Cross-Border Rail Boost: A refrigerated freight train carrying durians and mangosteens arrived in China via the China–Laos Railway, pushing cross-border fruit volumes since the start of the year to 107,900 tonnes (+30% y/y) and cutting transit times to about 1–2 days. Clean Mobility Push (India): India’s Cabinet cleared a ₹5,041-crore Delhi-NCR plan to scrap older BS-IV trucks and buses and replace them with BS-VI and electric commercial vehicles, lifting shares of MSTC and MMTC. Alternative Fuels (India): Maruti Suzuki unveiled the WagonR flex-fuel, engineered for ethanol blends from E20 to E100, with the government also signaling future isobutanol blending. Public Transport Upgrades (U.S./U.K./India): New Jersey Transit’s Metropark gets a $200m health-and-wellness center inside a major rail hub; RTD in Denver reshuffles bus and rail schedules amid downtown light-rail reconstruction; Uttar Pradesh plans 1,725 electric buses across 18 cities. Safety & Disruption: A Victory Liner bus was suspended after a crash in Benguet left one dead and dozens hurt; Seattle’s Sound Transit faced major disruption after an SUV drove onto elevated light-rail tracks. Policy & Regulation: Azerbaijan is drafting a framework for autonomous vehicles across road, rail, metro, tram, sea and air.