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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Monorail, metro hit by rail block?
Mumbai: The Mumbai suburban railway authorities seem to be playing spoilsport for the city
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Rlys wants Orissa to stop loading of illegally mined ore
Hit by the ban on loading and unloading of iron ore in certain goods sheds in Orissa, the Indian Railways had stated that the State Government should devise a
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Discrepancy in state stand on Singur alleged
Mr Partha Chatterjee, Leader of the Opposition, today demanded that the state government should come clean on the treaty signed between the Tatas and the state government on the aborted small car project in Singur.
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MinesMin wants railways to check transport of illegal ore
Angered by illegally mined iron ore finding its way out of Orissa through the railways, the Mines Ministry today demanded that the transport monolith must evolve an effective mechanism to check illegal movement of the mineral through its network.
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Mass rejected transit system
It cost Rs 1,171 crore, took 16 long years to build and was projected to carry six lakh people a day. Chennai's Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) covers a distance of about 20 km and passes through (mostly as an elevated structure) some of the most congested localities in the city.
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Private sector participation in urban rail: getting the structure right
There is growing interest in using rail transit
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Does Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) co-exist with human beings? A case study from the Rajaji National Park, India
This article is a part of a long-term study on the behavioral biology of Asian elephant in the Rajaji National Park.
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Land acquisition for new rail line awaits state nod
March 29: Revenue authorities have formed teams to expedite the land acquisition for proposed railway line from Obulavaripalli in Kadapa district to Krishnapatnam in SPSR Nellore district.
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Going off track
Mamata Banerjee's decision on the land acquisition policy for the dedicated freight corridor has very serious implications A K Bhattacharya / New Delhi March 30, 2010, 0:22 IST Rail Bhavan mandarins are quick to point out that in spite of their many similarities, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee and her predecessor, Lalu Prasad, are different at least in one crucial respect.
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Bogibeel bridge to be ready by 2012
DoNER Minister BK Handique today assured that both the Bogibeel bridge and the Lumding-Badarpur gauge conversion project will be completed by 2012. Speaking to mediapersons on the sideline of a function here at the Guwahati railway station, Handique said that some external funding was required for the Bogibeel project and once that was secured, the work will be expedited.