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
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At 4.62km, Indias longest rail bridge
Engineers in Kochi are giving final touches to the 4.62-km-long rail bridge connecting the mainland to the proposed international container transshipment terminal on Vallarpadam island across the Vembanad lake in Ernakulam district of Kerala.
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Rlys switches to green track
Displays Bio-Toilets, Water Conservation Ideas At Exhibition Dwaipayan Ghosh | TNN
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KRC seeks partner for Sky Bus project
Asserting that the Konkan Railway Corporation is very serious in putting the long-delayed Sky Bus project on the right track, KRC Managing Director Anuragh Mishra has said the KRC will sign a MoU with Research and Development Organisation of the Indian Railways next week.
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Green flag must for Mamata
The forest in Purulia
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Railways mull new contract rules for eco-friendly toilets
Sharmistha Mukherjee / New Delhi August 11, 2009, 1:20 IST Indian Railways
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State seeks Railway land for industry
In a bid to put counter pressure on Railway minister Miss Mamata Banerjee for her alternative proposal for Singur, the state government now wants unutilised land belonging to the Railways for setting up of industrial parks for micro and small-scale industries.
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Nano year over, Mamata now talks industry in Singur
Having driven Tata Motors away from Singur, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday unveiled her own industrial plan for the abandoned site in Hooghly district. It won
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Mamata for coach factory at Singur
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her ministry was prepared to set up a rail coach factory at Singur, provided 600 acres of the 1,000-acre land earlier acquired by the Tatas to set up the
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Report and recommendation on request for inspection: Mumbai Urban Transport Project
The Project is a US$ 1 .I billion urban transport project which was approved on June 18, 2002. Of this total amount, US$463 million i s financed by an IBRD Loan and US$92 million by an IDA credit whereas the remaining US$568 million i s financed by the Government of India.
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Railways planning steps to check elephant casualties
Southern Railways plans to prune its train services and further reduce their speed to check increasing incidents of wild elephants being overrun by trains passing through the reserve forest area in the Coimbatore-Palakkad section.