RailTel awarded Rs 288 crore Kavach tenderRailTel Corporation of India Ltd. has secured a Rs 288 crore contract to implement Kavach anti-collision technology over 71 stations and 50...
22 Feb, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
How AI saved lives of 28 elephants in OdishaAn AI-based thermal camera detected a herd of 28 elephants on a railway track in Rourkela, India. Railway officials delayed a goods train b...
09 Dec, 2024, 02.43 PM IST
ECoR plans to install to 'Kavach' systemThe East Coast Railway is implementing the Kavach train collision avoidance system between Ranital and Duvvada, a 595 km stretch. This ₹280...
16 Nov, 2024, 11.17 AM IST
Railways: Why Kavach, which could've prevented Kanchanjunga accident, is taking so long to be installedKavach: The basic reason why the installation of this technology is taking time is because deploying it is a complex process, particularly ...
21 Jun, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
Kanchanjungha Express Train Accident: Why was Kavach missing? Another disaster brings focus back to anti-collision systemKanchanjungha Express Train Accident: A goods train collided with the Kanchanjungha Express collided near New Jalpaiguri, resulting in seve...
18 Jun, 2024, 10.59 AM IST
Kanchanjunga express accident: Railway Board reveals why anti-collision system 'Kavach' was not in place on mishap routeA collision between a goods train and the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express near New Jalpaiguri resulted in several deaths and around 50 i...
17 Jun, 2024, 04.57 PM IST
Balasore accident anniversary: Train mishap deja vu strikes again as two goods trains collide in PunjabExactly one year ago, on June 2, 2023, the Howrah-bound Coromandel Express met with a tragic accident in Balasore district, Odisha. The col...
02 Jun, 2024, 10.59 AM IST
'Drivers were watching cricket match': Railway minister on what caused last year's Andhra accidentRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted the distraction caused by a cricket match on the driver's phone as a key factor in the Andhra...
03 Mar, 2024, 02.27 PM IST
Supreme Court wants Indian govt to detail safety measures to avoid train accidentsTrain Accidents: The Supreme Court directed the Indian government to outline preventive measures, including the 'Kavach' train protection s...
02 Jan, 2024, 01.54 PM IST
Odisha train accident: Railways initiates high-level probe, says anti-train collision system wasn't available on routeRailway officials have launched a comprehensive investigation into the train collision in Odisha, led by the commissioner of railway safety...
05 Jun, 2023, 01.41 PM IST
Modi govt's entire focus on PR exercise, not on passengers safety: AAP on Odisha train accidentPathak, who is also a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, said ensuring the safety of train passengers is not on th...
03 Jun, 2023, 07.32 PM IST
Railways to armour 3000 km of Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Howrah route with 'Kavach'The anti-train collision system or Kavach, which literally means armour, is being promoted by the Railways as the world's cheapest automati...
14 Jun, 2022, 08.04 PM IST
Railways to implement indigenous technology to prevent mishapRailways has announced installation of an indigenous technology to prevent train mishaps, after the success of initial anti-collision syste...
11 Feb, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
Two firms get nod to install train collision prevention systemRailways has finally selected two firms for installing the much awaited Train Collision Avoidance System, the safety mechanism to prevent a...
21 Jul, 2013, 10.26 AM IST
- Mamata meets FM, presses for additional rail safety funds
The railways require Rs 70 lakh per kilometre for implementation of safety devices like train protection warning system and Rs 22 lakh per ...
19 Feb, 2010, 01.07 PM IST
- Konkan Railways gets patent for anti-collision device in 3 nations
In a major development that will open new vistas for the Konkan Railway, the anti-collision device (ACD) developed by it has been granted p...
26 Apr, 2008, 07.18 PM IST
- Train sensitive warning device to come at level crossings
Rankled by the increase in the number of train accidents in the recent months, Indian Railways has decided to accorded highest priority to ...
07 Jul, 2004, 12.48 AM IST