Transport in Mumbai Current Affairs, GK & News
CAG report on Railway Finances
The Comptroller and Auditor General recently submitted a report on the finances of Indian railways in the Parliament. Some of the highlights of the report are The Indian Railways’ AC Chair Car was added to the list of service categories that generate operational profit. This is notable because over the past 5 years, only the ..
Topics: Express trains in India • Indian Railways • Rail transport • Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh • States and union territories of India • Tejas Express • Transport in Delhi • Transport in Mumbai
India’s first-ever Floating Basketball Court opens in Mumbai
India’s first-ever Floating Basketball Court has opened in the Arabian Sea near Bandra Worli Sealink in Mumbai. It was installed by the National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA India Games 2019 will feature the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers, who will play two pre-season games on October 4 and 5 at the Dome in NSCI, ..
Topics: Bandra • Basketball in India • Indiana Pacers • Maharashtra • Mumbai • National Basketball Association • National Sports Club of India • States and union territories of India • Transport in Mumbai • Worli
MSRDC Raises Funds for Samruddhi Corridor
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has raised around Rs 28,000 crore in loan from various financial institutions. About Samruddhi Corridor Samruddi Corridor is the name given to the Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Express Way. The corridor connects the state capital Mumbai with its ‘second capital’ Nagpur. This six-lane expressway of 800 km passes through ..
Topics: Economy of Maharashtra • India • Maharashtra • Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation • Mumbai Nagpur Super Communication Expressway • Outer Ring Road, Nagpur • States and union territories of India • Syndicate Bank • Transport in Mumbai • Transport in Nagpur
Indian Railway’s first printing press heritage gallery opened in Mumbai
The Western Railway (WR) has opened the first-of-its-kind printing press heritage gallery of the Indian Railways at Mahalaxmi in Mumbai. With this, the Western Railway Mahalaxmi General Stores Depot (GSD) has become the first in Indian Railways to portray a heritage gallery of the printing and allied machines used in the Western Railway Printing Press ..
Topics: Indian Railways • Mahalaxmi railway station • Mumbai • Mumbai WR railway division • Rail transport in India • States and union territories of India • Transport in Maharashtra • Transport in Mumbai • Western Railway zone
India’s first-ever broad gauge air-conditioned AC EMU suburban train started in mumbai
India’s first-ever broad gauge air-conditioned AC EMU suburban train has flagged off from Borivali station on western railway in Mumbai, Maharashtra on December 25, 2017. The AC train was depart from Andheri Station at 14.10 hrs and reached Churchgate at 14.44 hrs. It is decided that on Weekends that is on Saturday and Sunday, the ..
Topics: Andheri railway station • Kandivali railway station • Maharashtra • Mumbai Urban Transport Project • Mumbai WR railway division • States and union territories of India • Transport in Maharashtra • Transport in Mumbai • Western line