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Preliminary report on Kanchanjunga train crash blames goods train crew

The majority opinion held that the accident may have occurred due to non-following of rules regarding passing automatic signals at danger position and possible excessive speed of the goods train

Forged wheel import holdup: Railways asks SAIL to boost output amid crisis

Steelmaker expects to meet 87% of orders; moves towards Vande Bharat wheels

Insurers eye windfall from proposed satellite-based toll collection system

Lack of regulatory clarity complicates matters on third-party data-sharing

Railway faces supply disruption of forged wheels amid Red Sea crisis

National transporter is facing shipment delays of forged wheel imports

Power stations stocked with bumper coal supply as transport woes ease

While the domestic production of coal during these summer months has grown 8-10 per cent over last year, easing of transportation bottlenecks has been the real catalyst of change

Govt looks to enable satellite-based toll collection on NHs by FY25

Indian Highways Management Company Ltd also floated an expression of interest for the implementation of Global Navigation Satellite System across the country earlier this month

Budget 2024-25: Highway capital expenditure may rise up to 10%

Experts understand it as reasonable, given the high base the highway budget is operating on due to back-to-back bumper hikes in the previous two financial years

Budget 2024: Capex momentum for developing highways likely to continue

Focus will be on the quality of work done and not just the length of highways built, say senior govt officials

Rs 76,000-cr Vadhavan Port project in Maharashtra gets Cabinet approval

Rs 7,453 cr viability gap fund for offshore wind energy projects okayed

Centre monetised Rs 3.85 trn worth of assets as part of NMP since FY22

Vaishnaw has in the past said on the question of monetisation that railways is a public good and decisions would only be taken keeping the larger good of the masses in mind

Key infrastructure sectors, realty may attract Rs 15 trillion by FY26

The Centre has changed a number of clauses in its model concession agreement to ease the market's woes, but it remains to be seen whether these will be appreciated by the sector

Kanchanjunga Express accident: Kavach status back in focus after mishap

The railway ministry is in process of floating tenders for Kavach integration for over 10,000 rkm, and has completed track-side infrastructure work on over 6,000 rkm, a top government official said

Kanchanjunga Express accident: At least 9 dead, 41 injured in collision

The accident took place at around 8:50 am near Rangapani station in north Bengal. Nine of the 41 injuries are grievous while 32 are minor, the Ministry of Railways said

Cargo handling at India's major ports up 6% to 72 million tonnes in May

Overseas cargo saw a 7.3 per cent growth in May; Kandla bounces back

Ocean freight rates in rough waters on congestion, Red Sea crisis

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) increased 2 per cent to $4,801 per 40ft container this week and increased 202 per cent when compared with the same week last year

NITI Aayog proposes tax exemption to boost state universities R&D

Concerns include lack of an incentive system for faculties to pursue research, the dominance of R&D from central universities rather than private and state institutions, and funding constraints

Modi 3.0: Nitin Gadkari claims his domain for the third straight time

Only minister in Modi cabinet with 10+ years in the same ministry

Modi govt 3.0 Cabinet: Ashwini Vaishnaw to lead railway ministry again

Minister retains IT too, loses telecom but gets I&B

Modi 3.0: Continued capex push for infra, bullet train among priorities

The new railway minister will oversee the execution of several important initiatives in the Centre's 100-day agenda planned before the elections

Railways to ICF: Make two trains that can run at 250 km per hour

Officials said the new standard gauge trainset would be based on the Vande Bharat platform