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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Jaipur Metro starts operations
Jaipur Metro, touted as one of the fastest built metro systems in the country, was thrown open to public on Wednesday. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje flagged off the inaugural train on the 9.6-km-long
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding transportation, storage, loading and unloading of the minerals stocks by the East Coast Railway Division near Jakhpura Railway Station without taking consent of the Odisha Pollution Control Board
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Aswini Kumar Dhal Vs Odisha State Pollution Control Board & Ors. dated 29/05/2015. It is alleged in this application
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Rameswaram station goes green, gets more bio-toilet fitted railway coaches
Following the recent announcement in the railway budget to make Rameswaram a green station, the Madurai railway division has started allotting more bio-toilet fitted coaches to the station. One of the
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Trains to generate solar power soon
In an ambitious plan to tap solar energy, the Delhi division of the Northern Railway is all set to use trains to generate solar power by the year-end. For the purpose, the railway authorities will roll
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Traffic noise could increase risk of fat around midriff, says Swedish study
Exposure to road, rail and aircraft noise could be a physiological stressor that increases production of cortisol, which is thought to have role in fat deposits A pot belly might not simply be the product
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China prompts fury among environmentalists with plan for 5,300km railway THROUGH the Amazon rain forest
China has accelerated plans for a railway through the heart of the Amazon rainforest - prompting fury from environmentalists. On a visit to Brasilia today, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang unveiled his plans
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Plea in NGT seeks roll-on service for vehicles
With a view to curbing air pollution in Delhi-NCR, a plea was today moved in the National Green Tribunal seeking introduction of RORO service for commercial vehicles which are more than 10 years old.
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Railways asked to identify sites for mobile toilets near slums
The National Green Tribunal has directed Railways and Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to identify precise locations for installation of mobile toilets near slum clusters adjoining railway
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Solid waste along tracks being properly disposed
Even as the Railways on Wednesday claimed that it has successfully managed disposal of its municipal solid waste (MSW), it continues to reel under pressure of trash from illegal jhuggis along its tracks
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Metro and Monorail proposals in country, 30/04/2015
<p> </p> <p><strong>The following questions were raised: </strong></p> <p>(a) the proposal received by Government for Metro and Monorail in the country so far and the estimated cost of each project,