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L&T Bags contract for Bullet Train Project
The Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has bagged a contract worth Rs 1390 crore for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. This project is India’s first such project. L&T has bagged the contract for the project from the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL). Highlights The contract for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet corridor have been given to Larsen ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • States Current Affairs
Topics: Bullet train • Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) • JICA • Larsen and Toubro • Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed train
India-Japan Partnership in Specified Skilled Worker
The Union Cabinet recently approved the Memorandum of Understanding between India and Japan on “Specified Skilled Worker”. What are the Key Features of the MoU? Under the agreement, India will send skilled labours to Japan. The MoU will set an institutional framework for cooperation between India and Japan for accepting skilled workers. The only condition ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: act east forum • Bullet train • india-japan • MOU • Shinkansen • Union Cabinet
E5 Series Shinkansen
The Japanese Embassy recently released the first glimpse of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. The E5 Series Shinkansen trains are to be used to implement the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project. The project is to be completed by 2023. E5 Series Shinkansen are high speed Japanese trains. MAHSR project It is a 508-kilometre project. It is ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Bullet train • E5 Series Hinkansen • india-japan • Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail • Mumbai to Ahmedabad High Speed Rail • Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed train
Update: Bullet Trains in India
The design of the station in Thane, Maharashtra, has been reworked by the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) to reduce the number of affected mangroves from the estimated 53,000 to 32,044. The NHSRCL is the main implementing agency of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor. The destroyed mangroves will then be compensated 1:5 (1, 60,000 ..
Topics: Bullet train • Gujarat • Japan • MAHARASTRA
Sister City Partnership: LoI shared between Ahmedabad and Kobe
A Letter of Intent (LoI) was exchanged between Ahmedabad and Japanese city of Kobe for a sister city partnership. The LoI was exchanged in presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited Kobe to address a large Indian diaspora event. Key Highlights Authorities from Japanese city of Kobe exchanged Letter of Intent (LoI) with ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Ahmedabad • Ahmedabad-Kobe Sister City Partnership • Bullet train • Hyogo • Hyogo prefecture • india-japan • Kobe • Letter of Intent • LoI • PM Narendra Modi • Shinzo abe
Japan starts test run on world’s fastest-ever bullet train “Alfa-X”
Japan has started testing it’s fastest-ever shinkansen bullet train “Alfa-X”, which is capable of reaching 400 kilometres per hour (249 mph). The train is scheduled to go into service in 2030 and will run at speeds of up to 360 kph (224 mph). With this feat, it will become the world’s fastest bullet train. This ..
Topics: ALFA-X • Bullet • Bullet train • Rail transport • Shinkansen