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ISRO & Railways Partner Again to Improve Safety

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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

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Railways Aiming for 1GW of Solar Power, Starts With Delhi

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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