Cautioning against harmful effects of greenhouse gases due to fossil fuel use, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has advocated a paradigm shift in the energy scenario through the use of alternative energy like solar and wind power.
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MoU for transporting coal from MCL
The State Government signed an MoU with coal and railway ministries in New Delhi recently to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for evacuation of coal through rail from Talcher coalfields.
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JSW modernises Jaigarh Port to handle capesize ships
JSW Jaigarh Port achieved another significant distinction on April 17th , 2015 by becoming the first port on the Coast of Maharashtra to berth a capesize vessel, MV Indian Friendship (200000 DWT)
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Ajmer station to run on solar energy
Ajmer division of North Western Railway has decided to meet the power demand from solar energy. A feasibility report of this project said that fixing solar cells will cost Rs 1.16 crore to produce estimated 40 kw power every year.
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Post-Budget Impact Assessment
Increase in effective rates of additional duty of excise/customs levied on petrol and high speed diesel oil from Rs 2 per litre to Rs 6 per litre.
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Govt plans Rail Corp for ports
To bolster port development, the Centre plans to set up a Railway Corporation exclusively to build rail connectivity to 12 major ports.
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Rlys freight volume up in April-Sept
The Railways has registered an increase in freight traffic during the six months between April and September this year over the corresponding period last year.
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Liebherr LTR 1060 proves its off-road credentials in high Alpine terrain
A Liebherr LTR 1060 was driven around tight bends and on gradients of up to 40 per cent to the site at an altitude of 2020 metres to extend a tunnel on the Gornergrat railway in Zermatt in the Swiss Canton of Wallis.
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Study on Delhi-Amritsar high-speed route
Railways has undertaken a study to run trains at a high speed of 300 kmph on Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar route to reduce travel time to just about two-and-half hour from the existing six hour.
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Infrastructure and Its Ramifications for China and India
China and India have more reasons to expedite and deepen cooperation in urban infrastructure construction, says Dr Liu Youfa, Consul General of China in Mumbai
It is coincidental that both China and India have been attaching importance to infrastructure construction.