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India and Bangladesh have stepped up their rail cooperation in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as trade via land border faced disruptions
 

Indian Railways hopes to become 'net zero' carbon emitter by 2030 through various initiatives, including electrification of broad gauge, improving energy efficiency and switching to renewable sources
 

In an unprecedented move, the Indian Railways will export dry chillies to Bangladesh through a special train 
 

Using the adversity of COVID-19 as an opportunity, the Indian Railways has completed many pending works 

Reports are coming in that a few bodies of Indian soldiers were mutilated in the Galwan Valley clash.
It is further reported that Indian soldiers at the border will be equipped with full-body riot gear to face any attacks.
 

Indian Railways has cancelled a contract with a Chinese company as the tensions between India and China rise

With a view to make the isolation coaches cooler, the Railways will insulate the roofs of COVID-19 isolation coaches deployed in areas which experience high temperatures to make their interiors cooler and more comfortable for patients
 

Shramik trains, operated by Indian railways to help migrants reach their hometowns with little fuss, have been a great hit
 

WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankar has accused Mamata Banerjee of facilitating movement of Tablighi Jamaatis to Bangladesh despite lookout notice against them.
Mamata Banerjee has also openly said that she is not able to deal with the coronavirus pandemic while also blaming railways for the spread of the pandemic.
 

 Mamata Banerjee has expressed her helplessness in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and has even blamed the railways for the spread of the virus 

Railways has decided to use 60 per cent of the 5,200 isolation coaches meant for coronavirus-infected people to run Shramik Special trains

Almost 1.50 lakh tickets were booked within two hours of opening the bookings for the 100 pairs of passenger trains that the railways will operationalise on June 1

Railway minister Piyush Goyal has announced that the department will run trains from every district of the country
 

Railway minister Piyush Goyal has lamented the uncooperative attitude exhibited by several states like West Bengal in not asking for more trains to get back their migrant labourers. It is also heartening to note that Indian railways has ferried more than 11.5 lakh migrant workers in the last fortnight.
 

In an exercise and endeavour that can be termed “massive” the Indian Railways has successfully ferried as many as 11.5 lakh stranded migrants in over 999 Shramik trains.