“Best Amongst the Failed”: The Government’s Own Name for What It Does
On 31 August 2026 the Railway Board reissued a 58 year old scheme for filling promotion posts. Its own name for the scheme tells you everything. What follows is not … Read More
Approved by RDSO | Part III: The Chair Was Filled. The Job Was Not
Part I (30 August 2026, “Crisis Looms Over Railway Electrification: Two-Supplier Dominance in OHE Insulators, Soaring Prices, and Stalled Projects”) asked for technology neutral procurement of overhead equipment insulators. Part … Read More
Railway Board Hit by Payoff Allegations and Massive Cost Fears over Composite Sleeper Policy
A major controversy involving allegations of high-level lobbying, illicit financial collections, and manipulation of public procurement policy has surfaced at the apex level of the Railway Board. According to whistleblower … Read More
Indian Railways Approves Bypass Line Between Adra-Joychandipahar to Boost Freight Capacity
11 km Bypass Line to Strengthen Freight Movement and Ease Congestion Delhi (PIB): Indian Railways has approved the construction of a 11 km bypass line between Adra end and Joychandipahar … Read More
Approved by RDSO | Part II: The Insulator That Does Not Tell You It Has Failed
Part-I (30 August 2026, “Crisis Looms Over Railway Electrification: Two-Supplier Dominance in OHE Insulators, Soaring Prices, and Stalled Projects”) asked for technology neutral procurement of overhead equipment insulators. The ask … Read More
DPR Peer Review: Bonanza for Retired IRSE Officers or Recipe for Connivance?
Institutionalising Backdoor Rehabilitation: How Railway Board’s “Peer Review” Policy Risks Legalising Favouritism, Conflict of Interest, and Cost Inflation NEW DELHI: A controversial policy introduced by the Railway Board to curb … Read More
Crisis Looms Over Railway Electrification: Two-Supplier Dominance in OHE Insulators, Soaring Prices, and Stalled Projects
Indian Railways is aggressively pursuing mission-mode electrification across the nation. The backbone of this ambitious expansion is the Overhead Electrification (#OHE) system, where the insulator serves as an indispensable electrical … Read More
The Art of Keeping Files Pending—or the benefits of timely transfers
By Shubhranshu Permanency of posting in a transferable government job is an uncommon boon. The actual job may change—from ministry to department, from department to a deputation—but as long as … Read More
An Open Letter to the Prime Minister: Focus on First Party not the Fourth—that’s where the problem lies
Hon’ble Prime Minister Modi ji, On 25 August you chaired the 53rd meeting of #PRAGATI at Seva Teerth. You reviewed six projects, in railways, roads and power, across nine states, … Read More
The Cockroaches of Railways | Part 11: A Rat Bit a Passenger in First AC. The Board Asked for Thirty Photographs a Day
The operating department taught the Indian Railways how to direct everybody and answer to nobody. The housekeeping directorate has been a quick student. This part reads across to “The Tyranny … Read More