Green Rail Launch: India rolled out its first domestically built hydrogen-powered passenger train, the “NaMo Green Rail,” inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi at Jind and set for regular service from July 19 on the Jind–Sonipat route (89 km, up to 75 kph, 14 stops). New Direct Service: Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the Ramnagar–Dehradun Express, the first direct express link between Kumaon and Garhwal, running twice weekly with multiple coach classes and stops including Haridwar. Mega Rail Build: Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train work continues as the second TBM starts excavating toward Vikhroli, with a key 10-km undersea tunnel segment under Thane Creek. Shipping Disruption: Strait of Hormuz traffic is near-stalled again after US-Iran attacks, with only eight ships passing Thursday, while Iraq ramps up trucked fuel exports through Syria to bypass the chokepoint. Road & Rail Disruptions: Ghana’s Accra–Kumasi highway is fully blocked at Birimso Bridge after an articulated truck crash; UK Network Rail bans steam trains for a week amid wildfire risk; and Ukraine reports strikes hitting Russian patrol and logistics assets around Crimea and the Black/Azov seas.