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Gautam Adani's APSEZ cargo grows 24% at 420 million tonnes in FY24

At the start of FY24, the company's guidance for cargo volumes for the fiscal year was 370-390 mmt. 408 mmt of the company's cargo volumes came from its domestic ports

CIL's FY24 production jumps 10% as stock gets a fillip ahead of summer

The jump in coal production comes at a time when the country is preparing for a record high power demand expected due to extreme heat this summer

Indian Railways registers 5% increase in its freight traffic: Officials

The growth was mainly fuelled by coal and iron ore, traditionally the mainstay of the railways' freight portfolio

Summer ready: Railways draws up plan to ease coal transportation

The ministry will rely extensively on EDFC between Punjab and Bihar

Adani Ports acquires 95% stake in Gopalpur Port in Rs 3,350 cr deal

Gopalpur Port handles primarily dry bulk cargo, including iron ore, coal, limestone, ilmenite, and alumina

Infrastructure takes centre stage as ministers ready Lok Sabha poll pitch

Energy security, safer travel to form the core of BJP's LS poll promises

Centre makes India's case to World Bank for Logistics Index ranking push

World Bank incorporating more data to make LPI comprehensive

NHAI completes InvIT monetisation of Rs 16,000 crore through 'Round 3'

Fundraise includes 7,200 crore equity commitments from existing investors

Centre plans to introduce 50 additional Amrit Bharat trains in 2024-25

ICF and RCF will manufacture 492 Amrit Bharat coaches each, while MCF will manufacture 246 coaches

Multiple bullet train corridors may feature in BJP's LS poll manifesto

Delhi-Varanasi corridor has been demanded by the govt of Uttar Pradesh and the ministry of civil aviation for enhanced connectivity to the state's cities and upcoming airports

NCRTC managing director Vinay Kumar Singh resigns citing personal reasons

Singh has been spearheading the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project in India, and his resignation comes at the cusp of the successful completion of India's first Namo Bharat service

Infra companies among top electoral bond donors: Election Commission

Cement majors donated Rs 233 crore; in mining and metals, Vedanta, Aditya Birla Group also figure among top 10

National highways construction up, but govt may miss award target

Construction of highways in February stood at 1430 km in February, which is higher than the 1260 km it had achieved in February 2023, but shy of what the Centre had expected

Hyperloop can soon become a reality in India: Swisspod CEO Denis Tudor

Moonshot tech, once built at scale, may be used in freight first, says Swiss hyperloop innovator

Ferrovial arm Cintra to acquire 24% stake in IRB Infra Invit from GIC

The trust is an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT), a special investment vehicle in which IRB Infra holds a 51 per cent stake and 49 per cent equity is held by affiliates of GIC

Niti Aayog bats for easy financing, e-commerce push to boost MSME exports

The report jointly prepared by Niti Aayog and the non-profit Foundation for Economic Development, said that India needs a NTN to ease compliance burdens for MSMEs

Layoff fears at Paytm as deadline for bank cutback just a day away

In Dec, Business Standard reported that Paytm was rationalising its employee cost structure, which includes revising its hiring strategy, focusing on contract employees

Cabinet approves Rs 8,400 cr for two corridors of Delhi Metro under Phase-4

The corridors, which are already at pre-bid stages by DMRC, are expected to be completed by March 2026

PM flags off Rs 85K cr rlys projects; 10 new Vande Bharat trains launched

10 new Vande Bharat trains inaugurated

Govt unlocks infrastructure blitz before 2024 Lok Sabha elections

PM launches projects worth Rs 2.3 trillion in a week; more lined up