Saturday, where he received the Business Reformer of the Year award.

Here are this year’s winners who exemplify extraordinary leadership, innovation, and contribution: Reformer of the Year: Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, Electronics & Information Technology and Information & Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw, a Wharton Business School alumnus and former IAS officer, has driven India's transformation into a manufacturing hub. Under his leadership, Indian Railways is undergoing a historic modernization push with significant capital expenditure. From encouraging local production of mobile phones and IT hardware to upgrading rolling stock for railways, his vision creates a conducive environment for public and private investment. Business Leader of the Year: Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group Under Kumar Mangalam Birla's visionary leadership, the Aditya Birla Group has reached remarkable milestones, surpassing $100 billion in market capitalisation. The group expanded its footprint across cement, paints, and branded jewellery while strengthening its core sectors. Known for his focus on scale and innovation, Birla’s legacy as a transformative business leader continues to thrive.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. On 25 February, the Avishkar Hyperloop student team from IIT-Madras and the railway ministry along with ArcelorMittal, Hindalco and Larsen & Toubro unveiled the Hyperloop test track. Once commissioned, it could cut Delhi-Jaipur travel (250km) to 30 minutes compared with 1 hour by air and 4–5 hours by road.

European Commission to simplify the EU AI Act, said Michael McNamara, co-chair of European Parliament's AI Working Group.

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, said that Assam will also see the introduction of two Amrit Bharat Trains within the next 10 months, along with two new intercity train services connecting Guwahati to Silchar and Agartala. Vaishnaw attended the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit in Guwahati and delivered a talk during one of the sessions. A new mega railway workshop will be established in Basbari, Bodoland, fulfilling a key commitment under the Bodoland agreement while accelerating industrial growth. Additionally, a dedicated mid-life reconstruction facility for locomotives will be set up in Lumding to enhance railway operations and maintenance. He further stated that Guwahati Railway Station is undergoing a major transformation into a world-class facility, incorporating a 12-storey IT park to foster technological innovation and employment.

Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. In a virtual address at the MP Global Investors Summit (GIS) 2025 after the signing of a power purchase agreement with the state, Railways Minister Vaishnaw said the government has set a target of making railways net zero by 2030.

Vande Bharat train services having chair cars are operational on the Indian Railways network as of January 2025, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Rajya Sabha in a written reply. The Minister also said that overall occupancy in these trains is almost 100 per cent.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union cabinet on Friday approved a bill to replace the more than six-decade-old Income Tax Act,1961 with a new, simpler and easy-to-understand law, as part of the government's regulatory reforms.

National Commission for Safai Karamchari (NCSK) for three more years.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Generative AI pioneer OpenAI has begun discussions to house data of its Indian users within the country, three executives who attended Wednesday's New Delhi meeting with the company's chief executive said. “OpenAI is looking for ways to expand its India presence, which is a natural process since India is one of the biggest developer ecosystems for the company.

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw met OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to discuss India’s comprehensive AI strategy, encompassing GPUs, models and applications. Vaishnaw shared on X that Altman expressed willingness to collaborate with India on all three fronts.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Wingify founder Paras Chopra has set his sights on getting access to subsidised graphic processing units (GPUs) from the government to help with his next big idea, a foundational artificial intelligence model. Last week, electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced at a press briefing that 10,000 GPUs at a common compute facility will soon go online.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Centre’s India AI Mission, which seeks to bring India up to speed with the US, China and the rest of the world in artificial intelligence (AI), could be pivotal for India to avoid repeating the mistakes it made with semiconductor and mobile phone manufacturing, industry veterans told Mint.

Ashwini Vaishnaw has praised Chinese startup DeepSeek for shaking up the sector with its low-cost AI assistant, likening its frugal approach to his government's efforts to build a localized AI model.

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways of India shared a video capturing a breathtaking sight of the Vande Bharat, India’s most iconic train, crossing the world’s highest railway bridge, the Chenab Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir. The dream of connecting Kashmir by rail has been a long-cherished aspiration, promising to transform the region by boosting tourism, horticulture, trade, travel, and education. Now, this remarkable moment was shared on X and has taken the internet by storm.

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting ended on Friday, Indian leaders said they could see trust for India in eyes of all global leaders and that was reflected in investment commitments totalling over Rs 20 lakh crore with Maharashtra grabbing the biggest pie of almost 80 per cent. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who led the largest ever Indian delegation of five Union ministers and several leaders from states including three chief ministers, said trust and talent are the biggest factors attracting the world to India.

Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. Speaking at a session during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here, the minister said inclusive growth remains a key pillar of the country's economic blueprint, alongside continued focus on manufacturing, services and simplification of laws.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With Golden quadrilateral of high speed train network in mind, Vaishnaw says Railways to work on new bullet train corridors in North, East and South as proposed in BJP manifesto The government proposes to expand the coverage of high-speed trains, laying the ground for them to run on new routes along the lines of the golden quadrilateral highway network.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The general mood is upbeat at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF), though day one at Davos coincided with a flurry of executive orders by US President Donald Trump immediately after he took oath.

8th Pay Commission. This will result in revision of not only the salary of all central government employees including armed forces but also the pensioners.