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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Approach Ministry of Environment and Forests for mining: Supreme Court to Metro
The Supreme Court today asked the Jaipur Metro Development Authority to seek permission from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for carrying out sand mining from river bed for its metro rail project. A special forest bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and C K Prasad said the MoEF shall consider within 10 days any application moved by the metro corporation for excavating sand from the river bed. The apex court passed the direction after Attorney General G E Vahanvati told the bench that the project development had been adversely affected after the Rajasthan High Court recently restrained any type of mining activities from Banas river.
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SC order on mining of sand today
Jaipur: Those development projects which came to a halt for want of bajari (sand) will be anxiously looking forward to the Supreme Court decision on Monday as there is a desperate need to resume the work soon to meet the deadline. The Supreme Court has fixed the hearing for Monday after a team of officials from the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) and the Jaipur Development Authority filed a special leave petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court, following a Rajasthan High Court order against mining sand from the Banas river.
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Government giving 2 hoots to city’s water woes'
KOCHI: Coming down heavily on the Kerala Water Authority, the High Court on Wednesday said that successive court orders directing the authorities to provide adequate potable water for Kochiites have fallen on deaf ears. “Potable water is essential to the residents of the district and the situation is very grave. Newspaper reports are pouring in daily on the agitation for water.
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Govt objects to Rapid Railway extension till heart of city, ministry to reconsider
With the NCR Planning Board having sent financial models for the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) to state governments for approval, the Delhi government has raised objections to the RRTS entering
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Monorail system in Guwahati
GUWAHATI: Engineering Projects India Limited on Tuesday made a presentation before Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on the feasibility of the monorail system in Guwahati. The company that such a system was feasible
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Union Minister backs HP claim on green bonus, Leh rail project
The Union Minister of Planning, Science and Technology Ashwani Kumar, on Monday, termed Himachal Pradesh’s demand for green bonus - payment of environment services - as legitimate and said he would help
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Plan panel group wants Rail Tribunal to fix passenger fares
In a move that would dilute the authority of Railways to fix passenger fares, a Planning Commission group has suggested giving the powers to decide tariffs to the Railways Rate Tribunal (RET), a quasi-judicial body which adjudicates freight disputes. "The scope of Railway Rates Tribunal can be expanded to cover passenger fares and parcel tariff also," said a report of the working group which was set up by Planning Commission to suggest steps to strengthen the Railways.
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A Train to Nowhere
The other surprise in the railway budget is a new line that Mamata Banerjee wished in the heart of Buxa Tiger Reserve DEEP INSIDE the core of Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal and at the heart of a vast
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Metro to be extended up to Faridabad
Extension of Delhi Metro rail services into the satellite town of Faridabad in Haryana was cleared on Monday with the DMRC and the Haryana Government signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for extension of the metro corridor from Badarpur to Faridabad (YMCA). The MoU was signed by Haryana Government Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary (Town and Country Planning Department) S. S. Dhillon and DMRC Project and Planning director Kumar Keshav. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, DMRC managing director Mangu Singh were also present.
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Faridabad Metro link gets nod
The Delhi Metro’s extensions into the national capital region got a shot in the arm on Monday with the Haryana government signing an MoU with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the extension of