Ernakulam Duronto To Get 3 More Sleeper Coaches
Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced on Sunday that the Central Government has approved the addition of three more sleeper coaches to the Hazrat Nizamuddin–Ernakulam Duronto Express, addressing a long-standing demand from regular passengers on the high-demand route.In a Facebook post thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chandrasekhar stated that the additional coaches would substantially improve seat availability and ease travel for thousands of commuters.“With this approval, the train will now operate with a total of 22 modern Linke-Hofmann-Busch coaches starting from 2 A..
PMUY Connections Cross 103 Million Mark by July 2025
The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), launched in May 2016 to provide deposit-free LPG connections to adult women from poor households, has reached over 103.3 million connections across India as of 1 July 2025.The initial target of 80 million connections was achieved in September 2019. To reach more underserved households, Ujjwala 2.0 was launched in August 2021 with an additional target of 10 million connections, which was met by January 2022. Subsequently, the government approved 6 million more connections, completing the enhanced target of 16 million by December 2022. A further 7.5 mill..
VFlowTech, IIT Delhi Unit To Recover Vanadium From Petcoke
Storage solutions provider VFlowTech on Tuesday announced a strategic collaboration with the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), the industry interface of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), to explore the recovery of high-purity vanadium from petcoke.The initiative is aimed at creating India’s first circular vanadium ecosystem by transforming refinery waste into battery-grade vanadium pentoxide (V₂O₅), a key component in advanced long-duration batteries. These batteries are essential for ensuring grid stability and scaling up the use of renewable ..
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