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Actual freight and insurance should be declared on shipping bills: Expert

Any mis-declaration of freight paid or payable which results in loss of revenue by way of excess drawback payment, is liable to be proceeded against under the Customs Act

After festive season boost, key economic indicators show declining signs

Railway freight was up last week after rail traffic resumed in the state of Punjab after a month-long shutdown due to the farmers' agitation against the new farm laws

SpiceJet launches dedicated freighter services to Leh in Ladakh

The flight was operated by SpiceXpress, the dedicated cargo arm of SpiceJet.

Weekly economic indicators: Power generation falls 3% below 2019 level

Freight growth weakens, traffic also falls in key cities

Delhi airport sees 2,366 freighter movements, 77k MT cargo volumes in Sept

Cargo volumes at the GMR group-owned Delhi airport have recovered 94 per cent y-o-y in Sept at 77,000 MT, as the private aerodrome operator handled a record 2,366 freighter movements in a single month

Freight hike may wipe out 1 month of exports in current fiscal: Firms

Shortage of containers, faceless assessment causing delay

Weekly economic indicators: Revival in activity shows signs of slackening

Many key indicators trended lower last week after a strong showing earlier this month

Exporters feel pinch as sea freight to US and Europe rises by 30-40%

The development comes at a time exports from India have started picking up and merchandise exports turned positive for the first time in the last seven months, growing 5.3 per cent

Trade groups ask govt to set up shipping regulator to check freight charges

Several trade bodies have urged the Centre to set up a regulator to deal with the rising freight charges, amid the problem of container shortages that exporters are facing

Weekly economic indicators: Recovery holding ground, but no major upswing

Government data on power, freight emerge as silver linings

Weekly economic indicators: More shoppers stepping out, road traffic higher

High-frequency indicators show signs of gains amid talk of second wave

Mumbai traffic, Railway earnings: What weekly indicators tell about economy

Economic activity that ground to a halt with the shutdown for the coronavirus has now begun to slowly come back

Internet speed, traffic show pick up in economic activity continues

Power generation numbers, pollution, railway freight among indicators Business Standard tracks weekly to know latest status of the economy.

Internet speed to power generation: What weekly data says about economy

Google's mobility report shows transit stations may be seeing a change in trend, according to weekly indicators

Weekly economic indicators: Flat traffic growth signals moderating recovery

Pollution levels too remain low in Mumbai and Delhi over limited activity

Air freight rates return to earth as virus-driven boom cools; airlines fret

About half of the air cargo carried worldwide normally flies in the belly of passenger jets rather than in dedicated freighters

Weekly economic indicators show slow but steady signs of recovery

Internet speeds are now higher than before the lockdown

Weekly economic indicators show more signs of life as economy trudges back

Business Standard tracks weekly economic indicators as a means of better understanding how the economy is doing in the lockdown

Cloud kitchens: Can freight industry's hub-and-spoke model work for eat-in?

Yes, a model perfected by the transport and freight industry is gaining popularity in the eat-in business

Railways defers 15% freight surcharge, ups number of rakes for auto sector

For the beleaguered auto sector, which is looking to cut costs, the railways has decided to offer more rakes for the transportation of automobiles