Last count: 148,707 Indians died in road accidents in 2015

Indian roads are far more unsafe than its railways. A sense of urgency is required to tackle India's embarrassing record on road safety, says Vinayak Chatterjee. IMAGE: The total number of road......

Why are toilets low priority in India?

No amount of stink, or raising one to correct it, would work quick enough to change the order of things. Toilets, you see, are our least priority, says Mahesh Vijapurkar. Anyone who had travelled......

It's the best time for Railways to bring a historic turnaround

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu aligns priorities, funding and organisation to shape a transformation agenda, notes Vinayak Chatterjee. It is not easy being railway minister. Ask Union Railway......

Trial semi high-speed train runs on 8 more routes by year-end

Following the successful trial run of a semi high-speed train between Delhi and Agra, railways is all set to replicate the exercise on eight more routes by the end of this year as it looks to......

Rail Budget: Annual Plan put at highest ever Rs 60,100 crore

The Annual Plan for Railway for 2012-13 is put at highest ever Rs 60,100 crore (Rs 601 billion). Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said this while presenting the Railway Budget in the......

Rail Budget: A huge emphasis on safety

The Ministry of Railways proposes to set up an independent Railway Safety Authority as a statutory regulatory body as recommended by Kakodkar Committee. This was announced by the Minister of......