Green Railways by 2030
In order to reduce its carbon footprint, the entire Indian Railways network will be electrified by 2023. It will also instal 20GW of solar power by 2030
Indian railways moves 24 million passengers every day - a shade less than the population of Australia - on 13,000 trains, around 67,956 kilometres across the sub-continent. Add to that another 3.3 million tonnes of freight - 1,200 million tonnes during 2020/21 - daily, and the fuel needs are immense. As a result, the carbon footprint of the Indian Railways is mammoth. According to the railway ministry, the national transporter consumed 115.45 lakh kilo litres of high-speed diesel between 2014/15 and 2018/19. But, change is happening and that too rapidly.
India s Steel Plants Increase Oxygen Production; 137 Tankers Deliver 2,067 MT Of LMO
by Arun Kumar Das - May 6, 2021 05:01 AM
A tanker carrying liquid oxygen mounted on oxygen express.
Snapshot
The total liquid medical oxygen production by the steel plants was 3,680 MT, with private and public steel companies producing the bulk of liquid medical oxygen across the country.
Stepping up efforts to meet the nation s requirement of liquid medical oxygen (LMO), steel companies from both the public and private sectors have produced the bulk of LMO across the country.
While four cryogenic tankers have been airlifted by Indian Air Force from Perth, Australia, yesterday (5 May), 34 oxygen expresses are completing their journey, delivering more than 2,067 metric tonnes (MT) of LMO in 137 tankers.
SAIL doubles medical oxygen capacity at its various plants
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Steel Authority of India (SAIL), one of the largest domestic steel producers, has been enhancing its capabilities to supply Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in the country, and has doubled the capacity over the last few weeks.
In addition to supply of LMO, SAIL is going to set up additional 2,500 hospital beds, outside its current medical facilities, with the support of gaseous oxygen brought by dedicated gas pipelines from the plants. These beds will use gaseous oxygen directly as an additional source of oxygen as the demand for LMO is currently high, the company said in a statement.
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Steel on Wednesday said it has supplied 4,076 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen in view of the Covid-19 situation in the country.
The Steel Authority of India, one of the largest domestic steel producers, has been enhancing its capabilities to supply Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in the country.The daily delivery of LMO from SAIL s integrated steel plants situated at Bhilai .