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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Metro Rail: Land owners meet CM for fair price
KOCHI: A delegation of nearly 60 land owners to be affected by the Kochi Metro Rail-related land acquisition drive along Banerjee Road and the road from Jose Junction to Ernakulam South Railway station, along with Hibi Eden MLA, met Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, on Saturday. The meeting was held regarding the fixing of land price under the project.
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Railway budget should include more projects for the NE
GUWAHATI, March 11: The NF Railway Mazdoor Union has appealed to the Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi for take steps for the development of the north-eastern region. The union has submitted a memorandum
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US$ 278 million loan from China to extend Sri Lanka's southern coastal rail line
Sri Lanka is to obtain a US$ 278 million loan from China to extend the Southern coastal railway line from Matara to Kataragama. The Ministry of Finance has announced that the Exim Bank of China has
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‘Odourless’ bio-toilets for Railways soon
Passengers travelling in long-distance trains will soon get respite from the stench of toilets with Railways set to replace them with "odourless" bio-toilets. With a view to providing more hygienic conditions,
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Long-distance trains to have 'odourless' bio-toilets
Passengers travelling in long-distance trains will soon get respite from the stench of toilets with the railways set to replace them with “odourless” bio-toilets. With a view to provide more hygienic
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Rs120-crore revamp plan for Dadar station unveiled
Come 2014, Dadar will be a model railway station in the country. Union railway minister Dinesh Trivedi, who was on a visit to Mumbai, on Friday announced a Rs120-crore revamp plan for Dadar station, promising
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Nagpur Metro site inspection begins
The Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) took the first step towards providing the growing city population with mass rapid transport system by holding preliminary site inspection for Nagpur Metro along with project consultant DMRC on Thursday. NIT Chairman Pravin Darade led the team to routes previously suggested by L&T Ramboll, which had prepared the initial feasibility study report for this project. NMC Commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal also accompanied the team that later had a detailed discussion at the NIT headquarter.
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Govt earmarks Rs 500 cr for Metro project
AHMEDABAD: The city has over 30 lakh vehicles, which include 20 lakh two-wheelers. This is 22 per cent of the total vehicles registered in Gujarat, the state assembly on Thursday was informed by urban development minister Nitin Patel in his reply to Naroda MLA Mayaben Kodnani's question. The minister said that to ease off congestion on the city roads, the government has taken measures like Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) and Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro project.
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After successful Horti train trial, Punjab may get one
Jalandhar: After the successful trial of the first horticulture train, a specially-created temperature-maintained, 1,600-MT capacity train, from Bhusawal in Maharashtra to Azadpur mandi in New Delhi a
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India initiates rail route plan through Central Asia
India has taken the lead in what it calls “kickstarting” an “international north-south corridor” from Iran to Russia via Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan to ensure a seamless connectivity to Central Asia. New