The railways are trying out several experiments to be environment friendly.
While Central Railway (CR) has begun the process of installation of solar-powered illumination at level crossings along its sections, Western Railway (WR) is one of the first railways to run a train on bio-diesel.
Both these railways have several lakhs of saplings of jathropa seeds along their rail tracks that yield oi
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/under-green-drive-cr-installs-solar-lights-level-crossings
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-news-analysis-mumbai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiesel
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jetropha
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toilets
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/eco-sanitation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rail-transport
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biofuel