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Chuk Chuk Chuk Chuk Rail Budget

– ISRO will be involved to manage 3438 crossings, 
through satellites. So that these can be unmanned. 

Rambo and Pranks, two very inquisitive kids, have been
hearing about budget since about a
month. What does budget mean?
Why Does the
Government Release
a Budget Every Year?

Well a budget is the money the
government sets aside, to invest
in various projects and schemes.
The budget tells the people
where they should put their hard
earned money to save, it tells
people the kind of taxes they will
pay and how can they invest
money to save more.

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Where was the UAE team till now
Until the world cup 2015, not many had heard of
the UAE team.
Here’s an interview by the team coach Aaqib Javed
on the UAE Team’s performance on the World Cup,
before the match with India.

While we will talk of the union budget, next week, we thought
it is important to talk of the Rail Budget now. The Rail Budget
was released on Thursday.
Here are few pointers from the Rail budget:

This interview has been sourced from Headlines
Today.

– New Bio‐toilets in the train, will replace the existing 
ones; nearly 18000 of them will installed this year. 
–

Hereʼs what the UAE team did before the 2015 World Cup:

There will be in no increment in Passenger Fares

In April 2011, the UAE hosted and won Division Two of
the World Cricket League without losing a match. In

– 400 Railway Stations will have Internet WiFi facility 
–

Now you can book rail tickets 4 months ( 120 days) in 
advance against current 60 days

December, UAE participated in the 2011 ACC Twenty20
Cup in Nepal. Then in 2013, they traveled to Scotland to
compete in the 2013 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, the final
event of the 2009–13 World Cricket League.

– A full‐fledged Rail university will be setup during 2015‐
16. This university will focus on Skill Development 

UAE finished third in the 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup which after

across all areas covered by railways. 

defeating Hong Kong in the play-off for third place. In

– The Railways will simplify processes & procedures to 
prevent train delays. 
– Modern facilities for disabled citizens, senior citizens, 
patients through IRCTC 
– Surveillance cameras on select mainline and ladies 
compartments 
– SMS alert on mobile, customer portal promoting digital 
India campaign  

November, they hosted 2013 ICC World Twenty20
Qualifier and finished fourth after losing to Nepal in the playoff for third place, and qualified for the 2014 ICC World
Twenty20, defeating the Netherlands by 10 runs in the
quarter-final.

UAE participated in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 but were
unsuccessful in the tournament, going without a win. They
also qualified for 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New
Zealand and had a match against India, today.