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Rail budget: Mallikarjun Kharge likely to announce more trains, new lines – The Times of India

Faced with a revenue shortfall, railway minister Mallikarjun Kharge will not bring about reduction in basic passenger fares in the interim budget on Wednesday but is likely to make adjustment in fuel adjustment component so that impact on fares is minimum in an election year.

Kharge is likely to announce more trains, new lines and better passenger amenities in the interim budget.

Railway ministry sources said it will be a growth-oriented budget and not a deficit one despite fall in earnings.

via Rail budget: Mallikarjun Kharge likely to announce more trains, new lines – The Times of India.

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Tags: Bangalore, India, interim budget, Kharge, Mallikarjun Kharge, passenger amenities, passenger fares, Rail, Rail transport, Recreation

22/01/2014

Tea growers get big year-end bonus[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

A tea company in Wande county of Jinan city, capital of East China\’s Shandong province, shared nearly a million yuan ($165,200) in year-end bonuses with its tea growers, on Jan 20, 2014.Some growers got about 200,000 yuan.Li Taishan Tea Co was established after thevillage piloted a land circulation project in 2003.

Tea growers get big year-end bonus

via Tea growers get big year-end bonus[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn.

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Tags: China, Economic growth, Jinan, Recreation, Shandong, shandong province, Taishan Tea Co, Tea, tea company, tea growers, Wande, Xi JinPing

15/01/2014

Wuhan overpass swings into place[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

A 17,000-ton section of an overpass was rotated 106 degrees, one step closer to the completion of an elevated highway in Wuhan city, Central China\’s Hubei province, on Jan 14, 2014. The section on pier number Z63, at a height of 15 meters, was built along the railway to not disturb trains. It finished rotating and joined its other parts in 90 minutes. The completed overpass will be 256 meters long and span 11 railways, including the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and Wuhan-Hefei Railway. It is expected to open to traffic this month.

Wuhan overpass swings into place

via Wuhan overpass swings into place[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn.

Posted in China alert, Construction, Economics, Highways, railways | Leave a Comment »

Tags: Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and Wuhan-Hefei Railway, Central China, China, elevated highway, Hubei, hubei province, Overpass, Recreation, South Central China, Trains and Railroads, Wuhan, Wuhan city

10/12/2013

Business of new and worn banknotes thriving in Delhi: India Insight

Rakesh Kumar is not like most of the street vendors in Old Delhi. The hand-painted sign on his wooden counter, “exchange damaged, old notes,” reveals a different story. He sells money.

For the past 40 years, Kumar has offered customers new banknotes for soiled or damaged ones for a fee that earns him about 100,000 rupees ($1,600) a year. It has also helped him pay for the marriages of his three children.

“We charge commission depending on the condition of the note,” the 58-year-old Kumar said while examining some 1,000-rupee notes nibbled by rats. “Around 30-40 people come to us daily.”

Getting fresh banknotes or using soiled ones can be difficult in India. Shopkeepers and other merchants routinely refuse to accept such notes, while people require loose change and fresh notes for regular use.

This business of notes is livelihood for hundreds in Old Delhi, with vendors offering convenience to customers by charging a fee of up to 20 percent to replace damaged banknotes. A mildly damaged 500 rupee note, for instance, can be exchanged for 480 rupees, while a bundle of crisp, new 10 rupee notes valued at 1,000 rupees is priced at 1,050 rupees.

via India Insight.

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Tags: Banknote, banknotes, Collecting, Currency, Delhi, India, Old Delhi, Paper Money, Recreation

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