Air India receives GDP certification for cargo business, setting new benchmark in pharma logisticsWith investments in infrastructure, training, and partnerships, Air India is well-positioned to support India's growing pharmaceutical expo...
24 Apr, 2025, 03.01 PM IST
Train blankets will be a lot cleaner and more hygienic now. Here's whyNorthern Railways will now wash blankets every 15 days instead of a month. Blankets will be sterilized with hot naphthalene vapour and UV r...
01 Dec, 2024, 12.20 PM IST
Are blankets in trains that you are using cleaned regularly? Railway Minister answersRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw clarified that train blankets are laundered at least monthly and bedroll kits include an extra sheet usab...
27 Nov, 2024, 09.27 PM IST
Snuggling in for a long train journey? RTI reveals Indian Railways blankets are washed only once a monthAn RTI response from Indian Railways has disclosed that while bed sheets and pillow covers in AC coaches are washed after every use, blanke...
22 Oct, 2024, 09.44 PM IST
India calls for preventing Afghan territory being used by LeT & JaishVikram Misri, Deputy National Security Adviser, emphasized the issue of cross-border terrorism and preventing the use of Afghan territory b...
17 Feb, 2024, 10.58 AM IST
Any instability in Afghanistan threat to whole region: Deputy NSA Vikram MisriIndia's Deputy National Security Advisor, Vikram Misri, has emphasized that the Afghan territory should not be utilized by terrorist organi...
16 Feb, 2024, 08.44 PM IST
No blankets in AC coaches even after pandemic subsides: Railway Board ChairmanRailway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Saturday said, "We have decided to give a single-use bed to the passengers or the passengers ca...
06 Sep, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
Bring your own blanket: What Indian Railways banning dirty linen tells us about 'quilt' complexRailways must ensure that hygiene efforts are not derailed by faulty laundering.
19 Mar, 2020, 08.26 AM IST
Loo and behold, it’s Indian railwaysMoreover, foreseeing that these items might get pilfered, leaving users of the facility literally high and dry, train toilets will continue...
31 Jul, 2018, 10.35 PM IST
The reason why Railways may have replaced face towels with cheap napkinsJust recently Railways has also decided to wash blankets of AC coaches twice a month instead of existing practice of once in two months.
02 Jul, 2018, 07.52 PM IST
From a lumbering PSU to a smart service provider: How Indian Railways changed the way it serves youThough there's still a lot to be done, railways have managed to shed the image of a state entreprise impervious to change and aloof to its ...
29 Jun, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
Indian Railways unveils new Swarna Rajdhani coaches: All you want to knowThe new Swarna coaches have initially been provided in the Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani. They were upgraded at a cost of about Rs 35 lakh, th...
29 Nov, 2017, 09.11 PM IST
What a germ of an ideaNews that a killjoy professor has discovered that blowing out candles infests the surface of cakes with large amounts of bacteria — 1,400 t...
31 Jul, 2017, 12.40 AM IST
Railways plans to discontinue providing blankets in some AC trainsThe move to do away with blankets is an 'economical option', considering that it takes Rs 55 to clean the bedroll while passengers are char...
30 Jul, 2017, 10.20 AM IST
4 points from CAG report that tell you why Railways isn't exactly on trackEven if you pay extra for faster travel by train, there is no guarantee you will reach your destination in time, finds out the new CAG repo...
24 Jul, 2017, 05.44 PM IST
Railway blankets washed once in two months, says MoS for Railways Manoj SinhaHis reply came to questions raised by various members of the Upper House regarding the quality and hygiene of laundry and linen supplied by...
26 Feb, 2016, 03.35 PM IST
Railways start online survey on preference of bedrollsRailways Ministry has started an online survey on consumers' preference of bedrolls which will cover aspects from cleanliness and hygienic ...
30 Jul, 2015, 11.52 AM IST