After their earlier alliance in 2015, ISRO and Indian Railways have once again partnered. This time the target is to improve safety at unmanned railway crossings. A satellite-based system is being setup on five trains plying on different routes as a pilot project. Here, an IC-based system capable of communicating with ISRO’s satellites is being… Read More »ISRO & Railways Partner Again to Improve Safety
In line with Government’s ‘Digital India’ initiative, Ministry of Railways announced its new facility to send SMSes to passengers whose trains are running late by more than an hour. The SMS will be sent on the number used during booking of the ticket. Starting With Few Trains This facility has been started for Rajdhani, Shatabdi,… Read More »Get SMS Alert If Your Train’s Running Late
On the heal of AAP’s announcement that Delhi will procure 1GW of solar power by 2019, Railways ministry announced setting up of Solar systems at key railway stations of Delhi. These installations have cumulative capacity of 5 MW. Minister for Railways, Piyush Goyal, also announced that Indian Railways aims to commission 1,000 MW of solar… Read More »Railways Aiming for 1GW of Solar Power, Starts With Delhi
