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Rail Minister flags off salt-loaded freight train in Gujarat
Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Sept 15: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has flagged off a salt-loaded freight train from Shivlakha GCT to Mithapur, marking an important step towards greater use of rail for movement of salt from Gujarat to…
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19,000 residential complexes have installed rooftop solar systems
New Delhi, Sept 15: More than 19,000 residential communities across India have installed rooftop solar systems under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, according to the latest government data.
The installations have a cumulative…
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Indian Railways reports 5.4% Year-on-Year rise in freight loading in August
New Delhi, Sept 14: Indian Railways recorded a 5.4 per cent year-on-year rise in freight loading in August 2026, with cargo volumes reaching 137.9 million tonnes (mt).
The figure was higher than the 130.9 mt recorded in August 2025,…
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Gadkari: All Toll Plazas to be barrier-free by March 2027
Mumbai, Sept 12: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that all toll booths on national highways will become barrier-free by March 2027.
He said more than 70 pecent of toll booths are expected to become…
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Adani Ports gets contract to develop, operate two berths at Paradip
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Sept 9: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), India’s largest Integrated Transport Operator, has received the Letter of Award (LoA) for the development and operation of two dry bulk berths…
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Rail multitracking projects in four states approved
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Sept 9: The Union Government today approved three multitracking projects covering 14 districts across the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, increasing the existing…
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Supply of coal to power plants improves: Govt
New Delhi, Sept 7: Coal supplies to power plants have improved, with daily rake loading rising to 444 rakes on September 6, 2026, from 370 rakes on September 3.
The 74-rake increase represents an improvement of around 20 per cent over…
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Bypass line approved on South Eastern Railway sector to boost freight capacity
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Sept 1: Indian Railways has approved the construction of a 11 km bypass line between Adra end and Joychandipahar in South Eastern Railway at a total cost of ₹272 crore.
The project will provide dedicated…
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Railways plans for four-laning of 11,000 km high density rail network
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi: Indian Railways is moving towards four-laning seven high-density rail routes covering nearly 11,000 km to increase capacity and support the growing movement of passengers and freight across the country.…
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Costs, lack of availability hampering access to subsidies for affordable housing
New Delhi: The costs and lack of availability of affordable houses are emerging as key constraints for lower-income people to access subsidies meant for such a purpose.
The Niti Aayog’s affordable housing framework points to gaps across…
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