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  Event insights on Indian Metal Fairs: An impressive turnout from the industry reflecting positive growth of Metal trade over the last year

  December 3, 2022

  The four renowned metal trade fairs, Wire India, Tube India, METEC India and India Essen Welding & Cutting concluded on a high note at the Bombay Exhibition Center. Held from 23-25 November after a long 4 years gap, the enthusiasm of the industry was an encouraging sight to witness. More Details: For years, the Metal Fairs, organized by Messe Düsseldorf India, have hosted the biggest gathering for the Indian and International wire, cable, tube, metallurgical processes, cutting and welding industries. This year, the fairs received an even greater response due [...]

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  Central Railway implements green initiative for maintenance and beautification work of railway tracks

  December 3, 2022

  Central Railway has been consistent in its efforts towards creating an environment- friendly atmosphere for its passengers & public and has implemented various green initiatives across its zone towards this. More Details: Mumbai Division has come up with a unique concept of combining floriculture and beautification of railway tracks with routine maintenance work carried out during the mega block every week. This concept involves cleaning of tracks, removal of vegetation, dry grass and muck along the railway tracks, renewal of soil and manure, planting of new saplings and trimming, pruning [...]

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  Delhi Metro signs contract with Alstom for 312 metro coaches for Phase-4’s priority corridors

  December 3, 2022

  The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) took a major step towards operationalizing its Phase-4 corridors for passenger operations by signing the contract for procuring 312 Metro coaches (52 trains) for Phase 4’s priority corridors, i.e., Majlis Park to Maujpur, Janakpuri West to R K Ashram Marg and Tughlakabad to Delhi Aerocity. More Details: The contract was signed by Shri Om Hari Pande, Director (Electrical), DMRC, and Mr. Olivier Loison, MD, Alstom Transport India Limited at Metro Bhawan in the presence of Shri Vikas Kumar, Managing Director, DMRC, and other senior [...]

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  Product Expertise: Rail couplers/crash absorbers by Oleo Buffers India Pvt. Ltd.

  December 3, 2022

  OLEO offers complete range of Crash Energy management devices such as, crash absorbers, Front automatic couplers, Intermediate & semi permanent couplers along with detailed Crash Simulation software solutions. Digital Trains: Digital Trains brings together digital twins of individual elements, incorporating dynamic simulations that correlate with test results, enabling you to assemble a digital twin of the train and its key track infrastructure. This is cloud based software that enables simulations to be completed very fast, usually in seconds, many iterations can be evaluated quickly and efficiently. The Digital Twins and [...]

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  Hon’ble CM, Shri Naveen Patnaik and Jindal Stainless MD, Shri Abhyuday Jindal lay the foundation stone for Stainless Steel Industrial Park in Odisha

  December 3, 2022

  In a notable development on the sidelines of the Make in Odisha Conclave 2022, Hon’ble CM of Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik, and MD, Jindal Stainless, Shri Abhyuday Jindal laid the foundation stone of Stainless Steel Industrial Park through a virtual ceremony held in Bhubaneswar. More Details: Conceived with the vision to strengthen upstream and downstream industry linkages and empower indigenous manufacturing, the first-ever Stainless Steel Industrial Park in India is expected to boost the metal’s production and demand in east India, and support the government’s objective to catapult the iron [...]

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  RITES invites tender for geophysical survey for proposed tunnels in connection with Abu Road-Taranga Hill new line project

  December 3, 2022

  RITES Limited, a Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, invites online e-tender for Geophysical survey for proposed tunnels in connection with Abu Road–Taranga Hill new line project. Tender Reference Number: RITES/RCED/Geophysical/Tunnels/Abu Road-Taranga Hill/2022 Name of Work: Geophysical survey for proposed tunnels in connection with Abu Road-Taranga Hill new line project. Estimated Cost: INR 28.75 Lakhs EMD: INR 28,750 Thousand Period of Completion: 45 Days Document Download / Sale Start Date: 30th November, 2022 Document Download / Sale End Date: 12th December, 2022 Bid Submission Start Date: 30th November, [...]

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  Indian Railways registers 978.72 MT freight loading till November 2022

  December 3, 2022

  Freight earnings increased by 16% as compared to the same period of last year (Rs.91127 Crores). Railways achieved Freight Loading of 978.72 MT till November 2022, an improvement of 8% over last year loading. More Details: On mission mode, Indian Railways‘ Freight loading for the first eight months of this financial year 2022-23 crossed last year’s loading and earnings for the same period. On a cumulative basis from April –Nov. 22, freight loading of 978.72 MT was achieved against last year’s loading of 903.16 MT during the same period, an [...]

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  Hon’ble Minister Shri Raosaheb Patil Danve and Shri Devendra Fadnavis flag off train service from Akola to Akot

  December 2, 2022

  Shri Raosaheb Patil Danve, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways, Coal & Mines, Government of India and Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra State flagged off Train No. 07718 Akola – Akot train service o­n the new broad gauge section through remote video link. More Details: Smt. Sangeeta Nandkishor Adhau, Hon’ble President, Zilla Parishad, Akola; Hon’ble Members of Legislative Council – Dr. Ranjit Patil & Shri Vasant Khandelwal; Hon’ble Members of Legislative Assembly – Shri Randhir Sawarkar, Shri Prakash Bharsakale and Shri Harish Pimpale were present o­n the [...]

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  MRIDC invites bids for various works including RUB and OHE in connection with gauge conversion work between Itwari and Nagbhir sections in Nagpur division

  December 2, 2022

  Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (MRIDC) has invited e-bids rom eligible tenderers for Construction of civil works i.e. earthwork, blanketing, major & minor bridges, wildlife mitigation structures, Road Under Bridges (RUB)/ Limited Height Subway (LHS), retaining walls, drains, ground improvement works, cement concrete lining, cross drainage works, relocation of existing roads & utilities, providing & fixing of Over Head Equipment mast etc. including all Chord lines, shunting, isolations/sand hump/crossovers etc. in all the station yards in connection with gauge conversion work between Itwari and Nagbhir section in Nagpur division [...]

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  East Coast Railway signs an O&M agreement with Angul-Sukinda Railway limited

  December 2, 2022

  East Coast Railway (ECoR) signed an O&M agreement with Angul-Sukinda railway limited. Operations and Maintenance of 98.70 K.M, Broad Gauge (B.G.) single railway line between Budhapank Station (Angul) and Baghuapal Station (Sukinda). More Details: Operations and Maintenance (O&M) agreement of Angul-Sukinda Rail Line project has been signed between East Coast Railway and Angul-Sukinda Railway Limited (ASRL) at ECoR headquarters, Rail Sadan, today in presence of ECoR General Manager Shri Roop Narayan Sunkar. Managing Director of ASRL Shri Dilip Kumar Samantaray and Chief Commercial Manager (Freight) Shri H. L. Luang signed [...]