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Indian Railways to join hands with Germany on boosting trains speed

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7 years ago

October 10, 2017

Indian Railways, Germany, Trains speed, Railway Ministry, Business news

New Delhi: The Indian Railways on Tuesday signed a joint declaration of intent with Germany to carry out a feasibility study on the Chennai-Kazipet corridor for increasing the speed of trains to 200 kmph.

“A joint declaration of intent was signed between Ministry of Railways and Germany regarding carrying out of feasibility study on existing 643 km long Chennai-Kazipet corridor of Indian Railways by German Railways for increasing the speed of passenger trains to 200 kmph,” the Railway Ministry said in a statement.

It also said that this study will be done on a 50-50 per cent cost sharing basis.

Indian Railways to shake hands with Germany on speeding up trains speed:

The Ministry officials also said that the current joint declaration of intent was intended to deepen the cooperation, more specifically towards the achievement in the priority area of Semi High Speed Rail up to 200 kmph on the Chennai-Kazipet corridor.

According to Ministry officials, the project will be completed in three phases in a 22 month period.

In May 2016, a protocol on cooperation in rail sector was signed between both sides in Germany to support the expansion of the high speed and semi high speed network.

The protocol also included concept for increasing the design and the actually driven speeds; for increasing the capacity of railway lines in passenger and goods transport; for improving operational safety to avoid incidents and accidents; for reducing operational costs, in particular by means of energy efficient railway operations; for the cooperation between education and training facilities in India and Germany.

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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2 years ago

May 5, 2022

Aaj Ki Khabar Desk Team

If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.