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Railways to upgrade all non-AC sleeper coaches to AC for high-speed trains

• Indian Railways has decided to upgrade all non-AC sleeper coaches to AC ones for high-speed trains. The ministry of Indian Railways will upgrade all its trains capable of running at a maximum speed of 130 km per hour and beyond with special air-conditioned coaches.
• The Railway decided that existing mail and express trains with a maximum speed of up to 110 km per hour will continue to ply with sleeper coaches.
• The ministry of Railways is working on a massive plan to upgrade the railway network to high-speed potential.

IIT Madras develops antimicrobial food wrapping material

• The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Madras, has developed an antimicrobial food wrapping material for more food safety options.
• The new proposed material is biodegradable and can prevent the contamination of packaged food by bacteria during storage.
• The new developed anti-bacterial wrapping material will help reduce plastic waste when disposing of the wrappers.
• The new wrapping material is made of starch, polyvinyl alcohol and other safe polymers.