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06/09/2023

Explained: Why The Cut In LPG Prices Is NOT Really A ‘Freebie’ For Consumers

Highlights Benefits of the declining imported-LPG prices throughout the quarter of June 2023, are now reaching the consumer. The government may at worst be blamed for clubbing it together to make a larger impact. Questions over timing notwithstanding, the deep cut in domestic LPG (liquefied petroleu...

05/09/2023

Mumbai Metro: Tunnel Boring Begins On Line-7A’s Twin Tunnels Planned For Direct Airport Connectivity

Work on the underground stretch of Mumbai metro line-7A has commenced, which will connect Gundavali and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). This metro route constitutes a 3.42 km extension of metro line-7 (red line), which links Dahisar East to Gundavali. Out of the total 3.42...

05/09/2023

Jammu And Kashmir: Uni-Directional Khellani Tunnel To Be Upgraded To Two Lanes For Year-Round Accessibility

The tunnel is a crucial component of the Sudhmahadev-Goha–Khellani-Chhatroo-Khanabal highway project which will shorten the distance between Doda and Kishtwar districts by 30 km besides providing an alternate all-weather road between Jammu and Srinagar.

05/09/2023

Kolkata Metro Railway To Have Newly-Designed Futuristic Rakes, To Be Included In Fleet By 2026

Aiming at enhancing travelling experiencies of commuters, Kolkata Metro is planning induction of 85 new design rakes in its fleet at an estimated cost of Rs 6,000 crore. Terming it as “futuristic”, these new aesthetically-designed air-conditioned rakes will be produced at Integral Coach Factory,...

05/09/2023

‘Today, India Is The Third Largest Market For Us’: IIH Interview With Alstom India Chief Olivier Loison

With India as a growing market, both for mainline railways and urban rail-based mobility, Alstom has been at the forefront of introducing several breakthrough technologies in India with world class rolling stock, rail equipment and infrastructure, signalling and services. Alstom India Managing Direc...

05/09/2023

Madhya Pradesh To Add A New Vande Bharat Train As Railway Minister Confirms Semi High-Speed Express For Neemuch Route

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh is set to receive a Vande Bharat Express in the near future. Speaking to the public in Neemuch on Monday, the railway minister stated, “The time has come for the Vande Bharat Express to operate on this particular rout...

04/09/2023

India Bolsters Military Advantage With Two Key Arunachal Tunnels Set To Open This Month, While China Continues ‘Cartographic Aggression’

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is on track to complete the Sela tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh, which is set to become the world’s longest twin-lane tunnel situated above an altitude of 13,000 feet. This tunnel is expected to facilitate faster deployment of troops and weaponry to forward areas i...

04/09/2023

Delhi Metro: Ahead Of G20 Summit, Counters For ‘Tourist Smart Cards’ Set Up Across Metro Network

Gearing up for the G20 summit, Delhi Metro will be selling its ‘Tourist Smart Cards’ from selected metro stations, through dedicated counters for a period of ten days starting 4 September 2023. The initiative aims to facilitate the mega event delegates and international visitors who might be int...

04/09/2023

Indian Railways: Over 634 MT Goods Transported In April-August Period

Indian Railways has carried 634.66 million ton (MT) of goods between 1 April and 31 August 2023, as compared to 620.88 MT over the corresponding period of last year. The Railways earned Rs 1 lakh crore revenue during April-August period this year, from freight and passenger sectors. The loading of i...

04/09/2023

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Adopts A Green Barrier To Combat Dust Pollution And Preserve Adjacent Aravallis

The barrier along the 18 km stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway aims at mitigating dust pollution, and safeguard the Aravalli region. Starting in October of this year, authorities and a non-governmental organisation (NGO) will collaborate on a project to establish a lush barrier along an 18 km st...

04/09/2023

Urban Infrastructure Funding Of Rs 10,000 Crore: UIDF To Roll Out First Set Of Loans To Spur Growth In Smaller Cities

The Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (UIDF), as announced in the FY24 Budget, is set to disburse its first tranche of loans soon which is intended to fund ongoing projects in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, according to officials from the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry (MoHUA). States are a...

