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Govt notifies new vehicle insurance rates, will be applicable from June 1

A discount of about 15% and 7.5% on the premium has been allowed for electric and hybrid electric vehicles, respectively

Expect breakthrough in Vande Bharat export efforts: RITES CMD Rahul Mithal

'From the last lot of coaches and diesel electric multiple units exported to Sri Lanka, we are expecting a revenue of close to Rs 100 crore'

RITES hits pre-Covid revenue levels in FY22 with 21% jump on strong export

RITES Q4 results 2022: Operating revenue, excluding other income, went up by 21.5 per cent to Rs 744 crore in Q4 FY22

Govt changes contract rules for highways, project cost to be sole factor

For work under Hybrid Annuity Mode, operations and maintenance will not be a criteria anymore.

Railways may scrap new dedicated freight corridors, enhance existing ones

Railways new assessment will delay DPR of new corridors by 5 months

Battery defects, insufficient testing caused EV fires: DRDO report

'Defects may have happened because companies intentionally used lower-grade materials to cut costs,' it says.

Amritsar-Jamnagar expressway to be completed by Sep 2023: Gadkari

The 1224-km highway is being developed at a cost of Rs 26,000 for the Bharatmala programme.

Coal firms report delay in loading at railway sidings due to shortage

So far in May, 1,205 rakes allotted to the seven companies of CIL have incurred delays. This is close to a third of CIL's total loading.

Railways-coal sector rift continues amid ongoing power crisis in India

Daily shortage of 25 rakes from May 1-7, says an insider; Railways refutes charge

GAIL submits new InvIT proposal to monetise Rs 5,000-crore assets

The last PPPAC meeting was in December, according to its website and there is no clarity on when the next one will be held

Power outage in the time of sowing: Jalandhar MSMEs' new struggle

Jalandhar has been in the midst of much disruption. This ground report, concluding the power crisis series, looks at MSMEs and their issues

Govt revises payment, insolvency rules for stuck PPP port projects

New guidelines allow ports to take over abandoned projects

Govt seeks to replicate NHAI success with InvITs at railways and ports

Plans more launches in FY23; gas pipelines, other sectors also on radar

Power crisis: Import coal, revive stressed power plants, says Centre

The ministry of power has asked government and private sector utilities to import 19 million tonnes of coal by the end of June

Sagarmala project pipeline doubles to 1,537, cost rises to Rs 6.5 trillion

The ports ministry is currently working on a national perspective plan for development of 11 coastal economic zones (CEZ) across the country

Railways cancels more passenger trains as power crisis worsens in country

The total number of trips called off across northern railway and south east central railway has reached 1081.

Govt targets 18,000 km highway construction in FY23, at 50 km/day: Gadkari

The target is ambitious as the ministry in 2021-22 set a 40-km per day construction goal, but later revised it down.

Sagarmala Apex Panel to meet Friday: Monetisation, new projects on agenda

Shipping Minister Sonowal, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, and Ashwini Vaishnaw to attend top maritime meet

Govt's Rs 7,000-cr port monetisation drive delayed on security clearance

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways could award projects worth only Rs 1,000 crore in FY22, achieving barely 14% of the target

Gadkari pitches for priority sector lending to alternative fuel players

Gadkari said they found it difficult to compete with the petrol and diesel sector, which has deep pockets