Alipurduar, May 28: Twenty-four hours after a tusker was killed by the speeding Guwahati-bound Jhajha Express, wildlife NGOs are hoping that the new railway minister will be more proactive about saving animals from track deaths.

Konkan Railway

ANAND S.T. DAS
Former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav

Canadian National Railway pleaded guilty and paid fines to settled environmental charges stemming from two high-profile derailments in Western Canada, officials said on Monday.

Observant commuters may notice that in some rail systems, traditional wooden ties are being replaced with those made from reinforced concrete.

Concrete ties may be stronger and more durable than wooden ones, but are they environmentally friendlier?

Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain yesterday said the government has taken up a number of programmes for modernisation and development of the railway sector.

GUWAHATI, May 4

Bankura by now has become synonymous with Basudeb Acharia. For the eight-time MP from this constituency in West
Bengal, increasing connectivity between his home turf and the rest of the country has been of foremost importance. He argues that better connectivity spurs development.

Project estimated to cost Rs 12,000 cr.

Mumbai, May 1 The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is planning a 100-km network of monorail in the Mumbai metropolitan area in next seven years. The project is likely to cost about Rs 12,000 crore.

CHAKARDEO