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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Bansal says schemes slow rail projects
Railways minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Friday said that railways is finding it “very difficult” to complete projects at the desired pace as new schemes are announced in response to demands of MPs.
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Performance audit of environment management in Indian railways
This Report (No. 21 of 2012-13- Performance Audit for the year ended 31 March 2011) has been prepared for submission to the President under Article 151 (1) of the Constitution of India. The report contains
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Performance audit of environment management in Indian railways
<p><span id="itro1">Indian railways is yet to finalise the technology for 'green toilets', despite two decades of experimentation says this CAG audit of the sector on managing environmental risks.</span></p>
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NCR rapid rail to come up to Panipat in phase I
Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath today announced that the government would develop the Regional Rapid Rail Transit System (RRRTS) in the National Capital Region in a phased manner. In the
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Railways look to solar power New Delhi station
In what could crown the New Delhi railway station as the first ‘green’ station in the city, the Delhi Division of Northern Railway is looking at the option of using solar energy to power the premises.
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HC halts acquisition of land for metro
The Madras High Court has set aside a May 2012 order of the revenue department, relating to resumption of a piece of land on EVR Periyar Salai near the Central Station here for the Chennai Metro Rail Limited
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Train-elephant collisions on decline
Recent efforts to reduce collisions between elephants and trains traversing natural habitats and corridors used by the animals appear to have made gains in Assam. Monitoring the movement of elephants
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Delhi-Mum trains at 200kmph?
New Delhi: Much before bullet trains become a reality, travel time between Delhi and Mumbai is likely to be halved with railways planning to launch semi-high speed trains with touching 200kmph. The services
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Japan to loan India $2.26 bn for freight corridor project
Infrastructure projects in India especially the Railways’ ambitious plan to build a dedicated freight corridor across the country got a shot in the arm on Tuesday. Sources said Japanese Prime Minister
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Vale wins environmental permit for Brazil rail expansion
Brazil's environmental regulator gave the world's No. 2 mining company Vale a green light on Monday to expand the Carajas railroad, a key part of its plans to increase iron ore output in the Amazon.