Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Observant commuters may notice that in some rail systems, traditional wooden ties are being replaced with those made from reinforced concrete. Concrete ties may be stronger and more durable than wooden ones, but are they environmentally friendlier? The production of concrete, particularly the manufacture of the cement used in it, …
Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain yesterday said the government has taken up a number of programmes for modernisation and development of the railway sector. Several procurement projects involving about Tk 1700 crore are being implemented and that the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) has already approved Tk 1500 …
Bankura by now has become synonymous with Basudeb Acharia. For the eight-time MP from this constituency in West Bengal, increasing connectivity between his home turf and the rest of the country has been of foremost importance. He argues that better connectivity spurs development. Acharia being chairman of the parliamentary central …
Project estimated to cost Rs 12,000 cr. Mumbai, May 1 The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is planning a 100-km network of monorail in the Mumbai metropolitan area in next seven years. The project is likely to cost about Rs 12,000 crore. The work for laying the first phase …
KOCHI: In a move aimed at giving impetus to the Sabari rail project, the State Government has decided to go on fast track mode to acquire land for its speedy implementation, district collector M Beena said. A high-level meeting held in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday decided to speed up acquisition of …
Shimla: Work on the Rs 350.33-crore first phase of the 66-km Bhanupali-Bilaspur rail project will commence soon. As per a communication received by the state government, 20-km stretch of the rail track will be laid in the first phase. As per the approval granted by the Centre, 25 per cent …
Royal Wheels specially brought to Jaipur B2B session for State tourism ends optimistically JAIPUR: The travel industry has evinced a keen interest in Rajasthan
Pakistan Railway (PR), an important mode of transportation in the farthest corners of the country, has fallen victim to the ill planning and apathy of the concerned circles. Bad infrastructure, dilapidated carriages, lack of facilities at railway stations and increasing fares have forced the passengers to switch over to other …
JUST how neglected the Bangladesh Railway (BR) has been since the country's independence is driven home by some eye-opening statistics cited at a roundtable recently. Not only has it lost over 40 percent of its land resource to illegal occupation, the size of its inventory with which it had originally …
Over 40 percent of the land belonging to Bangladesh Railway (BR) has been encroached over the years, proper use of which could make the railway a very profitable sector, speakers told a roundtable yesterday. The railway sector has the potential to be developed as the cheapest and most convenient mass …
President Obama on Thursday highlighted his ambition for the development of high-speed passenger rail lines in at least 10 regions, expressing confidence in the future of train travel even as he acknowledged that the American rail network, compared with the rest of the world
Japan has agreed to provide assistance for three projects, including Karachi Circular Railway project (KCR), sixth secondary transmission and grids project of Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco) and New Khanki Barrage. Japan may make formal announcement in the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) meeting scheduled in Tokyo on April 17. …
The government is going to build a new rail track from Laksam to Chinki Astana on Dhaka-Chittagong route, said a PID handout. The new rail track, a part of the second rail track on Dhaka-Chittagong route, would be 61 kilometres long. Financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the project …
Pakistan Railways fuel stock will exhaust by end of the current month and it will be facing problem in plying trains countrywide on all routes due to financial shhortfall to pay the suppliers. Sources said to the Business Recorder that Pakistan Railways operation might suffer if its stocks dropped. Finance …
The wind power plant is expected to generate 25.9 million units annually, which will offset the total annual energy requirement of 25 million units of ICF INTEGRAL Coach factory (ICF), under the Ministry of Railways, has launched the first green energy project of the Indian Railways by installing a 10.5 …
Mumbai The Oshiwara Railway Station project received a major setback recently with the World Bank withdrawing its funding as the project was delayed. Sources said it was because of the non-completion of two Road Over Bridges (ROB) and the non-closure of the Ram Mandir level crossing. Without the closure of …
