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Bihar-Made Engines To Run Trains In Africa: PM Modi In Siwan Rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke about Bihar's promising future and also the likely emergence of its new identity on the global stage, stating that the growth engine of Bihar, which was stopped during the Congress-RJD regime, will now pow
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Happy Vishwakarma Puja: Lord Vishwakarma, The Divine Architect
Vishwakarma Puja: People associated with most industrial units, big and small, worship Lord Vishwakarma, the god of machines and tools, and all things used to build anything - from dams, to houses, locomotives and computers. Offices and factories remain closed on Vishwakarma Puja. On this auspicious day, workers gather and pray for safe working con...
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PM Flags Off The World's First Diesel To Electric Locomotive In Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in his constituency, Varanasi, today to flag off the world's first diesel to electric locomotive. The project was completed by the Diesel Locomotives Works in record time. PM Modi took keen interest and went around the factory and inspected the engine from inside.
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PM Launches All-Electric Superfast Train, A Make-In-India Leap: 10 Points
In Patna to mark the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled a handful of projects worth around 6600 crore, flagged off India's first all-electric superfast train and gave a boost to the Clean India mission. There was also a show of solidarity with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who...
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Indian Railways To Get First High-Speed Electric Locomotive: 5 Facts
Indian Railways is all set to add the first high-speed electric locomotive to its list of transport vehicles. The electric locomotive, with a 12,000 horsepower (HP), will be flagged off from Bihar's Madhepura loco factory by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Till now, the most powerful electric engine in India was of 6,000 HP. With the launc...
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Siemens, Bombardier, 3 Other Firms In Race To Bag Rs 5,000-Crore Railway Project
Selected manufacturer will make 190 locos at Railways' Chittaranjan Locomotive Works facility.
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India Gets 1st Diesel Loco From GE, Work On Bihar Factory On Track
The first diesel-electric locomotive built by US conglomerate General Electric as part of a USD 2.5 billion deal to supply 1,000 such engines to the Indian Railways has arrived in India.
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Bihar A Stakeholder, We Need This, Nitish Kumar Writes To Piyush Goyal
A 2.6 billion-dollar deal with General Electric centred on building 1,000 diesel locomotives is vital for Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has written in a letter to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal, who just days ago reassured that the project will not be cancelled.
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$2.5 Billion Rail Deal Still On, Clarifies Railways Minister After GE Warning
General Electric has warned today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" initiative will be hit and thousands of jobs are at stake if the Railways Ministry alters a $2.6 billion contract that includes the construction of a huge factory in Bihar.
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India Gets Its First High Horse Power Locomotive From France
India's dream for high horse power locomotive moved closer to reality with the arrival of the first bodyshell of 12000 HP loco from Alstom France at Kolkata port on Wednesday.
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GE, Alstom Likely to Set Up Locomotive Factories in Bihar
Global giants GE and Alstom are likely to be awarded the contracts for setting up of multi-crore diesel and electric locomotive factories in Marhora and Madhepura in Bihar, marking the first major Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in rail projects.
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Audi Goes Green With Hybrid Locomotive at Ingolstadt Factory
Audi is going the eco-friendly way inside its plant in Ingolstadt, Germany by using a plug-in hybrid locomotive. The Alstom-manufactured 1,000bhp plug-in hybrid will serve at Audi's largest factory and will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 60 tons annually compared to a regular locomotive. This would enable the Volkswagen Group-owned carmaker to achie...
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Bihar-Made Engines To Run Trains In Africa: PM Modi In Siwan Rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke about Bihar's promising future and also the likely emergence of its new identity on the global stage, stating that the growth engine of Bihar, which was stopped during the Congress-RJD regime, will now pow
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Happy Vishwakarma Puja: Lord Vishwakarma, The Divine Architect
Vishwakarma Puja: People associated with most industrial units, big and small, worship Lord Vishwakarma, the god of machines and tools, and all things used to build anything - from dams, to houses, locomotives and computers. Offices and factories remain closed on Vishwakarma Puja. On this auspicious day, workers gather and pray for safe working con...
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PM Flags Off The World's First Diesel To Electric Locomotive In Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in his constituency, Varanasi, today to flag off the world's first diesel to electric locomotive. The project was completed by the Diesel Locomotives Works in record time. PM Modi took keen interest and went around the factory and inspected the engine from inside.
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PM Launches All-Electric Superfast Train, A Make-In-India Leap: 10 Points
In Patna to mark the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled a handful of projects worth around 6600 crore, flagged off India's first all-electric superfast train and gave a boost to the Clean India mission. There was also a show of solidarity with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who...
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Indian Railways To Get First High-Speed Electric Locomotive: 5 Facts
Indian Railways is all set to add the first high-speed electric locomotive to its list of transport vehicles. The electric locomotive, with a 12,000 horsepower (HP), will be flagged off from Bihar's Madhepura loco factory by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Till now, the most powerful electric engine in India was of 6,000 HP. With the launc...
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Siemens, Bombardier, 3 Other Firms In Race To Bag Rs 5,000-Crore Railway Project
Selected manufacturer will make 190 locos at Railways' Chittaranjan Locomotive Works facility.
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India Gets 1st Diesel Loco From GE, Work On Bihar Factory On Track
The first diesel-electric locomotive built by US conglomerate General Electric as part of a USD 2.5 billion deal to supply 1,000 such engines to the Indian Railways has arrived in India.
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Bihar A Stakeholder, We Need This, Nitish Kumar Writes To Piyush Goyal
A 2.6 billion-dollar deal with General Electric centred on building 1,000 diesel locomotives is vital for Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has written in a letter to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal, who just days ago reassured that the project will not be cancelled.
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$2.5 Billion Rail Deal Still On, Clarifies Railways Minister After GE Warning
General Electric has warned today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" initiative will be hit and thousands of jobs are at stake if the Railways Ministry alters a $2.6 billion contract that includes the construction of a huge factory in Bihar.
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India Gets Its First High Horse Power Locomotive From France
India's dream for high horse power locomotive moved closer to reality with the arrival of the first bodyshell of 12000 HP loco from Alstom France at Kolkata port on Wednesday.
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GE, Alstom Likely to Set Up Locomotive Factories in Bihar
Global giants GE and Alstom are likely to be awarded the contracts for setting up of multi-crore diesel and electric locomotive factories in Marhora and Madhepura in Bihar, marking the first major Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in rail projects.
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Audi Goes Green With Hybrid Locomotive at Ingolstadt Factory
Audi is going the eco-friendly way inside its plant in Ingolstadt, Germany by using a plug-in hybrid locomotive. The Alstom-manufactured 1,000bhp plug-in hybrid will serve at Audi's largest factory and will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 60 tons annually compared to a regular locomotive. This would enable the Volkswagen Group-owned carmaker to achie...
