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Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Goa Vande Bharat Express likely to be flagged off on November 13
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Which body runs the Konkan route to Goa? Vande Bharat facts for Prelims infrastructure
A new Vande Bharat service is expected to link Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Goa.
Why it matters: general awareness
What you need to know
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The Prime Minister and the Railway Minister are likely to flag off the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Goa Vande Bharat Express on November 13.
The service would link Karnataka's capital with the coast and Goa.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
मुख्य तथ्य
Remember these
- The Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Goa Vande Bharat Express is likely to be flagged off on November 13 by the Prime Minister and the Railway Minister.
- The service would link Karnataka's capital Bengaluru with the coastal city of Mangaluru and with Goa.
- Vande Bharat trains are indigenously built semi-high-speed trains, manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai.
- The first Vande Bharat Express (then called Train 18) was flagged off in February 2019 on the New Delhi-Varanasi route.
- The Mangaluru-Goa stretch lies on the Konkan Railway, which runs through Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.
प्रीलिम्स · मेन्स
How the exam will ask it
प्रीलिम्स
- Vande Bharat Express trains are self-propelled electric multiple unit (EMU) sets with no separate locomotive, built by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai.
- The Konkan Railway, opened in 1998, connects Roha in Maharashtra to Thokur near Mangaluru and passes through Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka.
- Mangaluru is a major west-coast port city of Karnataka, and the Bengaluru-Mangaluru rail route crosses the Western Ghats.
मेन्स
GS Paper 3 (infrastructure) and GS Paper 2 (Centre-state development). Issue: Bengaluru has weak rapid rail links to the Karnataka coast and Goa. Policy: modern semi-high-speed services such as Vande Bharat improve connectivity, tourism and trade. Implication and way forward: faster coastal-hinterland links can boost port-linked economies, but they need safe Western Ghats track, capacity upgrades and affordable fares.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Consider the following statements about anti-dumping action in India:
- The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, investigates dumping and recommends duties.
- The DGTR itself imposes the anti-dumping duty by notification.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
उत्तर देखें
उत्तर: A — Correct: 1 only — DGTR investigates and recommends; the duty is imposed by the Finance Ministry through a customs notification. • 2 only — wrong: '2 only' fails: statement 2 is wrong because the Finance Ministry, not the DGTR, imposes the duty. • Both 1 and 2 — wrong: 'Both' fails because statement 2 is wrong: the DGTR only recommends the duty. • Neither 1 nor 2 — wrong: 'Neither' fails because statement 1 correctly describes the DGTR's role.
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