Railways Freight traffic
On mission mode, Indian Railways achieved a significant milestone of pulling freight traffic ahead of last year's level inspite of COVID 19 related challenges. On 27 July 2020 the freight loading was 3.13 MT which is higher than last year for the same date. It may be noted that the Prime Minister had emphasized upon achievement of long term and far reaching goals during the lockdown. Accordingly, Railways has completed nearly 200 infrastructure works in this period. Now Railways has achieved a milestone in freight transportation also. The average speed of Freight Trains on 27 July 2020 was 46.16 kmph which is more than double as compared to last year for the same date (22.52 kmph). In the month of July the average speed of freight trains is 45.03 kmph which is around double as compared to last year for the same month (23.22 kmph).
Inner Wheel Club Zest distributes fruits
As part of its project Covid-19, Inner Wheel Club of Jamshedpur Zest took an initiative to distribute fruits among the needy near Ram Mandir in Bistupur. Immediate past president of the club Reema Adesara and Editor Vaibhavii Adesara took the opportunity to provide fruits for combating summer and also coronavirus. The initiative was carried out to maintain social distancing norms and staying safe. Adesara said that the idea is to reach needy people at the time of lockdown. They also want the less privileged to improve their immunity.
Broad Gauge Locomotives to Bangladesh
In a handing over ceremony held on July 27, 10 Broad Gauge (BG) locomotives were virtually flagged off to Bangladesh by the External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar and the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal. The event was also attended by the Minister of State for Railways, Suresh C. Angadi. From the Bangladesh end, Minister of Railway, Md. Nurul Islam Sujan and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Abul Kalam Abdul Momen received the locomotives on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh. The handing over of these locomotives, under grant assistance from the Government of India, fulfills an important commitment made during the visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina to India, in October, 2019. In keeping with the requirements of Bangladesh Railway, the locomotives have been suitably modified by the Indian side. These locomotives will help handle the increasing volume of passenger and freight train operations in Bangladesh.
Purplle to launch largest online beauty sale
Purplle, leading beauty marketplace, is launching its largest online beauty sale from August 4 to August 8. The five-day sale festival, branded as I Heart Beauty will offer more than 15,000 beauty products across 500 Indian and International brands on Purplle.com (Purplle dot com), making it India’s largest online sale of beauty products across skin care, haircare and makeup categories. The online sale festival will be offering products from Purplle’s exclusive beauty brands such as Good Vibes, Alps Goodness, NY Bae, Stay Quirky as well as renowned global brands like Maybelline NY, L’Oréal Paris and The Face Shop, among others.