IndiaSpend Team, June 18, 2018 Mumbai: Having spent nearly Rs 1,370 crore on 136,985 railway bio-toilets–criticised for being “no better than septic tanks”–and after earmarking Rs 250 crore to install bio-toilets on remaining trains by March 2019, the railway ministry is now considering “upgraded” vacuum bio-toilets at a cost of Rs 6,250 crore. “We have […]
Why Indian Railways Need To Buy 3,350 Truckloads Of Cow Dung For Rs 42 Cr
Srinand Jha, January 6, 2018- IndiaSpend The Indian Railways need to buy 3,350 truckloads of cow dung at Rs 42 crore in 2018 to “recharge”–add bacteria to activate degradation–leaky, malfunctioning ‘bio-toilets’ that it has fitted on 44.8% of trains and hopes to expand to […]
Avinash Chander to continue as DRDO chief till May 2016
PTI | November 28, 2014, 19.11 pm IST New Delhi: India’s premier defence and research organisation DRDO’s chief Dr Avinash Chander was to retire on November 30 but will continue to occupy the position on a contractual basis till May 2016. “The President is pleased to retire Dr Avinash Chander, Secretary, Department of Defence Research […]
