Rohtang Strategic Tunnel Named After Late PM Vajpayee
The decision to construct a strategic tunnel below the Rohtang Pass was taken by former PM Vajpayee. It will reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 kilometres.
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India’s First See-Through Vistadome Train Starts on Kalka-Shimla Route
Shimla railway station superintendent Prince Sethi said “The train is fully air-conditioned with 15 seats in each coach. It also has reversible chairs, inbuilt toilet and mobile charging points. The train has see-through glasses on all four sides to provide a better view of outside, so that tourists can enjoy scenic beauty of the hills.”
More Airlines to Operate Between India and Switzerland
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved signing of the protocol to amend the air services agreement between India and Switzerland, which will allow a number of airlines to start flight operations between the two countries.
India to Supply Eco-Friendly Oil to Bangladesh Through Friendship Pipeline Soon
In view of the centrality of cross-border energy cooperation in India-Bangladesh bilateral partnership, the 2nd Project Review Monitoring Committee (PRMC) met in New Delhi last week.
Thanks to Structural Reforms, Economic Growth in 2020 will be Higher than in 2019
Current challenges faced by the Indian economy represent short-term pain for the long-term gain imposed by multiple structural changes. And, that economic growth in 2020 will be higher than in 2019 because structural reform will start paying off.
Modern Train Control System to be Installed on Indian Railways, 4 Pilot Routes Sanctioned
Accordingly, the work of modernization of signalling system on entire Indian Railway network has been included in Works Programme 2018-19 at a cost of Rs. 77,912 Crores, to be implemented after approval of NITI Aayog, Extended Board for Railways (EBR) and sanction of CCEA.
Avantel Bags Orders from ISRO and Ministry of Defence
The company has received one order for an amount of Rs 34.18 crore from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, ISRO, for supply of subsystems of Wind Profiler Radar. The another order is of an amount of Rs 8.80 crore from the Government of India, Ministry of Defence, for the supply of satellite communication equipment.
Ola’s Real-Time Ride Monitoring System Arrives in India
The ‘Guardian’ feature uses real-time data from rides to automatically detect irregular trip activity, including prolonged stops and unexpected route deviations.
India’s single Largest Organic Processing Unit to Come up in Sikkim
Shri. Prem Singh Tamang, Chief Minister, Sikkim laid the foundation stone of Integrated Organic Food Processing units of Sikkim IFFCO Organics Ltd. in Rangpo, East Sikkim in the presence of Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Narender Singh Tomar along with Shri L. B. Das, Speaker, Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Shri Lok Nath Sharma, Minister of Agriculture, Government of Sikkim and Dr. U. S. Awasthi, MD, IFFCO. Sikkim IFFCO Organics Ltd.
3,000 Railway Coaches Produced in Record 215 Days by Integral Coach Factory
This would help in meeting the growing demand for coaches. The number of working days to achieve the above figure has been reduced from 289 days in the last year to 215 days in the current year.