Month: August 2026

The Coal Employees' Forum has urged the Union Ministry of Coal to immediately raise the minimum monthly pension to ₹10,000, introduce Industrial Dearness Allowance (IDA), and strengthen medical and social security benefits for retired coal workers covered under the Coal Mines Family Pension Scheme (CMPFS-1971) and the Coal Mines Pension Scheme (CMPS-1998). Addressing a press conference at the Press Club of India, Coal Employees' Forum President Biman Mitra, Jt GS Mou Mukherjee, and General Secretary Chanchal Banerjee ,  Executive Committee Member Laxman Kalwala said the Forum is a non-political platform…

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General Dhiraj Seth, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), today launched the indigenously developed Xtreme Weather Grade (XWG) Diesel in New Delhi. Developed jointly by the Indian Army and Oil Marketing Companies, the specialised fuel will enhance the mobility, safety and operational availability of combat and logistics vehicles in extreme climatic conditions. The technology also has wider civilian use in high-altitude and severe winter regions and represents a significant step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat.   Developed under the Government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative, the advanced diesel is engineered to operate efficiently in…

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Indian Railways has achieved a historic milestone in the field of healthcare by successfully transporting a live donor heart by train for the first time in India. The life-saving organ was transported from Surat to Ahmedabad aboard Train No. 20901 Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express, ensuring its safe and timely arrival for transplantation at the U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre, Ahmedabad.   The swift operation was facilitated through a coordinated green corridor involving railway authorities, healthcare teams and local administration. The successful mission demonstrates the potential…

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