INDIAN Railways has started on a hugely ambitious journey, outlined in the draft national plan circulated among different ministries. As there is a month’s window from the time of writing for making comments, the final shape of the plan, particularly taking into account the views of the Union finance ministry, is not yet defined but the broad contours are clear.
In keeping with its role as national carrier, the Railways has gone beyond formulating just a business plan but also set out an overriding wider social goal — becoming carbon neutral (zero net emissions) by as early as. . .
