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Dhruvaksh Saha is a policy reporter, currently tracking developments in transport, infrastructure, and the economy, focusing chiefly on policy and sectoral movements in highways, railways, maritime economy, mass transport, and economic policy planning at NITI Aayog.
Dhruvaksh Saha is a policy reporter, currently tracking developments in transport, infrastructure, and the economy, focusing chiefly on policy and sectoral movements in highways, railways, maritime economy, mass transport, and economic policy planning at NITI Aayog.
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
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
Cement majors donated Rs 233 crore; in mining and metals, Vedanta, Aditya Birla Group also figure among top 10
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
Moonshot tech, once built at scale, may be used in freight first, says Swiss hyperloop innovator
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
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
In Dec, Business Standard reported that Paytm was rationalising its employee cost structure, which includes revising its hiring strategy, focusing on contract employees
The corridors, which are already at pre-bid stages by DMRC, are expected to be completed by March 2026
10 new Vande Bharat trains inaugurated
PM launches projects worth Rs 2.3 trillion in a week; more lined up
B V R Subrahmanyam underscored the fundamental role the organisation can play in guiding states towards fulfilling their developmental objectives in consonance with the central government's growth
Road ministry issues guidelines for real-time monitoring of bridges
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off 2nd stretch of the Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat
Overseas marine insurance covers amounts running into billions of dollars, which India's entity would not be able to undertake initially
Says consumption rose by 2.5x in 10 years, talks of India's achievements
India's dream of high speed rail train, though delayed by years, is inching closer to reality
India currently does not have indigenous capabilities to build HSR projects, and the MAHSR corridor is being built in collaboration with Japan, with an overseas loan
Protection of elderly from financial frauds needs to be ensured, says NITI
Co looks to put 10 road assets for Rs 5250 crore