The Ministry of Railways has urged the Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to set up plastic bottle crushing machines in major railway stations and increase the use of reusable products to reduce plastic footprints ...
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Indian Railways is set to build reservoirs in its bullet train depots to store rainwater which would be used in the maintenance of the high-speed trains ...
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The National Green Tribunal had earlier directed the Indian railways to develop all the major stations into ‘eco-smart stations’ in a phased manner and put in place an effective monitoring mechanism in respect of solid waste disposal, littering of solid and plastic wastes, and defecation ...
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With commuters littering railway tracks and platforms, defecation on railway tracks and poorly maintained toilets on platforms, can Mumbai have a Swachh rail experience in future? ...
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Western Railway has launched an improved version of Muck Trains that will run daily from Virar to Churchgate in Mumbai and collect garbage lying on the railway tracks ...
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To promote menstrual hygiene on trains, East Coast Railway has installed automatic sanitary napkin vending machines in 36 of the important trains under its jurisdiction originating from Puri, Bhubaneswar, and Visakhapatnam ...
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Kulhads were initially introduced by former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav 15 years ago and are now all set to make a comeback at catering units ...
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From installing rooftop solar panels to windmill energy plants, Indian Railways is exploring ways to go green and reduce its carbon footprints ...
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The Railway Convention Committee (RCC), a parliamentary panel, in its latest report sought a mechanism for the effective use and management of the bacteria meant to be used in the bio-toilets that are replacing earlier "hole-in-the-floor" toilets in trains ...
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From 'Coach Mitra', On Board Housekeeping Service and mechanised cleaning, Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways listed some of its major initiatives undertaken towards the improvement in the cleanliness of toilets in trains and at railway stations ...
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After a series of steps taken by the Indian Railways to make the trains cleaner and more hygienic, the Central Railway announced that it will be adding e-toilets to coaches ...
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To avoid clogging of bio-toilets of 40,283 coaches, Indian Railways plan to place dustbins by end of the year ...
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