Railways has reached "record highs" in terms of safety with annual consequential train accidents dropping sharply from an average of 171 per year during 2004-14 to just 11 so far in 2025-26, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told Lok Sabha on Friday.
These works demand exceptional planning, coordination, and engineering precision, all of which are being executed without compromising day-to-day train movement.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday met with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to discuss the role of artificial intelligence in public welfare, emerging technologies, and the importance of data sovereignty
Occurrence and filling up of vacancies is a continuous processes in Indian Railways considering its size, spatial distribution and criticality of operation, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said, noting that the recruitment process is on for 1,20,579 vacancies notified in 2024 and 2
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that an investment of Rs 4,500 crore would be allocated for the upgrade of the Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had decided to upgrade it and establish a high-quality semiconductor training
India will become self-reliant in rare earth magnets in three-to-four years, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday, after he announced that the Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 7,280 crore scheme to promote the manufacturing of sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday assured that India will continue to provide a stable policy environment, ongoing regulatory simplification, robust economic growth and very moderate inflation in the years ahead, conditions he said are ideal for investors.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a major reform aimed at reducing cement transportation costs across the country, a step expected to directly benefit middle-class families constructing homes.
"I want to congratulate the people of Bathinda for Vande Bharat. Vande Bharat is a superfast train which is one of the best in the world. I want to thank PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw... The best railway facilities will be made available for Punjab,"
However, Congress leader TS Singh Deo has alleged "extreme negligence" and demanded that Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw resign on moral grounds. He said that such accidents keep happening in different parts of the country, leading to the deaths of people.