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The Railways Amendment Bill 2024 seeks to simplify legal framework

Opposition fears privatisation

NHAI to raise Rs 1,000 crore via green bonds for Delhi-Mumbai Expressway

DME Development aims to raise about Rs 48,000 crore from banks and financial markets through loans and bonds and has successfully raised around Rs 42,000 crore

India eyes opportunity in US-China trade war under Trump's presidency

Govt identifies electronics, pharma, textiles, auto parts, and chemicals as sectors primed to benefit

Govt likely to offer 35% subsidy for goods transport on inland waterways

This incentive will be provided only for long-haul movements on waterways - distances greater than 300 km - and will exclude any expenditure incurred on the first and last mile journeys

Samsung, Hyundai looking at Indian shipbuilding industry: Sarbanda Sonowal

Sonowal is opening up the Indian seas and ports to the world. In an interview with Dhruvaksh Saha and Shreya Jai in New Delhi, he talks of about the ministry's plans

Rewriting maritime map: Centre charts course for broader ship ownership

Shipping ministry seeks maritime overhaul with 4 key bills lined up in Parliament session

Vaishnaw asks Kerala CM to expedite land acquisition for rail projects

In a letter to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday, minister urged the state to instruct officials to accelerate land acquisition so that construction of ongoing projects could proceed

Major port cargo contracts 3.2% to 68 mt in October, shows govt data

Overseas cargo handled by these ports decreased by 5.5% to 52.9 mmt during the month

Govt looks to reduce red tape and unmoor port infrastructure delays

New plan aims to expand financial powers, and level the playing field with private operators

Biting the bullet: Will India's Bullet Train project become a reality soon?

A major cause of concern for the project is rising costs and the commissioning date. From Rs 1.10 trillion in 2017, the cost has been revised up to Rs 1.65 trillion, up 50 per cent

Govt panel pulls up BSNL, DoT for slow pace of asset monetisation

Telecom among worst-performing departments in terms of monetisation

Rail freight grows 1.5% in October to 131 million tonnes, shows data

In contrast, the railways had achieved a cargo growth of 8.5 per cent in October 2023

Ocean freight rates increase for first time since July, shows data

Drewry World Container Index up 4% ahead of Christmas, New Year rush

Germany's Rhenus Group eyes cargo operations in inland waterways

These barges, estimated to be worth $10 million each, will be brought in from overseas, but the firm eventually would tap into the local supply chain

Cabinet approves Rs 7,798 crore for railway and space initiatives

New line will put Amaravati on railway map

Major port cargo rises 6% in September at 65 million metric tonnes

The previous month saw a near 9 per cent increase in export-import (Exim) cargo and a 1.9 per cent fall in coastal cargo

Mega project builders in J&K assess risks, but no immediate alarm

51 major infra projects worth Rs 1.16 trillion ongoing in the region

Indian coastal vessels may not need trading licence for operations

Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024, gets Cabinet nod; foreign vessel rules from 2018 proposed to be revoked

Indian Railways goes back to 60-day advance ticket booking window

Reverses 2015 order on 120-day advance booking for operational efficiency

Govt wants multiple methanol plants over next 5-7 years: VK Saraswat

Methanol demand likely to go up to 15 million tonnes by 2030, govt working on regulatory frameworK