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
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding railway locomotive engine emissions, 07/07/2014
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of S.K. Goyal Vs Ajay Tyagi, Chairperson CPCB & Others regarding railway locomotive engine emissions.</p> <p><a href="http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=6664"
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Railways at work on twin diesel headaches
DIESEL has become the source of major worries for Indian Railways, which raised fares by 4.5 per cent this week on account of escalating fuel spend. On top of that is emission from the thousands of diesel
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Forest dept seeks money for fencing, underpasses
Safety measures for lions are likely to figure in the state's budgetary provisions this year. The Gujarat forest and environment department has proposed fencing along the railway tracks and construction
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Delhi metro to extend to Faridabad, work expected to complete by 2017
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the extension of metro rail from YMCA Chowk to Ballabhgarh in Faridabad. Rs.564 crore sanctioned An amount of
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Only 38 of city's 157 infrastructure projects completed: CAG
MUMBAI: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has, in a strongly worded audit report, rapped the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) and the principal secretary, state
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Monorail: Natpac may prepare mobility plan
‘Poor response’ from the two Corporations to request for plan erala Monorail Corporation Ltd. (KMCL), the Special Purpose Vehicle set up to execute the Rs.5,581-crore monorail project in Thiruvananthapuram
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Metro Village: Greens to approach NGT
Green activists are now considering to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking relief from Kochi Metro agencies' decision to continue with land reclamation for the proposed Kochi Metro village
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Work begins on mass transit project feasibility
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has accelerated work on Peshawar Rapid Mass Transit System to ease the traffic pressure on the main thoroughfares in the provincial metropolis. The government has initiated
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'Swanky' Hyderabad Metro opens for public in July
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metro Rail’s “model station” in Uppal, which is in the final stages of completion, will be thrown open to the public in July to seek their feedback and suggestions and make changes
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Noida Metro gets Centre’s nod, to come up by 2017
The long-awaited Metro rail link between Noida and Greater Noida has got a green signal from the urban development ministry. In a board meeting held on Wednesday, the ministry approved Delhi Metro Rail