Ramakrishnan T S

Ramakrishnan T S: A conservative estimation of tax revenue

That has been the signature item of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budgets

Ramakrishnan T S: Moving from cash to cashless

The focus should shift to encouraging cashless transactions with the framework of command and control and incentives

Ramakrishnan T S: Flexi-fare could ease Railways' revenue burden

It is a step in the right direction to eventually end cross-subsidy for passenger travel and reduce the loss to the exchequer

Ramakrishnan T S: Will flexi-fare for 'elite' trains work?

In the first of a two-part series, the writer analyses if introducing the flexi-fare system for 'elite' trains would make a difference to the Indian Railway's fortunes, considering that experiments wi

Ramakrishnan T S: Rationalise passenger transport to gain freight traffic

The capacity released thus would help the Indian Railways move freight traffic at an average speed of 50 km per hour. This would enable it to make inroads into transportation of non-bulk items

Ramakrishnan T S: A load too heavy for Indian Railways

Instead of analysing what was wrong with its freight service model, Indian Railways went for the knee-jerk measure of reducing freight rates. Result: loss in revenue. In such a situation it will be di

Ramakrishnan T S: Why high-speed rail is viable

Given that it is a low-energy, low-emission mode of transportation that can reduce costs significantly, India should not miss the opportunity to develop high-speed rail