Indian Railways has installed bio-toilets in train coaches with a view to develop designs suitable for Indian Railways conditions. Approximately, 130 bio-toilets have been installed in coaches on Indian Railways and are under trial. Various technology options including bio-toilets are under different stages of trials. It is not possible to finalize long term action plan at the moment as the technology development cycle has not matured as yet.

City.Mobi

Also in India today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Bangalore.

City.Mobi offers the most comprehensive mobile travel guides available, with over 800 cities in 200 countries listed. Each is developed by the City.Mobi team to combine into a single global travel directory.

However, each city retains its own mobile identity via a dedicated domain. Already on offer are Brussels.Mobi, Paris.Mobi, Sanfrancisco.Mobi and Sydney.Mobi.

Bangalore.mobi is the latest in this illustrious line up, offering click to call functionality – which means no scribbling down telephone numbers.

Most entries are also linked to websites where users can quickly access more detailed information if needed.

Other key features include information on accommodation, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, nightlife, shopping, and transport.

City.Mobi guides include user reviews and traveller utilities such as a translation guide, currency converter, news and local weather guide.