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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State sits on mine projects
It will be quite some time before the proposed Hurashi and Chupervita open cast mine projects, an extension of the Rajmahal Coalfield Project, finally see the light of the day as the administration has not been able to acquire land for railway lines.
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Chandigarh-Baddi rail link hits roadblock
There has been little expansion of the rail network in Himachal Pradesh since Independence and almost all projects, except the Nangal-Talwara rail link, being pursued by the state government, have not gone beyond survey work.
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Proposed Kanhangad-Bangalore rail route to reduce distance by 309 kms
Naina J A,DH News Service,Mangalore: If everything goes well, soon a passenger from Kanhangad (in Kerala) can reach Bangalore within seven hours, thus reducing the existing travel time by 5 hours.
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Trains more harmful to climate than planes
London, June 8: A new study has suggested that greenhouse gas emissions generated by trains are much more higher than those produced by an airplane.
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DMRC help sought to put Colombo on track
The government has invited the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to help develop the Colombo City Mass Rapid Transit Project. The DMRC which had prepared a feasibility report for the project would be soon sending a team of senior officials led by Managing Director E. Sreedharan to Sri Lanka for further discussions.
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Environmental assessment of passenger transportation should include infrastructure and supply chains
To appropriately mitigate environmental impacts from transportation, it is necessary for decision makers to consider the life-cycle energy use and emissions. Most current decision-making relies on analysis at the tailpipe, ignoring vehicle production, infrastructure provision, and fuel production required for support. We present results of a comprehensive
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Viswom writes to Mamata Banerjee
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Forest Minister Benoy Viswom wrote to Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, calling for measures to prevent recurring deaths of wild animals on the railway track between Palakkad and Coimbatore.
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LRT budget pegged at Rs 5,038 crore
As work on the Noida corridor is almost on the verge of culmination, the Noida Authority has announced a budget of Rs 5,038 crore for the Light Rail Transit System to be extended upto Greater Noida.
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Mamata hope for jumbos - NGOs bank on new railway minister to save wildlife
Alipurduar, May 28: Twenty-four hours after a tusker was killed by the speeding Guwahati-bound Jhajha Express, wildlife NGOs are hoping that the new railway minister will be more proactive about saving animals from track deaths.
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KRC accused of releasing waste water into fields
Konkan Railway