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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Sreedharan meets Naidu, discusses metro rail projects
Metro rail expert E Sreedharan on Saturday met with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and discussed the proposed metro rail projects for Vijayawada and Visakapatnam and its feasibility
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on environment management in Indian railways –workshops, sheds and production units
Picking holes in the environment management by Indian railways, Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found there were no specific instructions by the Railway Board for installation of Effluent
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Environment management in Indian railways – stations, trains and tracks: Public Accounts Committee (2014-15)
Public Accounts Committee (2014-15) present this Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on `Environment Management in Indian Railways – Stations, Trains and Tracks’ based on C&AG Report No.21 of 2012-13 Union
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution from the Railway locomotive engines, 24/11/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of S.K. Goyal Vs. Sh. Ajay Tyagi, Chairperson, CPCB & Others dated 24/11/2014 regarding pollution from the Railway locomotive
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Rail and road transport plan big push for bio-diesel
NEW DELHI: Railways has decided to power a fleet of 4,000 locomotives with alternative fuels such as bio-diesel as an attempt to move towards a cleaner environment and decrease its dependency on diesel.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the problem of human evacuation and waste dumping along the rail tracks, 27/10/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 27/10/2014 regarding the problem of human evacuation and waste
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Metro Village: Kerala High Court Orders Status Quo on Filling of Wetlands
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ordered that status quo be maintained with respect to the filling of wetland for setting up metro village in connection with the Kochi Metro rail project. A
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Activists urge detailed study of metro plan
The Union ministry of urban development's observations on the proposed metro project has prompted NGOs to urge the Centre to approve the project only after an elaborate scrutiny. The Union ministry
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Environment Ministry OKs $2.2B North Galilee Basin Rail Project On 23 Conditions
Environment Minister Greg Hunt approved over the weekend the $2.2 billion North Galilee Basin Rail project. However, the final approval would be based on Indian mining company Adani meeting 23 conditions.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollutants discharged from running passenger train toilets on the railway tracks, 25/09/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kapil Malaiya & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 25/09/2014 regarding pollutants discharged from running passenger