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Indian Railways Joins Mission Amrit Sarovar to Tackle Water Scarcity

The Indian Railways has become a key player in the Union Government’s Mission Amrit Sarovar, which was launched in April 2022 to address water scarcity and improve groundwater recharge across the country. The mission’s goal is to create or restore 75 ponds in each district, focusing on community engagement (Jan Bhagidari) and building climate resilience. […]

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India’s First Hyperloop Test Track: A High-Speed Revolution

IIT Madras, in partnership with Indian Railways, has inaugurated India’s first hyperloop test track, representing a significant advancement in high-speed transportation. This 422-meter-long facility, situated on the IIT Madras campus, aims to facilitate ultra-fast travel, potentially reducing lengthy intercity trips to mere minutes. The hyperloop system operates with electromagnetically levitated pods traveling through vacuum tubes,

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Indian Railways installed ‘Meghdoot’ machines in Mumbai railway stations

The Central Railways has set up atmospheric water generators (AWG), Meghdoot in six railway stations in Mumbai, Maharashtra. With the help this, machine can directly harvest water from the air and the commuters can refill their bottles for Rs 12 per litre and Rs 8 for 500 ml. The Railways has already installed 17 kiosks across six major stations, including five

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Shreyas G Hosur became 1st Indian Railways officer to complete gruelling ‘Ironman’ Triathlon

On Sunday, Shreyas G Hosur became the first officer from the Indian Railways to complete the gruelling “Ironman Triathlon” in Hamburg. Hosur completed the event in 13 hours and 26 minutes. This event includes 3.8 km of swimming, 180 km of cycling and 42.2 km of running. Shreyas G. Hosur is the first officer from the non-uniformed Civil

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Indian Railways and IIT Madras Partner To Develop India’s First Indigenous Hyperloop

The Ministry of Railways has announced that it’s going to collaborate with IIT Madras for the development of a made-in-India Hyperloop system. It has also announced that it’ll be setting up a Centre for Excellence for Hyperloop technologies at the aforementioned institution. India has shown interest in Hyperloop tech since 2017, by then Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. In fact, the

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Indian Railways to bring 2,000 km of network under ‘KAVACH’ in 2022-23 for safety and capacity augmentation

‘Kavach’, the indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, will be deployed across the entire rail network beginning with 2,000 km in the 2022-23 fiscal and will be rolled out in 4,000 to 5,000 km every subsequent year, bringing around 34,000 Kms of network under Kavach, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. KAVACH is a state

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Indian Railways launches Mission Amanat to track lost belongings of passengers

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Western Railways zone of Indian Railways has launched a new initiative called “Mission Amanat” to make it easier for the railway passengers to get back their lost luggage. It helps Indian Railways in providing safe freight transport service to its customers. Under Mission Amanat, the details of lost

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Indian Railways renames Kevadiya station as Ekta Nagar railway station

The Ministry of Railways has approved the renaming of the Kevadiya railway station in Narmada district of Gujarat, as Ekta Nagar railway station. This Gujarat’s railway station which falls under the Vadodara division has been renamed as ‘Ekta Nagar’ railway station. The station code of Ekta Nagar railway station will be EKNR and the numerical code

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Indian Railways Constructing World’s Tallest Pier Bridge in Manipur

The Indian Railways is constructing the tallest pier railway bridge of the world in Manipur. The bridge is being constructed across river Ijai near Noney, and it will be the tallest pier with a height of 141 metres. Currently, the tallest pier bridge record is held by 139 metre high Mala-Rijeka viaduct built at Montenegro in Europe.

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Indian Railways launches Bharat Gaurav theme-based circuit trains to boost tourism

Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the introduction of ‘Bharat Gaurav Trains’, the theme-based tourist circuit trains to boost tourism in India. These trains will showcase India’s rich cultural heritage and historical places to the people of India and the world. The Bharat Gaurav tourists’ trains can be run by any entity including a

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