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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Is Konkan Railway now a white elephant?
Are the routes on Konkan Railway (KR) a huge drain on the exchequer? Can they ever be financially viable? These are the questions being raised following repeated disruptions of rail traffic. In the last
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No land acquisition needed for metro
Public Roads, Govt Land Will Suffice, Says Metrolink Ahmedabad: The fact that land acquisition has become a sensitive issue across India has apparently handed the state government a new tool to market its prized metro rail project linking Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The Gujarat government is now touting it as ‘zero land acquisition project’.
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Wildlife, Railways to work hand in glove, Minimising elephant deaths
Steps will be taken to minimise elephant deaths due to train accidents with the assistance of the Railway and Wildlife Departments in the Anuradhapura District. Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister
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Versova-Andheri Metro trial run by December
The city’s first Metro rail trial run, for which a four-compartment train was procured last year, is likely to take place by December-end, after a delay of over a year, on the Versova-Andheri stretch.
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German Rail To Run On Sun, Wind To Keep Clients Happy
It won't be easy to run a national railway on renewable energy like wind, hydro and solar power but that is what Germany's Deutsche Bahn aims to do for one simple reason: it's what consumers want. Deutsche
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Land Bill hastened, talks shortened
Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday hinted at introducing the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Bill, 2011, in the current session of Parliament by cutting short the
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China to go slow on high-speed rail project
China has decided to slow down its high-speed rail project in the aftermath of the strong criticism evoked by July 23 bullet train crash and ordered its fast trains to cut down their speed giving priority
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Work on Metro Phase-III to begin in Nov
The civil construction work of Delhi Metro’s phase-III would begin in November this year after the DMRC received the Centre’s nod for the upcoming projects on Tuesday. According to Delhi Metro, the work
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FM hints at raising diesel price for cars
New Delhi:Running your diesel car may soon become more expensive. The government on Thursday said that it would consider a suggestion to remove subsidy on diesel used in passenger cars. “Fifteen per
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Eye on China’s upgrade, Govt plans 3 key railway lines, one to Tawang
With China in mind, India is embarking on a major infrastructure drive in Arunachal Pradesh, with plans for three railway lines in the border state, including one to connect the strategic Tawang plateau