Fwd: Releases.........pt2

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From: Press Information Bureau Ministry of I&B <pib.kolkata@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 3:38 PM
Subject: Releases.........pt2


Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Railways
Railway Revenue earnings up by 8.71 per cent during the period 11th –
20th March 2010
New Delhi: March 30, 2010

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis
during the period 11th March – 20th March 2010 were Rs. 2638.69 crore
compared to Rs. 2427.24 crore during the same period last year,
registering an increase of 8.71 per cent.

The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs. 1650.74 crore during
11th March – 20th March 2009 to Rs. 1775.73 crore during 11th March –
20th March 2010, showing an increase of 7.57 per cent. The total
passenger revenue earnings during the period 11th to 20th March 2010
were Rs. 766.34 crore compared to Rs. 670.58 crore during the same
period last year, reflecting an increase of 14.28 per cent. The
revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 64.85 crore
during this period compared to Rs. 57.89 crore during the same period
last year, showing an increase of 12.02 per cent.

The total approximate number of passengers booked during the period
11th to 20th March 2010 were 208.04 million compared to 203.99 million
during the same period last year, showing an increase of 1.99 per
cent. In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the number of
passengers booked during 11–20 March 2010 were 108.83 million and
99.21 million compared to 112.21 million and 91.78 million during the
same period last year, registering a decrease of 3.01 per cent and an
increase of 8.10 per cent respectively.

aks/hk/lk/tr/dk/kol/15:32 hrs.

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Coal
Sri Prakash Jaiswal discuss bilateral cooperation with American delegation
New Delhi: March 30, 2010

A delegation led by American Senator Christopher Bond called on the
Minister of State for Coal and Statistics & Programme Implementation,
Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal here today.

Issues relating to energy security were discussed in the meeting. It
was pointed out during the discussions that the demand for coal in
India is growing at a faster pace due to acceleration in the rate of
addition to power generation and, therefore, the Ministry of Coal and
Coal India Ltd. were looking for acquisitions of coal assets abroad to
supplement coal availability. It was further mentioned that Coal India
Ltd. had issued a global Expression of Interest for strategic
partnerships through formation of joint ventures for opening
Greenfield projects and equity infusion with relatively long-term
off-take agreements.

Both the Minister and the Senator expressed the need for strengthening
cooperation in the areas of clean coal technologies as well as
underground coal gasification. It was also mentioned that a global
study bringing out the benefits of coal in various countries of the
world has been initiated by American coal companies and that the
Indian Coal companies would be supporting this study. The Minister
concluded by stating that the Indian side fully supports these
initiatives.

ncj/sr/dk/kol/15:32 hrs.

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