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Rail freight sees first YoY decline since Covid in June; sea cargo flat

Earnings from freight operations in June also decreased 0.95 per cent YoY to Rs 13,316 crore

Staff alertness could have averted Odisha triple train accident: Probe

While the official responsibility by the CRS has been pinned on the signalling staff, the probe also found several systemic issues, which, if corrected in time, could have averted the accident

Seek larger share of tech pie as Indian rail infra matures: Wabtec chief

Transit's focus will remain on components, but open to partnerships to scale higher

Stop shortcuts: Railway Board chairman message after Balasore tragedy

Negligence or interference in the operations of interlocking is prima facie being seen as the cause behind the Balasore three-train accident

Gadkari pitches for 15% methanol-blended diesel to reduce logistics cost

Sees promise in Assam's methanol economy; has asked state's CM to explore possibility of converting normal to methanol trucks

Centre plans to raise up to Rs 45,000 cr through road monetisation in FY24

In 2021, the NITI Aayog had envisaged almost a fourth of centrally operated highways to be put up for monetisation

Balasore aftermath: Railways eases execution of Kavach and safety works

Signalling and telecom projects would no longer need economic justification

India, US sign MoU to establish collaboration in greener railways

Broad tenets of the agreement include long-term energy planning including clean energy for Indian Railways

'Slow coach': 188 rail projects delayed over poor zonal planning

156 rail projects miss submission deadline, 32 await compliance

Sarbananda Sonowal seeks faster Sagarmala execution from Maharashtra govt

The two ministers also discussed the ambitious Vadhavan Port. Low draft depth of Indian ports has been an issue plaguing the maritime economy for long

Review committee set to clear Rs 41,000 crore Nicobar Port project

On April 3, the Kolkata Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) put a two-month stay on any further work in the EC granted to the project

Indinfravit closes acquisition of Rs 8,270 cr roads from Brookfield

The acquisition of the fifth road project - Gorakhpur Infrastructure Company Private Limited - is pending the receipt of requisite regulatory approvals

Amid safety concerns, railways to install Kavach on freight corridors

Anti-collision system on 1,465 route km of railway tracks

Rlys completes stretch to halve coal logistics time as power demand rises

The shifting of coal traffic to the freight corridor will also bring a sigh of relief for passengers, as trains get stuck for hours around the DDU stretch due to congestion

Cyclone Biporjoy: Govt completes evacuation of vessels, coastal communities

Hundreds of trains affected with cyclone slated to hit west coast

Concor disinvestment plan hits roadblocks, may be delayed indefinitely

Ministry of Railways has not shown interest in the proposed 30.8% stake sale

Seeking 'accuracy': Govt to come up with fresh logistics cost estimate soon

New estimate may be lower than the current 14-16%

Govt launches online portal to monitor dredging projects real-time

ShipMin launches platform to save cost on Rs 1,000 crore dredging projects

Govt approves Rs 5k-cr HUDA City Centre-Cyber City metro extension project

Stretch to solve connectivity woes between new and old Gurugram

Balasore train accident: Railway Board orders week-long safety drive

The board has asked zonal railways, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India, and Konkan Railway to complete and share the results of the drive by June 14