Indian Railways place order for 25 electrical locomotives from BHEL

Indian Railways have placed a significant order for 25, more energy efficient, retro fitted electrical locomotives from the public sector Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). The achievement is significant since it comes a day before Environment Day is being celebrated the world over. This follows a major technological leap achieved by the BHEL whereby the kinetic energy of the train while in braking mode, is re-converted into electrical energy.  This is later fed back into the electric grid...