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SECTOR | 13 Jul 2025, 11:34PM

Big picture behind small climb in rail fares: Easing strain, minimal impact

Business Standard

Railways increased fares slightly after five years, easing financial strain while keeping passenger impact low; experts call it necessary

74,000 rail coaches to be equipped with CCTV cameras: Indian Railways

Business Standard | 13 Jul 2025, 09:10PM 1 more

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SECTOR | 13 Jul 2025, 10:09PM

Emergency crews suspend search for flooding victims in US amid new warnings

Business Standard

Emergency crews suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas on Sunday morning amid new warnings that additional rain would again cause waterways to surge. It was the first time a new round of severe weather has paused the search since the flooding earlier this month. Ingram Fire Department officials ordered search crews to immediately evacuate the Guadalupe River corridor in Kerr County until further notice, warning the potential for a flash flood is high. Search-and-rescue teams have been searching for missing victims of the July 4 weekend flooding that killed at least 129 people and left more than 170 missing. As heavy rain fell Sunday, National Weather Service forecasters warned that the Guadalupe River could rise to nearly 15 feet (4.6 metres) by Sunday afternoon, about five feet above flood stage and enough to put the Highway 39 bridge near Hunt under water. Numerous secondary roads and bridges are flooded and very dangerous, a weather service

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SECTOR | 13 Jul 2025, 07:59PM

Titagarh Rail acquires 40 acres of land for 126 cr in Bengal for expansion

Business Standard

Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd has acquired 40 acres of land in West Bengal for 126 crore to expand production capabilities for Vande Bharat and metro coaches.

Transportation

SECTOR | 13 Jul 2025, 09:42AM

Freight train ferrying oil catches fire in TN

Business Line

Fire tenders have been rushed to the spot and overhead power supply for train services has been suspended

Transportation

SECTOR | 11 Jul 2025

NHAI To Blacklist 'Loose FASTag' Users

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The statement said that sometimes, highway users deliberately do not fix FASTags on the windscreen of vehicles.

NHAI to blacklist users misusing loose FASTags to reduce toll delays

Business Standard | 11 Jul 2025

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SECTOR | 11 Jul 2025

Siemens Bags Orders Worth Rs 773 Crore From Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation

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The total time frame for project execution is about 42 months, Siemens said in a statement.

Siemens bags 2 orders worth 773 cr for providing signalling, telecom tech to Nagpur Metro Rail

Business Line | 11 Jul 2025 2 more

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SECTOR | 11 Jul 2025

NHAI to bid out 124 road projects worth 3.4 lakh crore in FY26

Business Line

National Highways s projects are executed on mainly three modes -- Build Operate and Transfer (BOT),Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) and Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC)

NHAI To Bid Out 124 Road Projects Worth Rs 3.4 Lakh Crore In Fiscal 2026

NDTV Profit | 11 Jul 2025

Transportation

SECTOR | 10 Jul 2025

Alter Work Hours: Railways Plea To Offices To Ease Mumbai Local Overcrowding

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Railway police statistics reveal that between January and May 2025, Mumbai local train accidents claimed the lives of 922 people, with 210 fatalities caused due to people falling from crowded trains.

After Bhopal bridge row, concerns over Indore ROB; MP govt defends design

Business Standard | 10 Jul 2025

Transportation

SECTOR | 10 Jul 2025

Badrinath National Highway blocked due to debris from hill near Nandprayag

Business Standard

Heavy rainfall triggered a landslide on the Rudraprayag-Badrinath route, restoration work is underway

Transportation

SECTOR | 10 Jul 2025

Railway Recruitment Boards To Offer 50,000 Appointments In FY26: Ministry

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The ministry said that conducting CBTs for RRB exams is a huge exercise requiring a lot of planning and coordination.

Railway Recruitment Boards to offer 50,000 appointments, says ministry

Business Standard | 09 Jul 2025 2 more