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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FC to Help Railways to Reduce Green House Gases Emission by Over 64%
The projects will not only upgrade rail transport capacity but also increase market share of railways Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project of the railways is expected to bring in significant reductions
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Kerala Cabinet moots expanded monorail for Capital City
The State Cabinet has decided to extend the maximum probable route length of the proposed monorail project for the State Capital. Announcing this to newsperson after a meeting of the State Cabinet here
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Review of maritime transport 2011
The 2011 Review of Maritime Transport, published by the UNCTAD highlights challenges of adapting maritime transport to the impacts of climate change, primarily sea-level rise, and provides an update on
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Kerala mulls high-speed rail corridor project
A high-level meeting held here on Friday has decided to consult all political parties on ways to proceed with the proposed trans-Kerala high-speed rail corridor project to link Thiruvananthapuram with
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Work on Navi Mumbai Metro Rail begins
The much-awaited Navi Mumbai Metro Rail (NMMR) project is on track and foundation works for the first phase of line between Belapur and Pendhar has commenced, State-run planning agency CIDCO said today.
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Feasibility study on introducing a metro train service in Sri Lankan capital
Sri Lanka Railways Planning Director Wijaya Samarasinghe said that a feasibility study is now underway to introduce a metro train service in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo and its suburbs. The train
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World Bank to provide loan for Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
The World Bank on Thursday committed to finance the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor by signing a $975 million loan agreement with Ministry of Finance and Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL).
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World Bank Signs Loan Pact to Fund India Rail Project
The World Bank has signed a $975 million loan agreement with the Indian government to fund a railway freight project, a government statement said late Thursday. The project is part of India's dedicated
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Acquisitions block metro rail
Lack of transparency in the property acquisition and compensation process has become a stumbling block in the progress of Hyderabad Metro Rail works. Conflicting statements by the HMR and Greater Hyderabad
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Trials over, Rlys ready to use ‘zero-discharge’ toilets
Indian Railways has just moved a lot closer to eliminating the century-old system of train-toilets discharging into the tracks. After completing a successful round of trials, the Chennai-Allappey/Trivandrum