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Indian Railways has unveiled a plan to introduce 283 festival special trains for the Diwali and Chhath Puja celebrations, special Vande Bharat Express train from Delhi to Patna is scheduled to take 3-4 trips during Chhath Puja. As reported by The New Indian Express citing a railway official, “this will be the first time that Indian Railways will be exhibiting a high degree of obeisance to the Chhath deity, by running the special Vande Bharat train between Patna and New Delhi." Also Read: Indian Railways extends Rani Kamlapati-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express till Rewa.

Vande Bharat Express: Amid rise in demand, Railways to increase operations on Mumbai-Goa route: Report The trials are expected to take place in the Mumbai-Nashik corridor, with a focus on the hilly terrain, as per the report. One potential route for the train would likely be Mumbai-Delhi. Officials did not respond to queries, the report added.

Mamata Banerjee slammed Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw after the Andhra train mishap, asking, «When will the railways come out of the slumber?» «Another disastrous rail collision, this time in Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, involving two passenger trains, and causing until now at least 8 deaths and injury of at least 25 more,» Mamata Banerjee posted on X in a series of tweets. «Frontal collisions between trains, derailment of compartments, helpless passengers trapped in coaches and succumbing to fate: this is becoming a most unfortunate repetitive trope!!,» Mamata added. She also expressed solidarity with the kin of victims, and «demanded for most expeditious rescue actions and inquiry forthwith!». «When will the railways come out of the slumber?» The death toll in the Andhra train collision reached to 9 as rescue operations continue in Vizianagaram district, an East Coast Railway official said. «Rescue operations continue in Vizianagaram district.

ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the PM's National Relief Fund for the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 for injured in Andhra Pradesh train accident, PMO Office informed. «The Prime Minister has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased due to the train derailment between Alamanda and Kantakapalle section. The injured would be given Rs.

₹250 crore fund-raising led by the investment arm of brokerage firm Motilal Oswal on 7 September for the third time after infusing ₹350 crore in April, and ₹250 crore in January 2020. While Bansal did not divulge the names of firms it is in talks with for smartphone manufacturing, he said its phone assembly business may begin with existing clients from other product categories. Its global expansion is driven by the need to meet regulations across geographies, and to reduce shipping times to global markets.

Ashwini Vaishnaw said. According to the telecom sector industry body Cellular Operators Association of India, telecom operators have not been able to monetise 5G service since its launch last year. «From the government side we are very clear.

India will be a leader in telecom technologies in years to come with the investments being made by the country in 5G and 6G and domestic equipment manufacturing, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. He was speaking during the inaugural session of the India Mobile Congress 2023. “Today, the whole world is watching India expectantly.

Digital Personal Data Protection Act. In a letter addressed to Union and state electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the industry association has said that implementation of the provisions of the DPDP Act would require structural changes in organisations and businesses and they are likely to face a significant amount of challenges during the course of such transitions.

Indian Railways is set to operate nearly 300 special trains, making a total of 4,480 trips, in order to cater to the increased demand during the festive season, including Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhath. The announcement of 283 special trains was made by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. According to the details shared by the minister, South Central Railway will run 58 trains, making a total of 404 trips.

Indian Railways has started monitoring the demand for Vande Bharat trains on the basis of gender and age of passengers. The data include the number of males, females, and transgenders traveling on the four Vande Bharat routes — three from Mumbai to Shirdi, Goa, and Solapur. For the first time, the Central Railway collated data that revealed the highest number of passengers traveling in Vande Bharat Express starting from Mumbai belonging to the age group of 31-45 years, followed by 15-30 years of age.

Indian Railways has announced 283 festival special trains for Diwali and Chhath Puja. According to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the special trains will make 4,480 trips during the festival season.

₹30,000—had expanded from being the eighth largest in the world to the third largest in a year. He said local sourcing of components would also rise as more Pixel devices are made locally and that Google planned to help the ecosystem bring this up further. Telecom and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw welcomed Google’s announcement.

Vande Bharat services are expected to be introduced in Srinagar within this financial year after the Jammu-Srinagar line becomes functional, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Thursday. He said the semi-high speed train will also serve the people of Tripura once the railway line to the northeastern state gets electrified.

global manufacturers in India to set up manufacturing. "It's an early step towards expanding our production here to meet the local demand for pixel devices. And even more importantly, it's a huge step forward in Google's commitment to Make in India," Osterloh said.

Indian Railways is gearing up launch of Vande Bharat sleeper trains early next year and the first prototype will be made ready by BEML soon. BEML is developing the first sleeper Vande Bharat Train with the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai. Earlier this month, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had shared images of the Vande Bharat trains sleeper (concept version).

Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday took to his X (formerly Twitter) handle to give travellers an idea of the concept of Vande Bharat sleeper trains and what would look they like. The Minister shared the pictures with the caption «Coming soon… early 2024».

‘14-minute cleaning miracle’, the practice is to be followed in all the Vande Bharat trains plying across the country. Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar, while posting the video on his X account, said the initiative is a “brilliant showcase" of the Centre's flagship Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or the Clean India campaign. “Kudos to hardwork and dedication of Vande Veers – the team of Railway staff who carried out the task (sic)," he added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off nine Vande Bharat trains virtually in a move that is expected to significantly improve rail connectivity to religious and tourist destinations across 11 Indian states. «Speed, scale of infrastructure development is matching aspirations of 140 crore Indians,» PM Modi at the event he attended virtually. He added that popularity of Vande Bharat trains is rising constantly rising as over 1.11 crore passengers have already travelled in them. According to an official statement, these new Vande Bharat trains will be the fastest on their respective routes, ensuring passengers save a considerable amount of time during their journeys. «Now, 25 Vande Bharat trains running, now nine more added; that day is not far when these trains will connect all parts of country,» said PM Modi. «Under PM Modi's vision the railway sector has transformed in the past nine years… Several new facilities are being installed,» said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the event.Catch Live Updates of the Vande Bharat train launch here The routes on which these trains will operate are as follows:

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Micron broke ground for its $2.75-billion (Rs 22,854 crore) chip packaging plant at Sanand in Gujarat on Saturday, marking a significant milestone in India’s goal to emerge as a hub for global semiconductor manufacturing. The Idaho-headquartered company, which had announced its intent to invest in India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to the US in June, received a fast-track approval for its proposal, becoming the first overseas company to commence construction under the ambitious $10-billion India Semiconductor Mission.

Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Without divulging specifics of the proposals, the minister said the projects will focus on a special area where India can emerge as a leader at the global level. While speaking with PTI on the sidelines of the groundbreaking ceremony of Micron's semiconductor plant, Vaishnaw said that the global semiconductor company is noticing the progress made by India in the segment and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's capability to execute large and complex policy decisions.