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 cleanliness on railway tracks, 07/07/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Saloni Singh & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 07/07/2015 regarding cleanliness on railway tracks.</p>
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National Green Tribunal seeks list of offenders dumping waste on railway tracks
Irked by the filth around railway tracks, the National Green Tribunal today slammed the Railways and directed it to submit a list of offenders who have refused to pay fine and dumped waste on the tracks.
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EIA remedies for air pollution during Orange Line construction ‘inadequate’
LAHORE: Environment activists have turned down as inadequate remedies proposed for air pollution during the construction of the Orange Line Metro Train in the environment impact assessment (EIA) report
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70 km rail tracks in Amreli to be made safe for lions
In an effort to prevent lion deaths in rail accidents, the state forest department has decided to fence both sides of the 70km railway tracks connecting Pipavav to Bhamar in Amreli district. Since 2013,
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Brazil Wooing Private Sector for Infrastructure Upgrades
BRASÍLIA—Brazil’s government is promising a more market-friendly approach to lure private-sector investors to upgrade the country’s roads, rail and ports. Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff is scheduled
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Konkan Railway treads the green path
Contributing to energy conservation and environment preservation through its daily operations, Konkan Railway (KR) has now changed all the light fittings in its 91 tunnels to LEDs, thus reducing the carbon
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Lucknow metro undertakes environment campaign to its project sites
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) is undertaking environment campaign at its project sites from June 1 to 5, 2015. Under this campaign, special housekeeping and environmental awareness
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Experts find fault with EIA of Orange Line project
LAHORE: The Technical Experts Committee, a body of the Environment Department of Punjab, has objected to figures and design of the Rs165 billion Orange Line Metro Project and directed the Lahore Development
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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu calls for concerted efforts to tackle climate change
NEW DELHI: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today called for concerted efforts across the world to address the issue of climate change. "The umbrella issue of climate change is far more important because
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Northern Railway rolls out first rail coach lit by solar panels
The Delhi division of the Northern Railway on Wednesday rolled out a non-AC coach lit by solar panels installed on its roof. Officials said this is the first time across railways that a solar photovoltaic