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Railways mulling 1,00,000 more wagons amid rising freight, coal demand

Railways recently floated a large tender for wagons worth hRs 35,000 cr, which had been in the pipeline since 2018

FY22 traffic at major ports grows 7%, five ports post highest ever tonnage

The 13 major ports handle over 95 per cent of the country's export-import cargo, with Navi Mumbai's JNPT accounting for over half the cargo volumes

Railways earns Rs 1.43 trn from freight in FY22, ferries 1,418 mn tonnes

Coal freight rises 20 per cent as railways achieves highest ever loading

As biz expands, rail major Wabtec eyes exports from its Indian mfg hubs

The global rail major, a third of whose global engineering team is in India, is looking at opportunities in components, digital solutions, track maintenance and electrification

MoRTH asks DRDO's fire safety arm CFEES to probe Ola scooter case

Investigation will also cover Praise Pro electric scooter of Okinawa Scooters, which in a separate incident in Tamil Nadu, also caught fire and reportedly caused two deaths

Rs 2-trn projects to be completed by 2024 under Sagarmala plan: Sonowal

Centre has identified a total of 802 projects under the programme at an estimated cost of Rs 5.48 trillion

Realty investments in 2022 near pre-Covid, inflation a downside risk: CBRE

A few sunrise sectors such as industrial and logistics are expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels as well in terms of leasing and supply addition

EVs to cost same as petrol-run vehicles in two years: Nitin Gadkari

EV sales in India rose 162 per cent in the last year, said MoRTH last week, citing the latest available data.

Delhi-Mumbai, other key expressways to be completed by December: Gadkari

Earlier, the minister had reportedly said the govt plans to increase the speed of construction to 50 km per day

Railways rides climate wave with green point ratings to garner more freight

Currently, the national transporter's freight basket is dominated by coal and iron ore, which cumulatively accounts for over 60 per cent of its freight volume

Dredging Corporation signs major ship building pact with Cochin Shipyard

The shipyard signed a building agreement with Dredging Corporation of India to build India's first 12,000 cubic meter dredger

Raised Rs 8,361 cr from highway monetisation in FY22, Gadkari tells RS

This is about 64% of the targeted revenue of Rs 13,000 cr for the current financial year that comes to a close in two weeks

Highway construction gains pace, 8,045 km constructed till Feb-end

Current pace works out to 24.08 km a day, compared with the targeted 40 km/day, or 14,600 km for the full year

Hydrogen pilot only the beginning, want to become energy exporter: Gadkari

Launching India's first green hydrogen pilot project, the minister said it can be the cheapest fuel, electrolyser policy in the works

More rakes to power sector poised to hit key infrastructure: Railways

The ministry is of the view that "any more curtailing will cause crucial infrastructure industries to suffer."

Indian Railways to map coal, mineral mines and ports to bridge connectivity

The Railways ministry mapping 48 mines, 29 ports across 52 districts

Infra push: Railways to spend Rs 1 trn on developing and procuring assets

Senior officials said the ministry planned to begin capital expenditure in April itself

Want to use AI for road safety and better mobility: Nitin Gadkari

Says aim is to use the technology for enforcement purposes in cities where state govts or civic bodies are falling short

No further financial relaxation for highway companies after March 22

MoRTH feels effect of pandemic has been neutralised and as industry has not asked for any further relief, these relaxations can now be rolled back as fiscal ends

Multi-modal Logistics Parks: What they are and why they're needed

A dive into the logistics challenges involved in setting them up, and the how the parks will work once up