Fitness and Pollution Centres Road accident black spots are identified and notified based on fatalities on National Highways. Road Safety audits are carried out as part of the development project or separately. Safety concerns identified through Audits and identified road accident black spots are rectified as an ongoing process. No separate target of 3000 km… Read More »
Shri Suresh Prabhu Flags Off Fast Passenger Carrying Train namely Banihal-Baramulla Fast Passenger (DEMU) and Budgam-Baramulla DEMU in the State of Jammu & Kashmir The Union Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu in the presence of Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,… Read More »
Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu dedicated to the nation a high speed Wi-Fi hotspot at the three Railway Stations namely, Kacheguda, Raipur and Vijayawada In a further move to implement Prime Minister’s Digital India Prgoramme, Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu in a programme held today at Railway Bhawan dedicated to the… Read More »
Centre asks States to use Rs 292 crores funds for fodder development and immediately prepare an action plan for this purpose Centre to coordinate movement of fodder for surplus area to deficient areas with Railways Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Devendra Chaudhry today here held… Read More »
A multi-disciplinary team comprising of experts is being set-up to visit the affected areas in Kerala for making further investigation with regard to reports of Acid or Yellow Rain; Initial tests report no Acidity, Fungus or Spores or any Toxic effect in Plants. Attention of the Government has been drawn to some reports of acid… Read More »
Source :Ministry of Commerce & Industry Rejoinder to factually incorrect information circulated in the Social Media regarding the WTO Ministerial Conference held in Nairobi in December 2015 The Department of Commerce, Government of India has come across a video in Tamil, posted on the social networking site Facebook, where Shri Thirumurugan Gandhi has made factually… Read More »
Steps taken by CIL to improve Coal Production from Underground Mines Coal India Limited (CIL) has envisaged following steps to improve coal production from underground mines include: • Planning new underground mines adopting mass production systems like continuous miner technology and longwall technology wherever feasible. • Entering into risk / gain sharing arrangements with the… Read More »
Satellites under operation in Country Currently, 34 satellites are operational in the country comprising of :- (i) 13 Communication Satellites namely, INSAT-3A, INSAT-3C, INSAT-4A, INSAT-4B, INSAT-4CR, GSAT-6, GSAT-7, GSAT-8, GSAT-10, GSAT-12, GSAT-14, GSAT-15 and GSAT-16. (ii) 12 Earth Observation Satellites namely, Resourcesat-2, RISAT-1, RISAT-2, Cartosat-1, Cartosat-2, Cartosat-2A, Cartosat-2B, Oceansat-2, SARAL, Kalpana-1, Megha-Tropiques and INSAT-3D. (iii)… Read More »
Tour Packages For Gatimaan Express Travellers Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has started operating two different tour packages for those travelling in Gatimaan Express. The one day comprehensive package offers visit to Agra Fort and Taj Mahal in AC vehicle, food at hotel, guide etc. The two days / one night comprehensive package offers… Read More »
Re-Designing of Railway Coaches Re-designing of coach sub-assemblies and components is continually undertaken by RDSO (Research Designs and Standards Organisation) and Design centers of coach Production Units of Indian Railways. In the recent past, following major projects for redesigning of coaches were undertaken: – • Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) Air-Conditioned (AC) coach to LHB non-AC… Read More »