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Suspense surrounds Swiss anti-immigration voteSwitzerland is set to vote on a controversial anti-immigration proposal aimed at capping its population below 10 million. The hard-right Sw...
What Happens When We Stop Crossing Mountains and Start Going Through ThemMountains once defined human limits, but 19th-century tunnels began a shift. Modern base tunnels, like the Gotthard, ignore mountain shapes...
An Underground World Built to Make Mountains Disappear for Travel and PowerEngineers are now building vital infrastructure deep underground, bypassing mountains. This modern approach uses advanced physics and machi...
Switzerland in Kashmir? Viral video of Vande Bharat gliding through picturesque Banihal Valley leaves netizens awestruckA viral video showing the Vande Bharat Express traversing the snow-covered Banihal Valley and Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir has left netizens...
Beneath the mountains: Switzerland’s hidden tunnel networkSwitzerland is popular for its mountains, lakes, and railroads, but much of its infrastructure exists underground. Over the years, the coun...
India has 360 proposals for ropeway and cable car: Union Minister Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that India has 360 ropeway and cable car proposals worth USD 7.93 billion. He invited joint ventures...
Assam's Dima Hasao aims 'cleanest district of India' tag to woo touristsDima Hasao, a hill district in Assam, India, is aiming to attract tourists and become the cleanest district in the country. The North Cacha...
Why there are little investments from China in India despite it being top investment opportunity destinationIndia ranks as the top destination for Chinese investment opportunities but falls to 11th place overall due to geopolitical risks and strai...
Gotthard Rail Tunnel: World's longest, faces months of closure following freight crashSwitzerland's transportation system has faced a significant setback with the sudden closure of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, renowned globally ...
Tenders for all weather Mughal road, Amarnath Marg in Kashmir to be floated this year: Nitin GadkariGadkari, while reviewing the progress of 13.14 kms long Zojila tunnel, which is the Asia’s longest tunnel that connects Sonamarg with the K...
The war in Ukraine holds a warning for the world orderFor at least a decade, liberal democracies have been disappearing. Their numbers peaked in 2012 with 42 countries, and now there are just 3...
Hill station more enchanting than Davos being planned near Zojila: Nitin Gadkari"We are planning to make a hill city, more attractive than Davos on the picturesque high-altitude 18 km terrain between Zojila tunnel and Z...
Gadkari cautions steel makers against profiteering; says projects getting unviable, writes to PMAddressing the Assocham Foundation Week on 'national infrastructure pipeline critical for economic revival across sectors', Gadkari also sa...
UN health chief: World can start dreaming of pandemic's endIn an address to the U.N. General Assembly's first high-level session on the pandemic, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ad...
Cabinet apprised of Swiss tilting trains for Indian RailwaysTilting trains tilt on approaching a bend, just like a motorbike on a winding road. Such trains are operational in 11 countries.
Indian railways to get Swiss 'tilting trains'Such trains are now operational in 11 countries -- Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, Russia, the Czech Republic, the UK, Switzerland, Chi...
Railways to set up institute on tunnelling in GoaThe Railways is involved in some major tunnelling work in the border areas, including Tawang and Kashmir rail network. The current requirem...
HCC bags Rs 785 crore contract from Northeast Frontier RailwayHCC today said it has been awarded a Rs 785 crore contract by Northeast Frontier Railway in joint venture with Coastal Projects Ltd.
Engineering an ugly India: The lack of imagination in public constructionWithout the embrace of new technology and ideas, older societies like our own are rapidly losing the battle of landscape conservation.
- New Zealand's Milford Sound: Serenely sensational
The mirror lakes and spectacular waterways of New Zealand’s Milford Sound left is a speechless view with awe.