Railway ministry signs MoU with CII

The Railway Ministry today signed a memorandum of understanding with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for evaluating the green initiatives and rate the performance of its industrial units pursuing environmentally sustainable practices.

Talking about the tie-up with CII, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said at the event, "Now, we are not just compliant with our own good standards but will be compliant with global standards."

The MoU was signed for Green Business Centre (GBC) of CII to extend technical co-operation for various green initiatives.

It has developed a GreenCo Rating system to evaluate the various steps and rate them. GBC will also assess and certify 3 industrial units of the Railways and organise studies on energy efficiency.