GoI new Target: Indian Railways to run 100% on electricity by 2024

On January 27, 2020, the Union Minister Piyush Goyal announced that Indian Railways will run 100% on electricity by 2024. In such case, Indian Railways will be the first Railways to run 100% on electricity. Also, the Indian Railways has planned to make the network zero-emission network by 2030. Electrification Project Previously in 2019, the ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: 100% Electrification of Railways • Air pollution • Indian Railway • Railway Modernisation • Renewable energy

A new Head on Generation technology introduced in Indian Railways

The Indian Railways has introduced an environment friendly and energy efficient solution in passenger trains to address noise and air pollution. The technology changes the locomotives and coaches and makes them suitable for Head On Generation. The Railways has developed and improvised converter that are to be fitted in electric locomotives. These converters can replace ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Topics: 100% Electrification of Railways • Diesel Electric Locomotives • Indian Railways • Railway Modernisation • Railways

Indian Railways: North East State capitals linking, Act East policy and Electrification

Government of India has planned to link the capitals of North Eastern States with rail connectivity. This plan, however, does not include Sikkim. The capitals of Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh are already connected through Broad Gauge rail network. Along with this several other initiatives are being upgraded by the Indian Railways Action Plan to ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Category: Places in News Current Affairs

Topics: 100% Electrification of Railways • Act East Policy • Indian Railways • Lok Sabha • Railway Modernisation

Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal awarded Carnot Prize

The Union Minister of Railways and Coal, Piyush Goyal has been awarded the Carnot Prize 2018 for the transformational changes brought by him during his tenure as Union Minister of Power. Piyush Goyal during his tenure as Union Minister of Power, coal, new and renewable energy, and mines brought in transformational changes in the Power ..

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: 100% Electrification of Railways • Carnot Prize • Kleinman Center for Energy Policy • Piyush Goyal • Sadi Carnot • second law of thermodynamics • UDAY • Union Minister of Power • Union Minister of Railways

CCEA approves 100% Electrification of Railways by 2021-22

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved 100% electrification broad gauge routes of Indian Railways (IR) by 2021-22. The 100% electrification will reduce use of imported fossil fuels thereby improve energy security. Reduction in consumption of high speed diesel oil will also result in reduction of GHG emissions, thus, reduce environmental impact of Railways. ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018

Topics: 100% Electrification of Railways • CCEA • Indian Railways • National