Prabhu favours using clean energy for 'greener' railways
Describing the railways as a naturally green mode of transport, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday said the sector is looking to become "greener" by adopting renewables as a major source of energy. "Railway is naturally a green mode of transport...we want to make it further greener by adopting renewable energy as a major source of energy for railways," Prabhu said while addressing a conference here on solar energy opportunities in the rail sector. "Indian Railways is the single biggest consumer of energy and hence it is imperative that railways must look towards alternative sources of energy," he said.Therefore, he said, the Indian Railways has targeted large scale harnessing of renewable energy, particularly solar and wind energy as.....