Indian Railways will look at developing an additional 200-odd Gati Shakti multi-modal terminals in its bid to improve freight earnings and decongest existing tracks for faster passenger train movement. Also read:India’s major ports see 5% rise in traffic in FY24, driven by iron ore exports, coking coal imports The average cost per terminal is expected … Read more
A challenge before successive governments has been how to enhance efficiency of the country’s largest national transport network, the Indian Railways (IR). The two-terms of the NDA government has also had its share of challenges while dealing with the railways. Also read:Railway in better health today Dealing with the Railways is not easy also because … Read more
In 12-odd hours — about half the time it takes by road — Maruti Suzuki’s automotive parts travel the 659 km between New Rewari in Haryana to Palanpur in Gujarat on the truck-on-train service (ToT) provided by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL). Also read: Maruti Suzuki adds one lakh units per … Read more
The Cuddalore port is back in the limelight with the Tamil Nadu government planning to give it to a private developer to operate for nearly 50 years. The port had become defunct due to continuous silting. However, the Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (TNMB) had spent ₹160 crore on extension of North and South Breakwater; construction … Read more