A job that involves walking 15,000-18,000 steps per day: Employee reveals many colleagues stand for 9 hours dailyA Central Railway supervisor's Instagram video revealed the strenuous reality of her job, detailing daily walks of 15,000-18,000 steps. Pri...
25 Feb, 2026, 03.39 PM IST
Ageing fleet pushes Pakistan Railways deeper into operational crisisPakistan Railways grapples with an aging fleet, with over 63 percent of locomotives exceeding 20 years. This leads to frequent breakdowns a...
15 Jan, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
Railways lost Rs 573 cr through financial lapses in FY23The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reported a loss of over ₹573 crore in the Ministry of Railways due to financial lapses and operat...
21 Jul, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
Is it time-travel? Did a Indian Railways’ 3-day trip turned into a 3-year journey? A fact-check by centreA fertilizer shipment on an Indian Railways goods wagon took a baffling three years to travel 1,400 kilometers, according to reports. The w...
11 Dec, 2024, 05.09 PM IST
Texmaco working on improving efficiency & quality: ED“For almost more than a decade there were hardly any orders coming from railways and also this segment was very dull. In such a situation, ...
05 Sep, 2022, 01.54 PM IST
In a first, India to allow private railways to set their own faresRailway fares are politically sensitive in India, where trains carry as many passengers as Australia’s population every single day, and a c...
17 Sep, 2020, 11.54 PM IST
Asia’s oldest railway finally seeks private money to run trainsThe project will entail an investment of about $4 billion & will cover 109 destinations.
02 Jul, 2020, 05.42 PM IST
The Pitfalls Of Fragmented Logistics: Agam Berry, Quantified CommerceIndia's transportation industry is enormous and growing. It is worth around 160 billion and is projected to grow to 215 billion in the next...
16 May, 2019, 12.33 PM IST
Railways readies time tables to speed up goods trains, reduce transport costThe railway ministry is working on a proposal to schedule time twice a week at the 100 choke points along its 65,000 km long network, where...
08 Nov, 2018, 11.08 PM IST
Bidding for redevelopment of 25 railway stations to begin soon: Suresh PrabhuPrabhu said the government and private stakeholders would invest at least Rs 8 lakh crore in the next five years to modernise the railways.
03 May, 2017, 07.01 AM IST
CAG for revising railway passenger fares to recover costThe CAG has highlighted that in 2014-15 total revenue increased by 12.43% which was below the compound annual growth rate of 13.99% during ...
10 Mar, 2017, 10.23 PM IST
- Sagar Cement jumps after a long wait
With improvement seen at all the ends, the company has seen a healthy run up in the last one month.
04 Jan, 2013, 04.26 PM IST
Railway Budget 2012: Raising freight charges ridiculousThe Railways has erred in raising freight charges by 20-25% on most goods a week before the Rail Budget. That's ridiculous.
09 Mar, 2012, 04.34 AM IST
- ASSOCHAM estimates losses of Rs 30,000 crore per year due to bad roads
Even if all highways in the country adopt concrete pavement, fuel savings per kilometre work out to Rs 6.7 lakh per km.
01 Nov, 2011, 05.27 PM IST
- ‘PPP in rail space is a win-win situation for all’
When it comes to the discussion on what it takes to make rail a more competent form of transportation in India, I will go as far as saying ...
05 Oct, 2009, 04.37 AM IST
- Laluji's time to play 'Goods Fairy' !
Steel, iron ore, coal & pharma will benefit immensely from the proposed Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).
24 Feb, 2007, 02.34 AM IST
- Railways to get on retail track with AVB group
The Indian Railways is all set to ride the organised retail boom.
20 Sep, 2006, 12.19 AM IST