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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Bullet train project gets closer to realisation
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The dreams of Amdavadis to reach Mumbai in less than two hours have moved a step closer to realisation. The detailed project report for the bullet train between Ahmedabad-Pune has been finally submitted to the railway board. The report has pegged the cost of the project, which covers nearly 530 km between Ahmedabad-Pune, at around Rs 56,000 crore.
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Review of maritime transport 2010
More than 80% of international trade in goods is carried by sea, and an even higher percentage of developing-country trade is carried in ships. The Review of Maritime Transport, an annual publication prepared by the Division on Technology and Logistics - UNCTAD secretariat, is an important source of information on this vital sector.
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Jumbo deaths: Forest dept looks for legal provisions to file cases against train drivers
SILIGURI, 29 NOV: The forest officials in north Bengal have planned to look for legal provisions from the Uttarakhand government to initiate cases against train drivers on charge of killing elephants following the court's order to sentence a train driver to three years rigorous imprisonment. Recently, it was reported that a court in Dehra Dun sentenced a train driver to three years
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Monorail to have station integration with suburban railway
The country's first monorail corridor that will link Jacob Circle with Chembur via Wadala will now have station integration with the suburban railway stations of Central Railway, Western Railway and Harbour Line, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) said.
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Didis dos & donts for jumbo corridors
Kolkata:The railway and forest ministries may finally work in tandem to save the elephant.
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Karnataka high-speed rail plan hits legal roadblock
A high-speed rail link (HSRL) project connecting Bangalore to its new international airport, proposed at a cost of Rs 6,000 crore and intended to reduce commuting time from the present one hour to 20 minutes, has hit speed breakers over the legal framework the project is to be implemented under.
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Rlys to go green in a big way
New Delhi: The railways is going green in a big way. The state-run transporter has initiated a slew of
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Western Railways refuses 4-hour break for metro project
The Western Railway (WR) on Monday said it would not be able to stop the city