CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian railways for the first time has floated a tender to invite private players to build high-speed wheel plant under the Make in India initiative.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explained: All you need to know about India’s first privately run Bharat Gaurav train.

Detailed explanation-3: -Preparation of Tender: 3.2 Tenderers must fill-in the techno-commercial offer form (consisting of eligibility criteria, terms and conditions, performance statement, deviation statement, checklist & special conditions etc.), financial offer form and attach scanned copy of necessary documents.

Detailed explanation-4: -In south the first line was opened on Ist July, 1856 by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Vyasarpadi Jeeva Nilayam (Veyasarpandy) and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles. In the North a length of 119 miles of line was laid from Allahabad to Kanpur on 3rd March 1859.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indian Railways is opening up to private operators for the first time since it was nationalised in 1951. Starting from March 2024, private companies will be allowed to run passenger services on one of the world’s largest networks, which handles some 8.4 billion people every year.