Currently, the trains in India run either on diesel or electricity. In an effort to transform the future of the Indian Railways, indigenously developed hydrogen-powered trains are likely to run on narrow-gauge (heritage) tracks as soon as the end of 2023, turning them “completely green.”
West Central Railway has turned an old train coach into a lavish restaurant at Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur Station. As per the department, the restaurant is likely to earn a revenue of Rs. 13 lakh annually under non-fare revenue. This creative idea was first introduced by
A part of the 291 km-long railway project between Patratu and Sonnagar is likely to disrupt a part of Palamu Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand. Despite the objections raised by farmers and local officials, the railway managers are planning to add a third track through a
While the environmental activists and local residents have been opposing the diversion of 140 hectares of forest land for the South Western Railway’s double-tracking project, the Centre has granted clearance for this Goa railway project to cut through the Western Ghats. The Union Ministry of Environment,
For the past few months, the entire world has been struggling with the novel coronavirus, which has infected millions of people and took thousands of lives. Every country has a few measures put in motion to curb the spread of the virus. In India, over
Aiming to become a net-zero carbon emitter by 2030, India has been promptly investing in renewable energy resources. Likewise, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to set up such land-based plants alongside rail tracks in her 2020 budget speech. She also projected the setting up of
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that Indian Railways plans to go completely electric by 2024 and make it a “net-zero emission network” by the year 2030. The target for 100 percent electrification of railways was revealed at the India-Brazil Business Forum
India is committed to reduce its carbon emissions and adopt renewable energy to help save the planet amidst the climate crisis. In order to explore opportunities under renewable energy in railways, Indian Railways and Railway Energy Management Company Ltd. (REMCL) – a joint venture of
The Indian Railways has been using plastic cutlery to provide passengers with food and over the years and awful lot of plastic waste has been generated in the absence of a proper disposable system. In his Independence Day speech Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the