Indian Railways, the lifeline of the country, with carrying 23 million passengers every day is the largest passenger carrying system in the world.It is also the largest consumer of water as well as electricity and major contributor to green environment due to reduced GHG emissions. Indian Railways have been taking a number of steps towards Water Management, Energy Conservation, Solid Waste Management and Green buildings. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is the leading organization within the United Nations system in the field of environment and has as a major area of focus of its global mandate, the conservation, protection, enhancement and support of nature and natural resources worldwide.
Agreement with UNEP
In March 2017, Indian Railways signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to formalise the joint cooperation in the area of environmental conservation. The focussed areas identified for joint activities would be to;
Other Green Initiatives