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Now, 10-15 years of experience a must for NHAI's contractor staff

This decision comes after the ministry faced criticism over the quality of highways, especially in sensitive areas like the hills

NITI Aayog seeks large-scale school mergers, teacher training overhaul

NITI Aayog has also suggested that states undertake decentralisation of powers to principals, district and block officers for self-improving governance

Major ports log FY24's 1st double-digit cargo growth, shows IPA data

Coal, container boom sees cargo rising at 13% in October

Centre looks to hit throttle on Rs 76,000 crore Vadhavan Port project

Inter-ministerial consultations on, proposal may get go-ahead soon

Adani Ports and SEZ profit rises 4.2% to Rs 1,748 crore in Q2FY24

Net sales of the port operator and logistics company rose by 27.6 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 6,646 crore. This was a 6.4 per cent increase quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q)

Adani's Colombo port terminal to get $553 million funding from US DFC

Move seen as US bid to curtail China's influence

India-Russia new sea trade route plan in final stages of clearances

The Indian authorities have identified coking coal, crude, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and fertilisers as major commodities that will be traded in the route

Road accident fatalities hit all-time high last year in India: Govt data

Number of mishaps rose 12% in 2022; these caused 168,491 deaths

3rd train mishap in 4 months: Rail safety in question as 14 dead in Andhra

Human error led to overshooting of signal by loco pilot: Railways

NITI Aayog's Vision 2047 for $30 trn economy may be ready by December

These goals include a per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of $17,590, $8.67 trillion of exports, and Rs 1,273 trillion of investments by 2047

NHAI monetises highways worth Rs 6,584 cr via toll, operate, transfer mode

The two bundles (11 & 12) are Allahabad Bypass on NH19 in Uttar Pradesh and Lalitpur-Sagar-Lakhnadon section that passes through Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

Govt to issue tenders for 3,000 e-buses under 'PM-ebus Sewa' by next week

The PM-eBus Sewa scheme, under which 10,000 e-buses will be provided to 169 cities under a public-private partnership (PPP) model, was approved by the Union Cabinet in August

Centre looks to meet freight corridor cost escalation from its own pockets

The executive added that the final cost structure will be ratified when the Union Cabinet approves the revised cost estimate

Twenty-one years later, crowds cheer another Metro moment in Ghaziabad

India's first RRTS has NCR in awe, but only time will tell its actual impact

Namo Bharat: PM Modi flags off India's first regional rapid transit system

17-km stretch connects Sahibabad and Duhai Depot

Working on plan to encourage traders to use Indian-flag vessels: Goyal

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India aims to be among the top five nations in shipbuilding over the next 25 years

India needs its own P&I entity for maritime, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Addressing the Global Maritime India Summit 2023, the finance minister said that such an entity would provide greater strategic flexibility to India's shipping operations

Govt identifies 300 initiatives for expansion targets under Maritime Vision

Tax sops for coastal shipping, incentives for PPP, PLI for green shipping on cards

Union Cabinet hikes dearness allowance, approves PLB for rail staff

The last revision of the dearness allowance was undertaken on March 24, 2023, and was effective from January 1, 2023

India to spend Rs 143 trillion in infrastructure by 2030, says Crisil

Green investments will also see a five-fold rise from the past seven years to Rs 36.6 trillion