Signalling safety

On the wrong track

Absence of a comprehensive railway safety plan leads to mishaps such as the recent Rajdhani Express derailment

A question of democratic choice

Darkness at dawn

The track lover

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Is it on the right track?

Controversy has dogged the Konkan railway project since its inception. Today, many influential Goans are up in arms against the present alignment …

Track, the problem

As traffic increases on existing lines, accidents due to derailments reach alarming levels in the Indian Railways

Eco triumphs

Loco loos going green

Eco-friendly trains

Computers go off - track

The Indian Railways has raised a stink by opting for an outdated Canadian software programme for controlling its freight operations

To whom it may concern

How do we stop politicians from de-railing the Indian Railways?

Tracks to calamity

EC gives in to Britain

Managing railway waste

The Indian Railways is the second largest railway network in Asia. It is the biggest public sector enterprise in India and connects the entire …

Communal tinge

No to Konkan committee

Bloodied tracks

Geared to derail

Late last year, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Indian Railways (IR) castigated the for squandering money on import deals which would …

Ganga on the road

Water mismanagement

FIFA ups its sustainability game

The governing body of world football updates its sustainability policy for the world cup by including changing certain norms for green stadiums, …

Health Ministry asks Railway Board to not allow junk food, tobacco ads

Indirect advertising of such products can increase the risk of non-communicable diseases, the health ministry says

No digging

A retired railway officer knows how to save water and energy

R K Palhan, former general manager, Central Railways, has two innovations to his credit. One has already been implemented in most railway …