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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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining activity on the Manakpur Fezabad Rail Route. Uttar Pradesh, 25/04/2016
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kirti Vardhan Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh regarding illegal mining activity on the Manakpur Fezabad Rail Route. Uttar Pradesh, 25/04/2016. NGT
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Tracking elephants as new railway cuts Kenya
Dangling from a helicopter with a high powered rifle, a Kenyan vet fires drugged darts at elephants to sedate them so they can be fitted with satellite collars. Ten minutes after the elephant is darted,
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Monitoring greenhouse gas emissions of transport activities in Chinese cities
Rapidly growing transport activities in urban areas are a big challenge for mitigating climate change. This paper provides a detailed approach for setting-up an emissions monitoring system for urban passenger
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Railways sign agreement for upkeep of bio-toilets
Nashik: Alarmed by the rate of failure of bio-toilets fitted in 53 coaches of trains maintained by Bhusawal division, largely because of the people not following instructions, has forced Railways to enter
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Rlys to transport water from Miraj to drought-hit Latur
Kolhapur: State revenue minister Eknath Khadse on Tuesday said the railways will transport water to the drought-affected Latur from Miraj in the next 8-10 days. He made the announcement after a meeting
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NGT notice to Railways over groundwater use
Massive extraction of groundwater by the Railways to clean train coaches and platforms has caught the attention of the National Green Tribunal, which on Thursday asked the national transporter to respond
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Metro Rail to go solar in six months
In six months, Chennai Metro Rail may have its first solar power generation facilities with a production capacity of 1MW. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), they have signed
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Decide slum rehabilitation expeditiously: NGT to Delhi govt
The National Green Tribunal today directed Delhi government and other concerned authorities to expeditiously decide on rehabilitation of slum clusters near railway tracks. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson
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Bio-toilets in 2,000 ECoR train coaches
Bhubaneswar: The Khurda Road division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has set a target to install bio-toilets in 2,000 train coaches during 2016-17 as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission. This information
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50 rail coaches lit up by solar panels being made in Jodhpur
Come March-end, and 50 rail coaches equipped with solar panels will be rolled out from the North Western Railway (NWR) workshop in Jodhpur. Fitted on the roofs of the coaches, the solar panels will