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Europe can’t just air-condition its way out of the heatwave meltdownEurope's infrastructure, built for cold, is struggling with record heatwaves. From buckling train tracks and melting roads to hospitals can...
Empathy for Europe, 'mockery' for India? How the European heatwave exposes global double standards Indians face, Polish woman explainsA Polish woman living in India has gone viral after questioning what she called a double standard in how climate-related hardships are view...
Metro Rail Safety Commissioner asks BMRCL to probe after MP Surya flags repeated service disruptionsMetro safety chief has ordered Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) to investigate three years of service disruptions following a compl...
"Will significantly improve ticket booking efficiency": ZRUCC Southern Railway member on IRCTC website upgradeIndian Railways is set for a major digital upgrade. The passenger reservation system will see its ticket booking capacity surge from 32,000...
IRCTC new website launch date announced by Ashwini Vaishnaw : Faster ticket booking, tatkal booking status, seat choice feature and moreNew IRCTC Website launch: Indian Railways is set to launch a revamped IRCTC website by July 15, promising a significantly smoother online t...
IRCTC cracks down on fake accounts, expands AI surveillance in kitchensIRCTC has deactivated millions of suspicious user IDs to combat fraudulent train ticket bookings. This move addresses passenger concerns ab...
Railways approves 10-coach hydrogen train for Jind-Sonipat route at 75 kmph speedIndia's first hydrogen-powered train is set to begin operations between Jind and Sonipat. This 10-coach DEMU train will run on hydrogen fue...
Train just 3 minutes late, 2 apology announcements, railway staff also personally said sorry to passengers: Tourist stunned by Japan's 'on time means on time' obsessionA tourist's 3-minute train delay in Tokyo revealed Japan's profound commitment to punctuality. Authorities issued a formal apology, precise...
NTA cancels NEET UG 2026: From CUET 2025 glitches to medical exam row, list of disruptions in last few yearsIndia's examination system is facing significant disruptions. Multiple national-level exams, including NEET UG and BPSC tests, have been ca...
PM austerity appeal row: BJP's counterattack on Rahul Gandhi invokes Nehru's speechThe BJP has responded to Rahul Gandhi's criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for austerity. Gandhi called Modi's suggestions ...
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 57: Forging firm that supplies Tata, M&M, JCB. Nobody talks about it enoughFor over four decades, one company has been making crankshafts quietly and precisely, supplying customers from Tata Motors to Liebherr to M...
Northeast Frontier Railway-IIT Guwahati ink MoU to enhance rail safetyNortheast Frontier Railway is collaborating with IIT-Guwahati to implement a new camera system. This advanced technology will monitor railw...
Railway Board flags violations in track clearance norms by station masters, directs complianceOccasionally, due to technical faults, the wheel-sensing machine (called the axle counter) may mistakenly show that a track is occupied whe...
Stampede deaths: Owaisi demands judicially-monitored SIT, inquiry on 'systemic failures' of RailwaysAIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi demands an independent, judicially-monitored SIT to investigate the New Delhi Railway Station stampede that ki...
Railways found to fudge data on accidents, failures of key assetsRailway zones are under pressure to show higher punctuality and lower asset failures and accidents. To avoid embarrassment, zones often und...
Korean experts suggest measures to improve rail safetyThe Korean experts visited Rura accident site near Kanpur, where 15 coaches of Sealdah-Ajmer Superfast Express was derailed last month, lea...
204 rail accidents due to failure of staff: ReportOver 200 rail accidents out of total 292 were caused due to failure of railway staff in last few years with action being taken against 542 ...
Track maintenance module to detect rail fractureRailways is coming out with a modern track maintenance module with a state-of-the-art technology to detect rail fracture in advance.
Need for zero failure in signalling systems in Railways: AK MitalExpressing concern over the number of accidents involving trains, Chairman, Railway Board, AK Mital today called for zero failure in signal...
Expedite completion of signalling tech upgrade: CAG to RailwaysCAG today rapped Railways on the issue of monitoring of signal failure saying the present system was not "reliable" in presenting a fair vi...