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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1,162 trees to be hacked, 389 shifted for Metro
The Hyderabad Metro Rail, to minimise damage to the environment due to its project between Nagole-Mettuguda and Miyapur-Ameerpet stretches, has decided to relocate some trees and set up compensatory plantations.
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Rupee depreciation set to hit infrastructure projects
Effect to vary, though power projects dependent on imported equipment and foreign borrowing may see major cost issue. The rupee’s depreciation is set to hit infrastructure sector projects dependent
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Agreement signed to develop a private metro link in Haryana
The Union Urban Development Ministry, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Haryana Government signed a memorandum of understanding here on Thursday for the development of the metro link between Sikanderpur
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MMRDA ropes in public transport operators for smart card plan
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has set the ball rolling for setting up a smart card-based single ticket system for all modes of transport in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
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PMO steps in to speed up freight corridor plan: asks Maha, UP To Fast-Track Land Acquisition
New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office has stepped in to accelerate UPA’s pet project — the dedicated freight corridor. The PMO called chief secretaries of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh for a meeting
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Rs 2,345 crore sought for upgrading rail network
BHUBANESWAR: A slew of proposals for expansion and augmentation of rail network and development of allied rail facilities in Odisha was presented to the Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in Delhi by the
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Company wires kill elephants, Orissa wants Central funds to fix them
Elephants are frequently being electrocuted in Orissa and the government has sought to fix live wires with Central funds not meant for such an exercise, a request questioned by Central officials as well
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Review of developments in transport in Asia and the Pacific 2011
The Review of Developments in Transport in Asia and the Pacific 2011 is a biennial publication of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The review contains:
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Metro Ph-IV to link remote NCR areas
With the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) all ready to start the preparation of the Detailed Project Report for Phase IV, efforts are on in right earnest to integrate remote areas on the outskirts of
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State seeks special financial package of Rs.11,000 crore
Manmohan to take up the issue with Pranab Mukherjee Chief Minister Oommen Chandy met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Monday with a delegation of eight of his Cabinet colleagues and sought over Rs.11,000 crore as a special financial package for the development of the State.