India’s first hydrogen fuel cell train set to transform sustainable rail transport
Indian Railways is set to usher in a new era of sustainable mobility with the launch of India's first Hydrogen Fuel Cell Train Set.
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S Railway managed to save 5.88 lakh tons CO2 emission
Southern Railway has managed to save carbon-dioxide emission by 5.88 lakh tons leading to a saving of ₹377 crore as a result of various steps taken…
NCL dispatches 3.87L tonnes of highest-ever coal in a day
Coal India arm Northern Coalfields Ltd dispatched the highest ever coal in a single day on August 27, the coal ministry said
Indian Railways looks to run trains on hydrogen fuel cell
Under the flagship programs of the Government, 'Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Batteries' and 'National Hydrogen Mission', to cut down on the Green House Gas (GHG) emission…
SW Railway transports 14 million tonne freight
The South Western Railway (SWR) transported a record 14 million tonnes of essential freight, including cement, coal, iron ore, and fertilisers from April to July of…
Steel Minister holds performance review meeting of CPSEs
Union Minister of Steel Ram Chandra Prasad Singh held Video Conference with Chairman, SAIL, CMDs of NMDC and MECON, to review the activities and performance of…
Indian Railways on way to become largest green railways
Indian Railways (IR) is working in mission mode to become the largest Green Railways in the world and is moving towards becoming a net zero carbon…
Indian Railways loads highest ever freight of 114.8 MT
Indian Railways Freight made the highest ever loading of 114.8 Metric Tonne (MT) for the month of May and earned Rs 11,604.94 crores from freight loading,…
India to play a big part in reaching climate goals
Global efforts to arrest climate change and keep Earth liveable will fail without a jumbo-sized effort from India to halt emissions growth that could wipe out…
Hitachi ABB Power Grids to supply transformers to Railways
Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India has bagged order worth Rs 160 crore to supply transformers to Indian Railways.
National Rail Plan to create Future Ready Railway System
Indian Railways has received a record outlay of Rs 1,10,055 crore, of which Rs 1,07,100 crore is for capital expenditure.
Ministry of Railways rolls out Iron Ore Policy 2021
A new iron-ore policy, Iron Ore Policy 2021, governing allocation of rakes and transportation of iron-ore has been issued on date by Indian Railways.
Initiatives being taken to augment coal infrastructure
The coal ministry has said the government is taking several initiatives to augment the coal evacuation infrastructure, including laying new railway lines.
Robust power islanding facility for Delhi to prevent blackouts
The government proposes to put in robust islanding facility for power supplies to prevent electricity disruptions in Delhi, especially for essential services, in case of grid…
40th 6,000 HP Electric Loco from BLW flagged off
Banaras Locomotive Works, Varanasi, has surpassed it’s own record of manufacturing 31 electric locomotives in a month, achieved in July 2020 with the turnout of the…
Dighawara-Bandikui railway route has been electrified
Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways inaugurated newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section of North Western Railway and flagged off first train on this newly electrified route.
InterModal station in resonance with Environmental Impact
Speculation is around the corner that about 7,000 trees are proposed to be felled for the proposed InterModal Station Project (IMS) at Ajani in Nagpur.
India to float bids for 22.5 GW of solar power soon
India will invite competitive bids close to 22.5 GW of new tenders for solar power projects by December end while about 43 GW of capacity is…
NTPC Mauda expands its footsteps towards ash utilisation
In an effort to contribute towards 100% utilisation of fly ash, NTPC Mauda expanded its footsteps towards ash utilisation by sending the by-product to cement manufacturers…
SW Railways set to harness solar energy for stations
South Western Railway (SWR) has installed solar panels on the roof of its stations, terraces of its buildings and at level-crossing gates across Karnataka to harness…
CIL floats Rs 4,970 Cr tender for east west rail corridor
CIL has floated a tender worth Rs 4,970 crore for construction of 135 KM east west rail corridor in Chhattisgarh to evacuate 65 MT coal from…
WCL set to double rail despatch to meet coal demand
Western Coalfields Ltd has drawn an ambitious roadmap to almost double its coal despatch capacity through rail mode to meet additional demand of consumers of Power…