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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Visakhapatnam railway station cleanest, Darbhanga dirtiest: Survey
The survey was carried out on 407 stations Visakhapatnam railway station is the cleanest, followed by the one in Secunderabad, among the 75 busiest stations. According to a survey, the report of
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Pune railway station: From ‘dirtiest’ to among 10 of the cleanest
The Pune railway station has made it to the top 10 clean stations in the country and ranked ninth among 75 A1 category stations in the country. On Wednesday, Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu released
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Anand Vihar railway station fifth cleanest in Delhi
The Anand Vihar railway station has been ranked fifth cleanest among the A1 category stations surveyed in the latest Swachh Railway Report — the cleanest in the capital ahead of its more heralded rivals,
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Ahmedabad 7th cleanest A1 railway station
AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Railway station which ranked below 25 in terms of cleanliness in 2016 has now been ranked as the seventh cleanest station in the A1 category. Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and
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Ethiopia-Djibouti electric railway begins regular test run
The Ethiopia Railways Company will begin regular test runs on the route connecting the country to its neighbour Djibouti. A total of 30 locomotives – fifteen each for passengers and freight will be used
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Court concerned over railway water quality
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the authorities about the steps they have taken to improve the quality of drinking water at the Northern Railway stations and at their platforms. The court was hearing
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management in the railway station of Howrah, West Bengal, 25/04/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Ministry of Railways & Others dated 25/04/2017 regarding unhygienic conditions of platforms of
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Environment Tribunal stops Phase 2 of Standard Gauge Railway
Construction of the Sh63 billion Phase Two of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Nairobi to Naivasha has been stopped. National Environment Tribunal ordered the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) not
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Decarbonising the Indian Railways: scaling ambitions, understanding ground realities
If the Railways were to consider the 5 GW target, one of the first steps for its successful implementation, is to develop an understanding of the policy and regulatory scenario across various states, so
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Decarbonization of Indian railways: assessing balancing costs and policy risks
Complete decarbonization of the electricity demand of Indian Railways (IR) – transitioning from the current, largely fossil-fuel based energy mix to clean energy like solar and wind power – is likely to