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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.
The Pragati Maidan transit corridor project is designed to speed up travel, provide direct connectivity to Pragati Maidan; relief for commuters stuck in traffic jams in areas such as ITO
While 94 mail or express trains and 140 passenger trains were cancelled, as many as 95 trains were partially cancelled and 11 were diverted
In a Q&A, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India MD R. K. Jain speaks about the timeline of the projects and the larger plan to build a countrywide freight corridor network
DFCCI Managing Director R K Jain says that despite the disruptions from two Covid waves, the Easter dedicated freight corridors (DFC) will be completed soon
State discoms remain financially stressed and are against imports, while domestic coal availability is under pressure
Ludhiana's apparel industry, which churns out most of the country's readymade garments, is losing revenue. Two months of lockdown in China's Shanghai has brought the industry on its knees.
As of May 31, DMRC has incurred an interest liability of over Rs 300 crore solely on account of delays in payment to DAMEPL
Repeated supply shocks have brought the Rs 20,000-cr textile hub to its knees
This is the 21st consecutive month of the national transporter topping its own freight loading record
DFCC has so far commissioned 1,010 kilometres (km) of the proposed 2,843 km, pertaining to stretches undertaken by the government for both the corridors
A discount of about 15% and 7.5% on the premium has been allowed for electric and hybrid electric vehicles, respectively
'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 Q4 results 2022: Operating revenue, excluding other income, went up by 21.5 per cent to Rs 744 crore in Q4 FY22
For work under Hybrid Annuity Mode, operations and maintenance will not be a criteria anymore.
Railways new assessment will delay DPR of new corridors by 5 months
'Defects may have happened because companies intentionally used lower-grade materials to cut costs,' it says.
The 1224-km highway is being developed at a cost of Rs 26,000 for the Bharatmala programme.
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.
Daily shortage of 25 rakes from May 1-7, says an insider; Railways refutes charge
The last PPPAC meeting was in December, according to its website and there is no clarity on when the next one will be held