New Time Table Comes into Effect from 1st July 2012

The Ministry of Railways has released its new All India Railway Time Table known as “TRAINS AT A GLANCE (TAG)” which has come into effect from 1st July, 2012.  In addition to this All India Time table, all the 17 zonal Railways have also released their zonal railway time tables which too have come into effect from 1st July, 2012.   Passengers are advised to refer to the new timings  w.e.f. 1st July 2012 before starting the journey.  The new Trains at a Glance will also be shortly uploaded on Railways’ official website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in. The salient features of Trains at a Glance-2012 are as under: 1.         Encouraged by the public response over the past few years all the user-friendly features of Trains at a Glance viz. how to read a table, route map, station index,  trains between important stations, station code index, Train number index,  Train name index, has been retained. 2.         Commercial information of passenger use and interest viz. advance reservation period, reservation through internet, refund rules and rail travel concessions have been suitably updated. New addition to the fare chart is the fare for AC and mixed type of Duronto services. 3.         Information regarding Vigilance organization, Public grievance machinery, disaster management and catering services have been incorporated. 4.         Railway Budget 2012-13 announcements: The details of all the train services  announced  and which have been incorporated in the Trains at a Glance are as under: Name of services No. of service ·         Fully AC Express 07 ·         Double Decker AC 02 ·         Shatabdi 01 ·         Intercity Express 11 ·         Express Services 54 ·         Passenger Services 21 ·         MEMU 08 ·         DEMU 09 5.         113 new trains, 39 extension and 23 increase in frequency of existing trains have been announced in the Railway Budget 2012-13 and these have been incorporated in the TAG-2012. 6.         Within the next one month, 37 new trains, 29 extensions of train services and increase in frequency of 7 trains are likely to be introduced.   Source: PIB

Beetroot juice can improve your puff, potentially benefiting swimmers, singers, and mountaineers, research has shown.
In tests, drinking a single shot of the red juice allowed trained divers to hold their breath 11% longer.
Beetroot is known to boost levels of nitric oxide in the body, causing muscles to work more efficiently and demand less oxygen.
Previous research has shown that beetroot juice increases physical stamina.

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Concentrated beetroot shots are already used by top-level British athletes, including marathon runner Helen Decker and butterfly swimming champion Ian Hulme.
The new research was conducted by Swedish scientists on 12 healthy volunteers who were trained in breath-hold diving.
In the tests, the nine men and three women were either given a 70 millilitre shot of beetroot juice or an inactive placebo drink.
They were then asked to hold their breath after having a clip placed on their nose.
After drinking the beetroot, the volunteers were able to hold their breath for an average four minutes and 38 seconds. They managed four minutes 10 seconds after drinking the placebo - a difference of more than 11%.

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The results appear in the journal Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology.
Dr Harald Engan, who led the experiment, said: "Apparently by enabling the body to reduce oxygen consumption, drinking concentrated beetroot juice has delivered significant extension of breath holding time.
"We are currently experimenting on if this may also be able to help climbers at high altitude and hope to report on the results soon."
Beetroot juice could also help opera singers and woodwind and brass instrument players, who often need to hold their breath for long periods, the researchers believe

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