In the past couple of years, the railway sector has received greater attention from the government with the aim of making the system more modern, sustainable, systematic and safe. Indian Railways (IR) has undertaken several […]
With most of the mining operations in the country being opencast, the shallow deposits, to a large extent, have already been extracted. Despite technology adoption in opencast mining, India is still far behind its global […]
India has the fourth largest railway network in the world after the US, China and Russia, spanning a total length of 68,000 km. It is the second largest system to be operated under a single […]
Digital transformation and the adoption of smart technologies has become a priority agenda of every sector. Mining companies too, are slowly turning towards cost-effective digital and automated technologies for their mines to ensure high productivity […]
With increased government focus on digitalisation, Indian Railways (IR) has identified eight key areas for its digital transformation. These are passenger-friendly applications, freight customer convenience, cashless transactions, mobile applications, data analytics, dashboards and alerts, application […]
Mining is one of the core sectors driving the growth of the economy and acts as a catalyst for the growth of other core sectors such as power, steel and cement. The choice of mining […]
One of the key issues faced by Indian Railways (IR) pertains to the design and maintenance of tracks with continuous pressure for enhancement of the line-carrying capacity. This issue can only be mitigated by enhancing […]
Over the years, increasing population coupled with urbanisation has highlighted the need for increasing and upgrading Indian Railways’ (IR) rolling stock, comprising wagons, locomotives and coaches. In 2017-18, IR’s freight volume recorded an all-time high […]
India is endowed with vast reserves of metals and minerals, most of which are deep seated. Mining companies rely mostly on surface mining technologies for extracting minerals and as a result high-grade ores remain unexplored. […]
With growing urbanisation in the National Capital Region (NCR), the city is facing various issues such as unplanned growth, lack of social infrastructure, lack of reliable public transport, congestion on city roads, increased pollution levels, […]
Railways have been operational in India since 1853, and most of the stations are equipped with facilities which are over 100 years old. To upgrade and modernise station infrastructure, Indian Railways (IR) is undertaking large-scale […]
With the long-term objective of increasing its modal share in freight traffic, Indian Railways (IR) has conceived a plan to develop dedicated freight corridors (DFCs) on the Golden Quadrilateral route. The Golden Quadrilateral will connect […]
Bengaluru, the country’s largest information technology (IT) hub, offers increasing employment opportunities and expects to emerge as a global technology hub in the future. These opportunities bring with them an influx of migrants from other […]
Indian Railways (IR) is the country’s biggest energy consumer, using about 18.98 billion units (BUs) of power. Energy is the second biggest expenditure item for the organisation, accounting for about 23 per cent of its […]
For a number of years now, India has envisioned a high speed rail (HSR) network. While, initially, the progress was abysmally slow, the government has more recently made rapid strides towards achieving this vision. To […]
Today, the biggest challenge faced by Indian ports is evacuation. Although the major ports have single- or double-line rail connectivity, the routes to major destinations are still congested. In the case of non-major ports, while […]
In the past few years, there has been significant impetus to infrastructure development in the country. Large projects such as the Bogibeel bridge, the Nagpur metro rail system and the Chenab bridge that involved complex […]
In the past few years, dredging has emerged as a distinct industry in itself and is being driven by the growing dredging requirements at Indian ports and inland waterways. With a significant amount of dredging […]
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