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India seeks tighter container safety, cargo disclosure norms in IMO meet

The development comes at the heels of IMO's ongoing session of the Maritime Safety Committee, where India brought up the recent sinking of the Liberian-flagged vessel MSC ELSA 3

Relief for travellers: Govt announces ₹3,000 annual toll pass on NHs

From August 15, personal vehicles can hit national highways with a ₹3,000 annual pass, valid for 200 trips or one year

Atmanirbharta in shipping a key goal of maritime policy: Sarbananda Sonowal

Minister Sonowal says India is working with global partners to boost shipbuilding tech, establish smart islands, and enhance seafarer employment under Make in India

Indian Railways now transports 20% of cars produced across the country

In 2014, only 1 per cent of India's automobiles were transported through railways

Kerala National Highway-66 collapse: Megha Engg faces 1-year NHAI ban

MEIL barred from bidding for NH projects for a year after slope protection failure on NH-66 in Kerala; NHAI orders review by experts and issues ₹9 crore penalty notice

Railways to build 100 MEMUs and 50 Namo Bharat trains for short trips

Railways to produce 100 MEMU and 50 Namo Bharat trains, launch cargo terminal in Manesar, and pilot advance charting to improve short-haul travel and logistics efficiency

G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant steps down after 45 years of public service

Amitabh Kant steps down after four decades in public service, reflecting on his G20 role and development contributions while hinting at future work in innovation and industry

NITI Aayog works out road map to meet India's rising energy demand

This initiative also arises from India's need for a clear pathway to identify data trajectories in its net-zero exercise

India issues security alert for seafarers, vessels in Strait of Hormuz

Amid rising tensions in West Asia, DG Shipping urges Indian vessels and crew to exercise caution while navigating Iranian waters and the Strait of Hormuz

Mumbai tragedy: Railways may expand local train services to 4,500 a day

Mulling phaseout of old coaches as retrofitting technically tough, says top official

RPF aids rescue as railways run special trains after Ahmedabad plane crash

After the Air India crash, Indian Railways deployed RPF and medical teams to assist rescue efforts and arranged two special trains from Ahmedabad to Delhi and Mumbai

Cabinet clears Rs 6,405-cr rail projects to ease freight congestion

Projects to improve rail links in Jharkhand, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and increase freight capacity by 49 mtpa across coal, steel, cement and petroleum corridors

Railway passenger traffic rises 6% in FY25, crosses 7 billion mark

Passenger traffic rose 6% in FY25, driven by growth in both reserved and unreserved categories while revenue rose 50% since FY20 on the back of premium train services

Mumbai local trains to get automatic doors after four fall to death

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said compensation would be given to the kin of the deceased by the railways and the state government

NHAI to consider public InvIT to widen investor base, include retail buyers

NHAI aims to launch a public infrastructure investment trust to allow retail investors access to highway assets and expand the overall investor base for asset monetisation

PM Modi ends India's wait for rail link between Delhi and Kashmir

Says Pak engineered Pahalgam attack on Kashmiriyat to spark riots in the country

Kashmir to get two Vande Bharat trains; PM Modi to open key bridges

PM to inaugurate Anji and Chenab bridges and launch Kashmir's first Vande Bharat trains linking the Valley with Jammu and the rest of India via USBRL project

Manufacturing mission launch in June: NITI Aayog CEO B V R Subrahmanyam

NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam says new manufacturing mission will focus on clean tech, skilling, and structural reforms for a $7.5-trillion economy by 2047

India must build AI models in local languages, social norms: Vaishnaw

Ashwini Vaishnaw says India must develop AI grounded in native languages, cultural context and social norms, as government pushes compute access and domestic chipmaking

Sustained rise in labour productivity crucial for Viksit Bharat: NITI V-C

Industry should welcome Trump tariffs like it did 1991 reforms, says Suman Bery