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255 elephants saved from train collisions: How Railways is using 'Plan Bee' to keep elephants off tracksThe Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has helped save 255 elephants from potential train collisions between January and September 2026 throu...
Train passengers, take note: 100% electrified ER faces safety focus as Railway Board checks electrical failures and OHE wire snapsEastern Railway is stepping up railway safety and electrical maintenance as Railway Board official Ramendra Kumar Tewari inspected key loca...
Rajdhani Express forced to stop in Assam, but not because of tech issue: Train waits as herd of elephants, including young calves, crosses railway tracksA Rajdhani Express was briefly halted at Hawaipur in Assam's Hojai district after a herd of elephants, including young calves, began crossi...
Rajdhani Express stops for 90 elephants near Habaipur station, ensuring safe passageA herd of ninety elephants, mostly calves, prompted the Rajdhani Express to stop. Forest personnel alerted railways, ensuring the herd's sa...
How AI is saving elephants: When mighty animals move towards railway tracks, Gajraj AI sends instant alerts to trains, helping them cross safelyHow AI is saving elephants: Gajraj AI technology is helping strengthen wildlife protection near Coimbatore by reducing the risk of elephant...
Kerala’s rare Neelakurinji flower blooms only once every 12 years. A UNESCO site is one of the best places to see this blue spectacleNeelakurinji blooms just once every 12 years, transforming Kerala’s Western Ghats into a stunning blue-purple landscape. Munnar, Eravikulam...
‘Harmony of the wild’: IAS officer marvels at elephant's chance encounter with deer herd. Just 240 km from Bengaluru, this lush tiger reserve promises an unforgettable wildlife escapeA heartwarming video from Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, shared by IAS officer Supriya Sahu, captured a rare, peaceful encounter between a majest...
NFR to install acoustic-based tech across its railway network to protect elephantsNortheast Frontier Railway is rolling out advanced acoustic technology to save elephants. This system detects elephant movement near tracks...
Watch out! Elephant ahead: Why Indian Railways is turning to tech to save the gentle giantsEvery year, over a dozen elephants get killed on India’s railway tracks. Govt is now racing to protect the beast with a mix of new technolo...
Train halted for over two hours as pregnant elephant delivers calf on the tracks: Watch viral videoIn Jharkhand, a goods train was stopped for two hours to protect a pregnant elephant giving birth on the tracks. Forest officials intervene...
Elephant deaths in train accidents: Sensitive points across 1,800 km of railway tracks identifiedOn a trial basis, the geo-coordinates of around 15 to 20 sensitive points have been shared with the railways which will take preventive mea...
Assam seizes locomotive for ‘murdering’ elephantsAssam forest officials “seized” on Tuesday the engine of a goods train that had mowed down a mother elephant and her calf inside Lumding Re...
Brace for more elephant deaths as NBWL gives nod for extension of Siliguri to Sikkim trackAn existing rail link from New Jalpaiguri to Sevoke, which passes through a part of Mahananda, had earlier seen several elephant deaths.
SC asks environment ministry, railways to evolve steps to protect elephantsThe Supreme Court has asked the environment and forests ministry and railways to examine various suggestions and evolve steps to prevent de...
- No death on rail track despite 20% of elephant population: Karnataka
Karnataka could possibly have the solution to save elephants from getting knocked down by trains at a time when an alarmed Supreme Court ha...
6 elephants crushed on Dooars tracksSix more elephants were mowed down by a train in Dooars on Wednesday evening, taking the year’s death toll to 18.
Odisha to formulate a new policy to avoid elephant deathsWith elephant deaths taking place at regular intervals, the Odisha government has decided to formulate new policy in order to protect jumbo...
- Madhuri rues lack of adequate space for wild animals
Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit, appointed brand ambassador for a fund-raising project for conservation of Asian elephants and tigers, today l...
- Goods train mows downs 7 elephants
A goods train speeding at 70kmph through the Dooars in Jalpaiguri, ploughed into a herd of elephants, killing seven of them - the highest n...
- Train hits no longer take toll on elephants
In the last six years, no case of elephant deaths due to train-hit has been reported from Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand, thanks to jo...