by admin | May 25, 2021 | Business, Corporate, Corporate Governance
NEW DELHI: The Railway ministry, Department of Science & Technology and IIT-Kanpur have forged an association on a project on ‘Industry 4.0’, which includes a host of digital technologies like artificial intelligence, Big Data, machine learning and cloud computing.
The project will be launched at Modern Coach Factory (MCF), Raebareli.
A statement by the ministry of railways said that ‘
‘ will be commonly referred to as the fourth industrial revolution amid the current trend of automation, interconnectivity and data exchange in manufacturing technologies to increase productivity.
“Industry 4.0 is a complex Cyber-Physical System which synergises production with digital technologies, the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Analytics, Machine Learning and Cloud Computing,” said the statement.
MCF is a state-of-the-art coach manufacturing unit with the capacity to manufacture 1,000 passenger coaches annually.
Rajesh Agarwal, Railway Board (Member Rolling Stock) said, “About Rs 4,000 crore are expected to be spent in years to come in Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (ICPS) to foster and promote R&D in this emerging field of research.”
The statement made a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who during his recent address in Houston, USA, highlighted the importance of ‘Industry 4.0’ in the global economy and to India’s advantage.
“Full transition to the digital factory using ‘Industry 4.0’ across entire value chain from design to production will help enhance productivity hugely by providing insight into production process to take the decisions in real-time basis,” said the Railways official.
“Industry 4.0 would be based cyber physical system and would involve various packages, systems, applications and Hardware within Design/Planning, Networking and Production to be added in a modular and incremental manner in MCF,” added the statement issued by Railways.
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by admin | May 25, 2021 | News
New Delhi : The Railways on Saturday said 661 Haryana-Punjab-bound trains were affected ahead of the verdict in a case involving Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and after the violence following it.
A Northern Railway official said: “At least 309 express trains heading to Haryana and Punjab were cancelled from August 23 to 28 in view of the law and order situation in the states.”
As many as 294 Haryana-bound passenger trains were also cancelled.
The railways also short terminated or diverted 58 trains.
At least 30 people were killed as security forces fired at rampaging mobs in Panchkula in Haryana after a special CBI court held the Dera Sacha Sauda chief guilty of rape and sexual exploitation.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Economy, News
New Delhi : (IANS) In the wake of Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu’s budgetary announcements, the railways ministry on Wednesday announced increased quota for senior citizens in trains and a rationalised lump sum freight rates for merry-go-round (MGR) system.
Railway Board member (traffic) Mohammad Jamshed said the quota has been increased by 50 percent and would be applicable from April 1.
He launched these initiatives at a function at the Rail Bhavan here on Wednesday.
A ministry statement said women passengers aged 45 and above and pregnant women when travelling alone were also getting a combined reservation quota of two lower berths per coach in sleeper, AC II and III tier classes.
In 2015, the quota of two lower berths per coach in sleeper class was increased to four. Subsequently, the condition of ‘only when travelling alone’ was relaxed, the statement said.
It said this quota at present is available even in case of a single application of two passengers with a combination of senior citizens/female passengers above the age of 45/pregnant women.
The quota has now been enhanced to six lower berths per coach in sleeper class and three lower berths per coach in AC II and III classes, the statement said.
For Rajdhani, Duronto and fully AC Express trains, there will be four lower berths per coach reserved under the quota as against three lower berths per coach in case of normal mail/express trains.
The ministry also formulated revised scheme with rationalized lump sum rates for MGR system to provide economical and reliable alternative short lead traffic.
The ministry said for 18-km lead, the revised MGR rates would be around Rs.47 per tonne for 2-3 trips a day as compared to road rates of Rs.72 per tonne for the same lead.
