Indian Railways is constructing a 59 km testing track between Gudha-Thathana Mithri in Jodhpur Division (about 70 Km from Jaipur) for carrying out tests/trials of various rolling stocks.
Indian Railways is planning to introduce trains with tilting technology in the coming years, reports have said. The technology will be manufactured in 100 new Vande Bharat trains.
Railways jobs, recruitment: The railway minister said, "India has emerged as a source of energy with full of opportunities even in the situation of global economic crisis."
Good news for Railway employees: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that there was stagnation in the supervisory cadre of railways in Level-7 and the scope of their promotion was negligible.
Railway Stations redevelopment: Tendering process for 47 railway stations is completed while physical work has started at 32 stations, Railways Minister said.
5G India launch: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services in the country, saying it was a "historic day for 21st century India" and added that the technology will revolutionise the country's telecom sector.
Addressing a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the tender for redevelopment of New Delhi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai, and the Ahmedabad railway stations will be issued in the next 10 days.
At a press briefing, Vaishnaw said forged wheels needed for high-speed trains and for LHB coaches will now be produced in the 'Make in India' plant and there will be an assured procurement of 80,000 wheels for Rs 600 crore per year.
Third Vande Bharat train: Taking to Twitter, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tweeted that the trial of India's third Vande Bharat train is being performed at 90Kmph. He also shared a video of the same.
Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued spectrum assignment letters on the same day the successful bidders of radio waves made upfront payments. "5G Update:Spectrum assignment letter issued. Requesting TSPs to prepare for 5G launch," Vaishnaw wrote on a social media platform.
India's longest goods train: The longest goods train was running with 6 engines and 295 wagons. The video has been shared by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
5G network: India's biggest ever auction of telecom spectrum received a record Rs 1.5 lakh crore of bids, with Mukesh Ambani's Jio cornering nearly half of all the airwaves sold with a Rs 88,078 crore bid.
BSNL revival: The Modi cabinet approved Rs 1.64 lakh crore revival package for the BSNL, said Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Agnipath protest: The minister also informed that more than 2000 trains were affected due to the Agnipath protests across the country. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, he said 2132 trains were cancelled between June 15 and June 23.
The minister said India is developing 4G and 5G stacks, and is set to bolster its position as a trusted source for the world, in digital networks.
Ashwini Vaishnaw said that many start-ups have already started connecting with the National Health Mission. Around 65 start-ups from India are participating in Vivatech 2022 with government support.
This is the third passenger train between the two nations that was flagged off from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi today.
The spontaneous dance performance was performed by several passengers at platform No. 5 at Ratlam station because their train arrived early by 20 minutes. And so they decided to celebrate the moment by performing Garba.
Congratulating the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) team for designing and rolling out the modern train Vande Bharat Express Vaishnaw said it is a proud project for Indian Railways.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the country's first 5G test-bed, incubated at IIT Madras, to enable startups and industry players to test and validate their products locally and reduce dependence on foreign facilities.
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