The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Attorney General of India R Venkatramani to apprise it of the steps the Central government has taken for the implementation of anti-collision systems including 'Kavach' to prevent railways accident.
The ambitious automatic train protection (ATP) system, Kavach, has so far been deployed on 1465 Route km and 139 locomotives (including Electric Multiple Unit rakes) on South Central Railway sections, as per a government release.
Kavach is a technology-intensive system that aids the loco pilot in the train running within specified speed limits by automatic application of brakes in case the Loco Pilot fails to do so and also helps the train safely run during inclement weather.
The coastal security exercise 'Sagar Kavach' will be conducted on November 16- 17, 2023 in Kerala and Mahe. It is a half-yearly exercise with the objective to check coastal security mechanisms and validate standard operating procedures.
About 2,500 personnel from the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, State and the union territory administration, Marine Police, fisheries, customs, intelligence agencies, light houses, ports forest were engaged in the exercise, an official press release stated.
Students from a Gorakhpur college have made a missile prototype that they claim will become inactive when it comes near any school, college, hospital, or religious place.
During the review meeting, the Union Health Minister appreciated the 'E-Rupi Voucher, E-Kavach, Care and Unified Disease Surveillance Portal' model operated in Uttar Pradesh and invited departmental officers to Delhi for a presentation.
Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system. Kavach is a technology-intensive system which aids the loco pilot in the train running within specified speed limits by automatic application of brakes in case the Loco Pilot fails to do so and also helps the tra
HBL Power Systems Ltd (HBL) has entered into a contract with Ashoka Buildcon Ltd (ABL) for the supply of Kavach, an anti-collision system developed for railways.
The Opposition has strongly condemned the government's safety assertions regarding the Kavach system, particularly in light of the tragic Odisha train accident that claimed the lives of over 270 individuals and left nearly 1000 injured.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday hit out against the Narendra Modi-led Central government over the Balasore train tragedy, demanding the government to fix responsibility for the incident. He also criticized Central government for too much talk about the indigenously