Uber opens sign-ups for London 'robotaxis' ahead of launch 'in months'Londoners can now sign up for a chance to experience the city's first robotaxis. Uber is partnering with British start-up Wayve to offer ri...
08 Jun, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
There's more to Uber’s India data centre bet than meets the eyeUber is setting the stage for its first-ever data center in India through a strategic alliance with the Adani Group. This development not o...
13 May, 2026, 09.19 PM IST
'Nobody will fly': India's plane versus train battle gets a twistIndia's Railway Minister said upcoming bullet trains will dominate short-haul routes like Mumbai-Pune and Bengaluru-Chennai, mirroring glob...
12 May, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
Western dedicated freight corridor completesIndia's second Dedicated Freight Corridor, the Western DFC, is now complete. A successful trial run on the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal t...
02 Apr, 2026, 06.17 PM IST
Railways speeds up shift towards engines run on battery, green fuelIndia is transitioning from diesel-powered locomotives, emphasizing the adoption of battery-operated and alternative fuel trains for shorte...
19 Jan, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
Indian Railways will get its most advanced and powerful engine in one month's timeIndia's Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announces the imminent launch of a 9,000 HP locomotive, mostly made in India, to enhance freight ...
02 Mar, 2025, 11.05 AM IST
Budget 2025: Industry pins hopes on major Indian Railways announcementsUnion Budget: Industry players are hopeful for significant announcements in the railway sector in the Union Budget 2025-26, particularly in...
22 Jan, 2025, 02.37 PM IST
With electrification of two key routes, Meghalaya to get electric trains for first timeElectrification will significantly improve the mobility of trains in northeast India in addition to the reduction in pollution due to the s...
17 Mar, 2023, 06.49 PM IST
Siemens awarded Rs 26,000 crore tender for supplying and maintaining 1200 freight trainsSiemens will also provide training to Railway Staff at Dahod for manufacturing and at four depots at Vishakhapatnam, Raipur, Kharagpur and ...
24 Dec, 2022, 01.38 PM IST
Railways floats Rs 30k cr tender for 800 electric train enginesThese 12,000-horsepower (HP) electric locomotives are to be supplied over the next 10 years and will be manufactured at Banaras Locomotive ...
06 May, 2022, 12.04 AM IST
Railways eyeing lucrative ecommerce space, making Vande Bharat-like freight trains that can run at 160 kmphEach of those 16-car trains with a maximum speed of 160 km per hour is estimated to cost about ₹60 crore, three times more than a normal fr...
01 May, 2022, 06.42 AM IST
Cutting edge monitoring and tracking technology soon for railwaysEnd of Train Telemetry (EoTT) facility, the technology in question, establishes communication between the locomotive and last wagon of the ...
09 Mar, 2021, 07.37 AM IST
Railways approves Alstom's e-locos to run freight trains at maximum speed of 120 kmphNew Delhi, Oct 14 () The Railway Ministry has approved Alstom-built 12,000-horsepower (HP) electric locomotives to run freight trains at a ...
14 Oct, 2020, 07.50 PM IST
Railways' freight ops get a booster as govt approves Alstom's locomotive to run at 120 kmphEarlier this year, Indian Railways began inducting the WAG 12B e-locos, the most powerful locomotives to run on Indian tracks. Cumulatively...
14 Oct, 2020, 04.48 PM IST
Railways: Procurement process for high-powered locos gets tractionThe railways has kickstarted the process to award contracts for the same with the projects to involve its existing Dankuni unit and the pro...
03 Jun, 2015, 09.08 PM IST
Railways to hike passenger fare and freight tariff by about 2% from October 7The increase, which is based on the fuel adjustment component announced in this year's Rail Budget, will be the second hike in passenger fa...
05 Oct, 2013, 12.36 PM IST
- Save energy is the new mantra in Central Railway
The Nagpur Central Railway is observing 2013 as 'Energy Conservation Year'. On May 31, it launched the mega project to save energy, especia...
03 Oct, 2013, 02.53 PM IST