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Govt looks to raise ₹30K crore from highway monetisation in FY27

The Centre plans to raise Rs 30,000 crore through highway monetisation and build 10,000 km of roads in FY27, with a renewed emphasis on PPP projects, asset quality, and mobility improvements

Govt may end cash toll payments from April to enable digital highway tolls

NHAI is considering a complete shift to FASTag and UPI toll payments from April to curb leakages, reduce congestion and create a fully digital, seamless tolling system across National Highways

Govt looks to unlock ₹80,000 crore via rail PSU stake sales by FY30

The Centre plans to raise about ₹80,000 crore by diluting stakes in seven listed railway PSUs over FY27-FY30 as part of Railways' asset monetisation drive

Big plans on India, $300 mn project investment soon: CMA CGM chairman

CMA CGM chief Rodolphe Saade outlines $650 million-plus India expansion plan spanning shipbuilding, ports and logistics.

CMA CGM places first Indian vessel order, eyes container and waterways push

CMA CGM has signed its first container vessel order with an Indian shipyard and is exploring container manufacturing, AI-led innovation, and deeper participation in India's maritime sector

RITES pushes in-service diesel locomotives on export fast-track

With Indian Railways nearly fully electrified, RITES is pushing exports of in-service diesel locomotives-mainly to African nations

NITI calls for inverted duty correction to boost electronics exports

India faces 14-18 per cent cost disadvantage against peers, says report

India's first cross-sector investment trust in works to monetise assets

The move comes as the NITI Aayog, the government's policy think tank, looks to bring state governments on board for NMP 2.0

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train spends nearly ₹87,000 cr so far: Vaishnaw

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tells Lok Sabha that Rs 86,939 crore has been spent so far on the 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor

NITI calls for one-time discom debt takeover, green bonds for N-power

Niti Aayog has proposed a one-time, conditional discom debt takeover and green bond financing for nuclear power, alongside broader power and transport sector reforms to support India's net-zero goals

New NHAI InvIT for retail investors receives 5 NHs for ₹9,500 crore

NHAI has accepted a ₹9,500-crore offer from Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust to monetise five highway stretches spanning over 260 km across four states, expanding retail participation in road assets

Railways begins viability assessment for 7 new bullet train corridors

Railway Board has asked NHSRCL to update DPRs with current costs for seven proposed high-speed rail corridors, as India looks to accelerate bullet train expansion beyond Mumbai-Ahmedabad

On the anvil: Virtual trade corridors to ease digital bottlenecks

India is pushing virtual trade corridors and paperless logistics with key partners as digital trade becomes central to FTA talks with the EU and the US

₹9,200 cr scheme for development of water metro systems in the pipeline

Draft guidelines say vessels for ops to be procured via local shipyards

1 in 4 superfast trains runs below threshold speed, says House panel

A parliamentary panel has flagged that about 25 per cent of superfast trains run below the prescribed speed threshold but continue to levy higher fares, urging a review of speed and punctuality benchm

Container scheme to attract ₹1 trillion investments, says Sonowal

Container support scheme will lead to capacity equal to 10% of global demand

Falling Russian crude oil imports drag down pvt ports' growth to 2% in FY26

In comparison, central government-owned ports grew 9%

Budget 2026: Coal freight, AC 3-tier may throw Rlys' FY26 revenue off track

The budget numbers released on Sunday peg the railways earning at Rs 2.78 trillion in the current financial year, according to the revised estimates (RE), against a BE target of Rs 3.01 trillion

Union Budget 2026: ₹10,000 crore anchor for container manufacturing

Budget 2026 unveils a Rs 10,000 crore container manufacturing scheme, adds 20 new waterways and tax reforms, with global players like MSC, Maersk and Adani showing interest in India-made containers

Budget 2026 plans seven high-speed rail corridors at ₹16 trillion outlay

Massive indigenisation has occurred in high-speed tech, detailed plan may not need foreign funding