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 …

High court grants round one to railways

A high court order in favour of the Konkan railway corporation has provoked much anger and resentment among those who oppose the controversial project

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 …

Geared to derail

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

Railroad Blues

Illegal logging is being carried out in the Northeast under the guise of laying railway tracks

Stuff of a capitalist

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Twin talents

Next gen toilets

Bacteria from Antarctica could help free India of the problems caused by open defecation

Open violation

While private service stations bear the brunt of the Delhi government's green brigade, polluting railway service stations go scot free

On track to disaster

By ignoring sound technical advice, Konkan Railway jeopardises the fragile Western Ghats environment

Singur echoes in UP farms

Proposed freight corridor will displace 30 villages

China

Noamundi is easy to mine

THAILAND

In the pay of plastics

India's biggest public sector unit is out to ape the West's fashion for unsustainable living

One Track Mind

The Union government's ineptness in dealing with technology finds a new victim: Delhi's metro rail project

The Last Car

Row over Mumbai transport surcharge

Bytes

Stay order for Hubli-Ankola train line for violating Forest Conservation Act

Indian Railways' experimentation with eco-friendly toilets

Railways will serve Kinley, Aquafina

No complimentary water pouches with meals on board

Shrink in rail network

Kolkata metro extension project under scanner

CO2-choked Mumbai rail bids for carbon credits