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Festival rush: Railways to run 12,000 special trains for Diwali, Chhath

Railways will operate 12,000 festival trains this year, with the Vande Sleeper set for rollout and a new Rajpura-Mohali line sanctioned to cut travel distance by 66 km

PM Narendra Modi to launch maritime initiative in Gujarat on Saturday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch shipping and shipbuilding projects worth over Rs 7,870 crore on Saturday, including port upgrades and ship repair facilities

Large ships get infrastructure status in boost to maritime industry

Move seen to ease financing woes of India's nascent shipbuilding industry

Govt assessing if Chabahar Port may have spillover effects of US sanctions

Officials say legal consultations on, solution will be worked out

NHAI to treat unauthorised subcontracting in highway projects as fraud

NHAI has redefined norms for highway contractors, classifying unauthorised subcontracting as fraud and tightening rules on work experience claims and third-party securities

Rly ticket booking only via Aadhaar for 15 mins upon opening from Oct

The ministry clarified that there will be no change in the timings of general reserved ticket bookings through computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters of Indian Railways at present

Wagon buying chugs along at slow pace: Target falls short by 40% in FY26

As of July, the Ministry of Railways has managed to procure around 6,703 wagons from the private and public sector undertakings, 5,300 short of its four-month target of 12,000 wagons.

In AI world, regulation must keep pace with tech: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

If technology is on a sprint, regulation should also be on a sprint. We do not want regulation that literally wipes off the technology itself, says FM

Anti-E20 campaign was paid to target me politically: Nitin Gadkari

Need to promote vehicle scrapping, have asked PM, FM for GST sops

L&T, NHSRCL sign deal for Maharashtra bullet train track construction

L&T signed an agreement with NHSRCL for track works on the 157 km Maharashtra section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, including four stations and a depot at Thane

Union cabinet clears Rs 7,616 cr rail and highway projects in Bihar

The Union cabinet approved a Rs 3,169 cr railway line doubling and a Rs 4,447 cr highway project to boost connectivity, freight movement and regional industry in Bihar

If OEMs pass on benefits, freight costs may go down: Transporters

According to Singal and several other truck operators, the road logistics sector is so competitive that passing on benefits is really quick

Centre to introduce ₹2000 crore insurance support for shipbuilders

The ₹20,000 crore shipbuilding cluster programme aims to enable a shipbuilding ecosystem in India by fiscal and policy support measures

Japan's MOL plans to ramp up India fleet with domestically built vessels

Plans to become India's second-largest shipping firm

Govt tightens tunnel project planning to minimise cost, green impact

The Centre has issued new SOPs for tunnel projects, requiring at least three alternative alignments to minimise environmental and social impact and reduce cost overruns

Road accidents up 4.2% in 2023; 172K lives lost despite safety push

The ministry released its 'Road Accidents in India 2023' report following a Supreme Court's direction after several delays.

Digital, AI focus to strengthen India's road to quality highways

In the last decade, investments in the national highways sector (public and private) have nearly sextupled to Rs 3 trillion in FY25

Satish Kumar gets one-year extension as Railway Board Chairman, CEO

Satish Kumar's tenure as Railway Board Chairman has been extended by a year, with safety improvements noted under his leadership though congestion and crowd management remain challenges

India reaches out to 100 nations for ₹10 trillion shipping investment

According to a presentation made by the shipping ministry, 25 global CEOs and around 10 regional business leaders will meet the Prime Minister in October

Cabinet okays ₹12,328 crore railway expansion projects across states

Union Cabinet clears four railway projects worth Rs 12,328 crore to improve freight movement and passenger connectivity, benefitting over 47 lakh people across Karnataka, Telangana, Bihar and Assam