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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.
Firm in partnership with Hindustan Construction Corp bids Rs 3,700 crore to build underground station
Breach not from IRCTC, says Railways; private partners on Centre's radar
Move to curb rise of fraudulent intermediaries, address disputes over third party damage liabilities
Key features of these proposed stations include provisions for roof top plazas, longer platforms, ballastless tracks, and 5G connectivity
Takes over from Vinay Kumar Tripathi on Jan 1; he was named Member (Infrastructure) of the board a week ago
The move is likely to give 5G network a boost
Welspun exited 49 per cent of the BOT toll road and the remaining 51 per cent will require clearances expected to be completed by March 2024, it said in an exchange filing
Metro rails are considered a test case for public-private partnership (PPP), but DMRC's brush with PPP has not been a happy one
To improve revenue while keeping ticket fares in check, DMRC is venturing into newer regions and business avenues. Kumar shares details of DMRC's growth plans
Senior officials say govt plans to bring own shareholding down to 75%;
Launches country's first surety bond product, says instrument offers relief to contractors; govt has built in safeguards to protect insurers as well
Transporter asks Centre, Delhi govt to infuse equity of Rs 3,500 crore each
With the international framework broadly agreed on, talks pick up the pace
Ministry is concerned about wider repercussions of Supreme Court decision to revoke the firm's disqualification
Will provide relief to contractors, free working capital stuck in bank guarantees, says Gadkari
He said the government's Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) would be slowly enlarged to Rs 3,000-4,000 crore over a number of years, from the current Rs 500 crore per year
Flat cargo numbers since Q2 drag total FY23 growth down to 8.8%
U-turn on station development major cause behind botched FY23 monetisation
Unreserved tickets garner 422% more; bookings still 72% of pre-pandemic period
Zonal Railways asked to designate more works as special projects for quicker clearance