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Residential settlements near Howrah railway station in West Bengal. Image by Ravi Dwivedi via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

India has a railway noise problem but its health impacts are poorly understood

Rohan Singh 29 Jul 2026
A tiger in the Western Ghats. A Wildlife Institute of India study recorded five large to medium-sized carnivores, including tigers, along the track corridor. Image by Kalyan Varma via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Rail expansion plans spark clash between coal and tiger conservation

Pamela D'Mello 17 Oct 2025
General view of the motorcoach ready for service — First GIPR EMU, 1924. Image courtesy of Central Railway.

The railway journey to net zero began a century ago, but coal slows it down

Esha Lohia 6 Jun 2025