Sterling and Wilson Wins Rs 12 Billion Solar EPC Project in Gujarat

Jammu Division Records Highest Punctuality of 94.12%

The Jammu Division of Northern Railway (Jammu Division) set a new benchmark in operational efficiency when it achieved a single-day punctuality rate of 94.12 per cent for Mail and Express trains on July 31. This performance is the highest recorded in the division's history and surpasses the previous best of 92.59 per cent achieved on February 20, 2025. The official communique indicated that the figure represents a significant improvement in on-time arrivals and departures across the network. Railway officials attributed the outcome to meticulous planning and effective coordination between grou..

Tinaighat-Kulem Rail Doubling Threatens Forest Biodiversity

A peer-reviewed study by 20 scientists has challenged the cumulative environmental impact assessment prepared by the Wildlife Institute of India for the proposed doubling of the Tinaighat-Kulem railway line in Karnataka and Goa. The study says the assessment overlooks biodiversity and ecological impacts across one of the region's most sensitive forest landscapes. The authors describe the matter as urgent given the scale of planned infrastructure. The review was published in the Journal of Threatened Taxa and was carried out by a multidisciplinary team of ecologists, social scientists, conserva..

CONCOR Launches Ennore to Hyderabad Rail Freight Service

Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) has commenced a new rail freight service that links Ennore Port, part of the Kamarajar Port cluster in Chennai, with ICD Sanathnagar in Hyderabad. The new corridor provides containerised cargo movement directly between the eastern gateway port and a major inland logistics hub in the Deccan plateau. CONCOR positioned the launch as an expansion of its multi-modal offerings to trade and industry in Telangana and neighbouring regions. The service connects the port cluster through intermediate logistics nodes and establishes a dedicated rail corridor for expo..