A Primer On Progress of Amrit Bharat Station Scheme In Southern Railways
The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme launched in 2022 by the Railway Board to transform travel experience has a good start in southern India.
A total of 90 stations falling under the Southern Railway’s six zones have been identified for upgradation under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
The list of 90 stations...
The Challenge And Opportunity Of Chennai-Vladivostok Sea Route
This sea route covers a distance of approximately 5,647 nautical miles and will bring down transport time to 12 days, almost a third of what is taken under the existing popular route from St. Petersburg to Mumbai.
India and Russia have scheduled a stakeholder meeting in September to work out...
A Decade On The Rails: Comparing Train Safety In UPA Vs NDA
The devastating multi-train collision on 2 June in Odisha's Balasore district, which claimed 275 lives and left more than 1,000 injured, as usual, snowballed into a political slugfest, with demands made for resignation of Union Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
The rail accident, being described as one of the worst in...
Uttar Pradesh Gets First Land Port: Why It Is Significant For India’s Cross-Border Trade
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda' will virtually inaugurate Uttar Pradesh's first land port along the India-Nepal border today.
Spread over 115 acres, the Rupaidiha land port in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh has been developed with a budget of Rs 206 crore to promote...
17-Km Priority Corridor Of Delhi-Meerut Rapidx Ready For Operation
The 17-km priority corridor of the Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot is set to begin its service soon, a report in the Economic Times Said.
The priority stretch with five stations — Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai and Duhai Depot — was previously, supposed to be...
Samruddhi Mahamarg: 80 Km Shirdi-Igatpuri Stretch Under Phase II To Open On 26 May
Another 80 km of Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg, between Shirdi and Bharvir village in Igatpuri taluka in Nashik district, will be ready for public use next week.
The Shirdi-Bharvir stretch will be inaugurated on 26 May by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, as reported by Indian...
Ghaziabad-Aligarh Expressway Creates Record For Laying Longest Bituminous Lane Of 100 Kilometre In 100 Hours
The Ghaziabad-Aligarh Expressway has achieved a remarkable feat of laying Bituminous Concrete over a distance of 100 lane kilometre in just 100 hours, creating history in the process.
The milestone has been undertaken by the Ghaziabad Aligarh Expressway Private Limited (GAEPL) which maintains the 118-km toll road project from Ghaziabad to Aligarh on NH...
Commercial Mining of India’s Lithium Discovery: Risks And Roadmap
Close on the heels of the discovery of lithium in Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan government officials and the Geological Survey of India (GSI) have informed that substantial reserves of ‘white gold’ have been identified in the Degana municipality of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.
The reserve found in Rajasthan is claimed to have significantly more lithium...
35 Km Metro Corridor To Connect Mainland Mumbai With Navi Mumbai Airport
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in mainland Mumbai is set to be connected to the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) via a new 35 km Airport Express Metro.
The Navi Mumbai International Airport is expected to be operational by December 2024. Transport connectivity between Mumbai and NMIA is...
Fourth Runway, Integrated Terminal 1, Country’s First Elevated Taxiway: Inside Expansion Plan Of IGI Airport In Delhi
Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi will soon become the only Indian airport with a capacity to handle 100 million passengers per annum (MPPA).
The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) which is a GMR Airports Infrastructure Ltd-led consortium and operates the Delhi airport on Monday said the passenger handling...
