The railways has eliminated all unmanned level crossings from four zones this month, well on its way to remove all...
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With distribution losses down 70%, Govt’s UDAY Scheme has been successful in achieving its objective of restoring financial health of power distribution companies, paving the way for 24X7 Affordable Power for All
June 27, 2018
Losses of the state power distribution companies (DISCOMs) down 70 per cent, marked reduction of 5 per cent in the...
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Indian Railways has implemented several transformative initiatives this year to significantly upgrade the quality of train services, ensuring a safer & comfortable journey for passengers. Here is a compilation of a few of them
June 14, 2018
This year has been a year of innovation and change for the Indian Railways. Trying to obliterate the conception that...
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Strengthening India’s Energy Security: Govt’s policies, in the last 4 years, have boosted the domestic coal availability in power plants, substantially bringing down the country’s coal import by 9% in April ’18, compared to the same month last year
May 29, 2018
India's coal import fell by 9 per cent to 17.32 million tonnes (MT) in April on the back of ample...
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Really inspiring! Coolie clears civil services written test, and PM Modi’s Digital India played a big role in his dream success
May 8, 2018
Sreenath takes advantage of the free WiFi Internet service available at Ernakulam station to learn. The WiFi service, launched in...
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An Indian railway adventure: the pilgrim train from Hyderabad to Tamil Nadu
May 5, 2018
On an epic rail journey, our writer joins 800 Hindu devotees and, thanks to their kindness and friendship, enjoys life...
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Maharashtra’s Ballarshah & Chandrapur railway stations bag top honours in beautification contest organised by Railways. Efforts of Maharashtra’s Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar ji & Forest Department in giving the stations a new makeover are truly commendable
May 3, 2018
The Ballarshah andChandrapur railway stations in Maharashtra have been adjudged winners of the national transporter’s in-house station beautification contest, a...
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Railways to implement Electronic Reverse Auction to enhance transparency, ease of doing business, & competitive bidding in high-value procurement, which will save up to ₹20,000 crores annually
May 3, 2018
To ensure substantial savings for Indian Railways, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has advocated implementation of electronic reverse auction (ERA) for...
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Railways has loaded highest-ever cargo of 98 Million Tonnes for the month of April, this year. Engaging with customers has helped Railways spread demand more evenly throughout the year to ensure optimal utilisation of trains, tracks and locomotives
May 2, 2018
April is typically a notoriously dull month for the Railways freight businesses. But this year, there’s cause for cheer: the...
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