Page-2 of Railway Modernisation

100% Electrification of Indian Railways

January 27, 2020

Indian Railways is the fourth largest railway network in the world, with a total track length of over 121,000 km. In order to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and reduce its carbon footprint, the Indian Railways has set an ..

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Indian Railways: MoU with RailTel; Content on Demand Services to raise non-fare revenue

January 14, 2020

The Indian Railways has signed MoU with the RailTel, a Mini Ratna Public Sector Undertaking in order to implement Phase II of e-office programme. Also, the Indian Railways is to provide content on demand services in premium, suburban, express and ..

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MoU between Railways and SBI for door step banking

January 14, 2020

On January 14, 2020, the South-Central Railways and SBI signed MoU to implement door step banking in 585 railway stations Highlights The MoU will enable direct pick up of cash from all the railway stations included in the MoU. Before ..

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Nirbhaya funds: IP based video surveillance in railways & Fast Track Courts

January 9, 2020

The Indian Railways has enhanced security in major railway hubs by installing IP based video surveillance system. The surveillance has been installed in parking areas, entrance and exit platforms, waiting hall and over bridges. Highlights The surveillance system is to ..

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Railways: First Solar Power and plans to Link J&K with rest of India

January 9, 2020

On January 9, 2020, Indian Railways announced that it will source 1000 MW of solar power and 200 MW of wind power to zonal railways by 2021-22. Also, Kashmir is to be linked with the rest of India through railway ..

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Cabinet approves India’s MoUs with UK, Sweden and BMGF

January 8, 2020

On January 8, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved Memorandum of Understandings India had signed with United Kingdom, Sweden and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) India-BMGF The Ministry of Health and BMGF had signed the Mou in November 2019. The ..

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