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Saturday, December 20, 2025
TopicIndian Railways

Topic: Indian Railways

Courses on rail engineering, logistics — Gati Shakti University set for 1st batch after ‘central’ tag

Set up by railway ministry in Vadodara in 2018, the National Rail and Transportation Institute, a deemed university, has been renamed Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya.

How Indian Railways’ anti-collision ‘Kavach’ works & why it may not have averted Odisha tragedy

None of the trains involved in accident had the new collision protection system, but Kavach in any case isn't designed to detect & act on interlock malfunctions, changes in track alignment.

‘Your govt finding diversionary tactics’—Mallikarjun Kharge to PM Modi on Odisha train accident

Instead of focusing on strengthening the railways at the basic level, only superficial touch up is being done to stay in news, writes Congress president Kharge in his letter to Modi.

Railway officers overburdened. Bring in technical experts, not IRMS to solve safety issues

Better maintenance procedures shall remain the backbone of railway operations. Outsourcing safety maintenance will be the wrong solution.

Rail privatisation shouldn’t be an afterthought post-Odisha collision. See Japan, UK

The government will need to absorb a large part of Indian Railways’ Rs 7 lakh crore debt burden to make the system more lucrative for a private buyer.

3 days after deadly Balasore accident, freight train derails in Odisha’s Bargarh

Five coaches of goods train carrying limestone go off the tracks near Mendhapali; no casualties reported.

Reservation didn’t cause Odisha accident. The real problem is outdated infrastructure

According to a 2014 study, the proportion of SC/ST employees in high-level positions was positively associated with Railway’s productivity and productivity growth.

Odisha triple train crash probe focuses on electronic track management system

In their first detailed briefing on the crash, Indian Railways officials said that failure of the track management system was the main focus of investigations.

Problem with interlocking ’caused Odisha tragedy’. What is this key part of signalling system

Officials say nature of interference can only be revealed by report of Commissioner of Railway Safety. Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says cause and culprits both identified.

Just 2% of India’s rail track covered by Kavach, tech that ‘could have prevented Odisha tragedy’

Opposition has claimed that the presence of Kavach could have helped prevent Friday's three-train accident involving Coromandel Shalimar Express, Yeswantpur-Howrah Superfast & a goods train.

On Camera

Modi govt’s repeal of MGNREGA is all about extracting money from states, not reform

The claim that VB-GRAMG provides an employment guarantee is incorrect. The only guarantee is to 'empower' the Centre to allow partial implementation in notified areas alone.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.