HC allows to cut 20,000 mangroves for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train

The Bombay high court on Friday permitted the National High Speed Rail Corporation to cut around 20,000 mangrove trees in the city and neighbouring districts of Palghar and Thane for the......

Kerala govt publishes DPR of controversial K-Rail amid protests

Amid protest over the proposed ambitious semi-highspeed SilverLine rail project, also known as K-Rail, the Kerala government on Saturday published the detailed project report that estimated the......

Modi's Edifice Complex

To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say, suggests Prem Panicker. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi, Amit A Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and J P Nadda......

Odisha train crash: Signal was given and taken off, says preliminary report

Investigators were on Saturday looking into any human error, signal failure and other possible causes behind the three-train crash in Odisha's Balasore district as officials submitted a preliminary......

Indian Railways mulls trains zooming @ 300 km per hour

The Indian Railways is finalising a draft legislation for a project that envisages running trains at a speed of 300 kms per hour speed on some select routes across the country. The Bill is likely......

Will bullet train start running from 2023?

Apart from land acquisition, another major cause for concern before the project is cost escalation owing to a fall in the rupee against the Japanese yen. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Rail link for new B'lore airport

After two months of delay, the Karnataka government has formed a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to provide rail link to the new Bangalore International Airport, located 26 kilometres from the city......

Railways might allow private sector operations in some areas

To facilitate foreign direct investment (FDI) in high- speed rail projects, the government is likely to allow private sector entry in operations.  Private operations might also be allowed in......