Indian Railways' Research Design & Standard Organisation (RDSO) is developing locomotive prototype which will run on LNG. The Railways plans to build around 20 LNG-based locomotives once the prototype proves to be successful. The Railways expects to halve the operating cost of locomotives even at the current enhanced LNG prices.
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Rs 5,749 cr budget recommended for IMCs on corridor
For the seven integrated manufacturing clusters (IMC) to be set up along the Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata corridor, Rs 5,749 crore Central budgetary commitment has been recommended by an inter-ministerial panel. It recommended the fund support for a period of 15 years.
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Tata’s Ginger Hotels among bidders for rail complexes
Ginger Hotels of the Tata Group is among the bidders for the projects of the Rail Land Development Authority's (RLDA) 15 multi-functional complexes (MFCs) out of 43 MFCs offered for development this year till now. RLDA is a statutory authority established by the Union Ministry of Railways for generating non-fare revenue from railway land.
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Improved fire and smoke alarm system in trains
Indian Railways has developed a fire & smoke detection system to be installed on train coaches for passengers safety. The system is capable of checking and giving alarm to passengers during initial stages of fire, thereby giving valuable time for shifting to safe areas and evacuation, says government reports.
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Railways to develop fuel saving system for its locomotives
A highly fuel efficient, Common Rail Electronic Direct Fuel Injection (CReDI) system is to be developed by Indian Railways for its fleet of diesel locomotives. It is to alleviate the effect of rising fuel prices and increasing pollution from transport sector. The system is expected to save about Rs 500-600 crore annually on the railways fuel bill and reduce emissions by 30 per cent.
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Mumbai Metro project cost escalates to Rs 4,321 cr
The price of MumbaiÂ’s first metro rail between Versova, Andheri and Ghatkopar, being constructed by Reliance Infrastructure-led Mumbai Metro One (MMOPL) has shot up by 84 per cent, reveal a information elicited under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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Delhi Metro Phase III to cross rail tracks, flyover
In its Phase III, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will attempt to construct the line over a railway line as well as two loops of a flyover, situated between the turning to Okhla Phase III and Ishwar Nagar Metro stations.
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Land transfer to metro rail firms
The Union Cabinet recently approved the proposal for treating 50:50 joint ownership metro rail companies like DMRC at par with CPSUs for transfer of land. This will allow to transfer/alienation of land including defence land to metro rail companies having 50:50 partnership between the Government of India
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DFC gets green nod
The ambitious project of Indian Railways, Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) Project passing through Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Mumbai has been cleared by the Supreme Court after hearing under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
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Fuel saving locomotive at Railways
Yet another milestone in introduction of fuel-efficient technologies for diesel engines has been achieved with Indian Railways manufacturing the first multi-genset locomotive in India.