Coal: a heavy burden on the Indian railways
India’s power demand is rising more quickly than its renewable capacity additions, accelerating plans to mine, transport and burn up to 65% more thermal coal for electricity generation by 2030. Several
Rail Transport
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New panels to augment solar power at railway stations
PUNE: Several railway stations under the Pune division will soon be able to generate solar power. "The ministry of railways plans to introduce solar panels at different railway stations. The central
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No new projects without completion of land acquisition
Currently, only 70% of land needed to be acquired to start a project, which often led to stoppages and delays For the first time, no new rail lines will be built without completion of land acquisition
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Weedkiller ban would disrupt UK trains and raise ticket prices- study
LONDON (Reuters) - British travellers could face higher train fares and disruption to services if controversial weedkiller glyphosate is banned, a study said on Tuesday, in a move that could cost the rail
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste management from railway platforms of Delhi, 23/10/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Others Vs. Vivek Vihar Railway Station dated 23/10/2017 collection, transportation and disposal of the municipal solid waste
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Morocco prepares to test 'fastest train in Africa'
RABAT – Engineers in Morocco are preparing to test the Arab world's first high-speed railway this week with trains reaching 320 kilometres (200 miles) per hour, the country's rail office said Monday.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding emissions of locomotive engines, 04/10/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of S.K. Goyal Vs. Chairperson, CPCB & Others dated 04/10/2017 regarding emissions of locomotive engines.</p> <p>The Counsel appearing for Central
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste management of Howrah Railway Station, 04/10/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Ministry of Railways & Others dated 04/10/2017 regarding waste management of Howrah Railway Station.</p>
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Fourth Partner Energy to work on 10 MW solar projects for Railways
Fourth Partner Energy, a distributed solar company and a full service renewable energy service company (Resco), expects to close this year with a turnover of ₹250-300 crore, and take it up to over ₹1,000
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BYD Announces 1st Commercial SkyRail Line In Yinchuan, China
BYD announced that the first commercial application of its SkyRail monorail mass transit solution opened for operation in Yinchuan, China, on September 1, 2017. The SkyRail system in Yinchuan is the first
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Estimation of free speed of pedestrian flow on stairways at busy suburb rail transit station in India
<p>Free speed, the key parameter in the modelling of pedestrian flow, is the speed that a pedestrian desires to walk at. In this study free speed of pedestrians considering characteristics such as age,