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Indian Railways to install LED lights at all rail stations by March

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New Delhi: To save energy costs, the Indian Railways on Tuesday said all stations across the country will be made LED-lit by March next year.

 

 

“Railways Ministry is actively working to provide 100 per cent LED lighting for its most of the non-traction energy needs like railway staff colonies, railway stations, railway platforms,” the Ministry said in a statement.

“Under this 100 per cent LED initiative, Railways Ministry has decided to make all railway stations 100 per cent LED lit by March 31, 2018.”

 

 

Till November 2017, about 3,500 railway stations have been provided with 100 per cent LED lights and work on the rest will be completed by the March deadline, it said.

So far, about 20 lakh LED lights at stations have been replaced across various Zonal Railways under this programme.

 

 

“To take ahead provision of LED lights at all stations, ESCO mode in this area is also being pursued. A policy directive in this reference has been formulated and issued by the Ministry,” it said.

 

To save energy costs Indian Railways to install LED lights at all rail stations:

 

The Railways said that 100 per cent LED lighting would reduce consumption by about 10 per cent of total energy being utilized for its non-traction uses, thus leading to savings of about 240 million units of electricity, which will save about Rs 180 crore annually.

 

 

It said that in 2016-17, 5.5 per cent reduction was achieved in non-traction energy consumption, leading to a 4.1 per cent reduction in energy consumption despite a 1.4 per cent increase in load thus enabling savings of Rs 100 crore.

“In the current year (six months from April to September 2017), a 7 per cent reduction in non-traction energy consumption had already been achieved giving savings of Rs 62 crore,” it said, adding that was, in fact, a quantum jump against the earlier average of two per cent and transformed Energy Saving Pattern for the Railways.

 

 

The Railways also said that it is aiming to provide energy efficient LED lights on all railway coaches and EMUs as well.

A policy for use of only LED lights in all railway coaches has already been issued and zonal railways are preparing action plan.

 

 

“Already, 1,300 non-AC second-class and three-tier sleeper coaches have been converted with 100 per cent LED lights,” the Ministry added.

 

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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