35 Sportspersons from Indian Railways to participate in Rio Olympics
Indian Railways among all sports organization in the country becomes the highest contributor for the Indian Olympic Contingent Almost Entire Indian Women Hockey Team & Weightlifting Team Comprises Of Railways Players With a rich sports heritage, Indian Railways’ sports persons are again set to … Continued
Speedy Project Execution- C.S. Pandey, Deputy Chief Engineer
The preface to the work is that One of Chief Minister of JHARKHAND was interested to get new railway line laid in two sections viz. (i) Dumka-Rampurhat (65 kms) and (ii) Dumka-DEOGHAR (65 kms). He chased with Railway board and … Continued
TRI-NETRA – Terrain imaging for diesel dRivers Infra-red, Enhanced Optical & Radar Assisted system
Ministry of Railways, Railway Board has initiated a proposal to install TRI-NETRA systems on locomotives for enhancing the vision of Locomotive Pilots in inclement weather. TRI-NETRA stands for – Terrain imaging for diesel dRivers INfra-red, Enhanced opTical &Radar Assisted system. … Continued
C.T. VENUGOPAL Chair on Strategic Finance, Research and Policy Development for Indian Railways
Setting up of the C.T. Venugopal Chair on ‘Strategic Finance, Research and Policy Development’ was part of the Budget Announcement for 2016-17. The chair will be set up at NAIR and subsequently shift it to the Finance Faculty of National … Continued
LOOKING BEYOND COAL-GROWTH STRATEGIES FOR INDIAN RAILWAYS IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
An interactive seminar with major industries and stakeholders of Indian Railways freight business was organized here today i.e. on 23rd June, 2016. The theme of the seminar was “LOOKING BEYOND COAL-GROWTH STRATEGIES FOR RAILWAYS IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT”. Keeping in … Continued
Two Years Achievements of Ministry of Railways (May 2014 to May 2016)
PASSENGER AMENITIES AND DIGITAL INDIA INITIATIVES Indian Railways launched three social media platforms on Facebook, Twitter and You Tube with the handle @railminindia. Ministry of Railways employed first of its kind, a real time 24×7 public grievance system through Twitter and … Continued
Reducing fuel expenditure by Indian Railways – some steps
Indian Railways is constantly looking for methods to reduce fuel expenditure. IR spent about Rs 31,000 crore or 18% of operational expenses for fuel — including electrical traction — in 2015-16. Some measures have been taken to reduce the outgo on diesel purchases … Continued
Indian Railways network with Bangladesh and Myanmar- Update
Indian Railways have taken up two new line projects viz. (i) from Agartala in North Eastern Region of India to Akhaura in Bangladesh sanctioned in Rail Budget 2012-13 and (ii) Construction of Haldibari (in India) to Bangladesh International Border (3 … Continued
Safety Measures in Indian Railways
With a view to go into all technical and technology related aspects in connection with safe running of train services in the country, the High Level Safety Review Committee (Kakodkar Committee) was constituted by the Ministry of Railways on 16.09.2011. … Continued
Creation of Mobility Directorate in Railway Board’s Office
In line with the Railway Minister Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu’s budget speech for creation of cross functional Directorates to focus on areas like speed enhancement, motive power depicting Mission Raftaar Ministry of Railways has decided to constitute a new Directorate … Continued