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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Drinking water a problem on trains, stations'
Even though the Indian Railways has taken over the catering service it has not been able to implement its policy on the desired lines and the problem of drinking water continues to be acute and a matter of concern in stations and moving trains. The Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by T.R. Baalu in its report, which was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, expressed concern that during inspection, the committee found that normal tap water was being used for drinking at most stations.
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Shortage of safe drinking water in trains: House panel
Express news service : New Delhi, Tue May 22 2012, 01:08 hrs The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways has said there is a scarcity of safe drinking water in long-distance trains across the country.
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Panel slams scarcity of potable water on trains, stations
NEW DELHI, 21 MAY: Expressing concern over the scarcity of safe drinking water at stations and trains, the parliamentary standing committee on railways has asked the railways to take effective steps to
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Govt moves to speed up big projects
New Delhi: Drawing flak for project delays, the government has decided to set up a dedicated forum to clear bottlenecks such as coal linkages and environmental and defence clearances that are major holdups.
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Rs 17,495-cr outlay for 13 Rly projects in NE
The Railways have projected an outlay of Rs 17,495 crore for completion of 13 new line projects in the North Eastern region. The new projects taken up by the Railways envisage to bring all the State capitals
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Projects worth Rs 5,000 cr derailed as land owners seek jobs under Mamata scheme
Three big-ticket railway projects, whose combined cost is more than Rs 5,000 crore, have hit a logjam as those from whom Indian Railways had acquired land for these projects are now demanding railway jobs
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Unsatisfactory bacteria level in some station water samples
Out of the over nine lakh water samples tested by the Indian Railways at its stations last year, over one lakh had “unsatisfactory” levels of bacteria and chlorine, the government told the Lok Sabha on
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Rlys seeks coal from Centre for Bengal plant
In order to realise a long-pending project announced by his party boss and predecessor Mamata Banerjee, Railway Minister Mukul Roy has sought coal from the Centre to start a thermal power plant in West
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Railways should rationalize tariffs: CAG report
Rejecting railway minister Mukul Roy's move to roll back hike in passenger fare, CAG said the way forward for the national transporter is to rationalize both passenger and freight tariffs to tide over
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Kerala plans to raise Rs 1 lakh cr for high speed rail corridor project
The Kerala Government is planning to raise Rs 1 lakh crore from a multilateral financial institution for funding the high speed rail corridor project. The project will connect Thiruvananthapuram with Udupi