04/09/2023

Tamil Nadu: CMRL Submits Feasibility Reports For MRTS In Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli And Salem

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has submitted detailed feasibility reports to the government for the implementation of Mass Rapid Transport Systems (MRTS) in Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, and Salem in Tamil Nadu. The reports were submitted by M A Siddique, the managing director of CMRL, to Ramesh....

04/09/2023

Visakhapatnam: Rs 96-Crore International Cruise Terminal To Be Inaugurated On 4 September, To Boost Tourism

The long-awaited Vizag International Cruise Terminal (VICT) will be inaugurated by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on 4 September. The VICT is located on the premises of the Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA). According to an official release from the VPA, Sonowal....

04/09/2023

Breaking Records: Historic High Ridership For Chennai Metro In August With Over 85 Lakh Passengers

1,588,082,208 passengers. (Twitter). The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) achieved a significant milestone in August by recording its highest passenger flow. Over 8.5 million commuters boarded the metro trains last month, marking the highest monthly ridership of the year. The CMRL expressed its gra...

02/09/2023

YEIDA To Implement Masterplan 2041 By September, Charting A 20-Year Roadmap For The Yamuna Expressway Region

The draft master plan designates a total planning area of 58,397 hectares for YEIDA Phase-1. Out of this, 32,167 hectares of land can be developed for urban use, accommodating an estimated population of 35.51 lakh by 2041. The development of industrial and commercial regions, particularly around the...

02/09/2023

Madhya Pradesh: State Cabinet Approves New 41-Km South-West Bypass To Transform Bhopal’s Connectivity

Prior to the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, the state government has bestowed a significant benefit upon the residents of the capital city. On Thursday, the cabinet under Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s leadership granted approval for the construction of a 40.90 km-long South-West By...

02/09/2023

An Interview With NCRTC MD Vinay Kumar Singh: ‘Comfort Of Commuters Over Ease Of Construction’

Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), speaks to Swarajya about his approach towards executing the Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) Project, employment of modern tech, significance of RRTS, and future innovations in the rail sector. Swarajy...

02/09/2023

Forest City: Malaysia Attempts To Salvage $100 Billion Township Project By Embattled Chinese Real Estate Firm Country Garden That Now Reassembles A ‘Ghost Town’

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced that troubled Chinese real estate developer Country Garden’s $100 billion Forest City project in Johor will be redesignated as a ‘special financial zone’ with tax incentives and expedited entry regime for workers from Singapore. Anwar announ...

02/09/2023

Bullet Train: Major Milestone For Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor As Track Work Begins, J-Slab Track System Used For The First Time
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01/09/2023

Indian Railway’s New Helmswoman: Jaya Verma Sinha Appointed As Chairperson And CEO of Railway Board

The Union government today (August 31) appointed Jaya Verma Sinha as the first woman Chairperson cm CEO of the Railway Board, the highest decision-making body for the national transporter. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Railway Board is the topmost position in the Railway apparatus...

01/09/2023

Maharashtra Proposes 38 Ropeway Projects For Central Support Under Parvatmala, Bids Invited For 5 Km Anjaneri Hills Project

A total of 38 ropeway projects have been proposed by Maharashtra state government for consideration under Parvatmala Yojana. The proposals are mainly from Mumbai, Satara, Raigad, Nashik, Nanded, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg, besides five projects from Pune. Some of the proposals will entail providing ro...

01/09/2023

Assam’s Ambitious Infrastructure Plan: 1,000 New Bridges To Be Constructed By 2026, To Foster Connectivity To Southeast Asia

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Wednesday (30 August) that his government will commence the construction of 1,000 bridges across the state. During the inauguration of a 2.6-km-long flyover from Kamakhya Gate to Maligaon in Guwahati, which is considered the longest in Assam, Sar...

01/09/2023

Roadblocks Ahead: Issues Plague The Progress Of Bengaluru Satellite Town Ring Road Project

The project was first conceptualised in 2017, with work on the drawing board commencing in 2018. Groundwork began in 2020, but only 60 km has been completed so far. The project is envisaged to ease traffic congestion in Bengaluru city by providing a bypass for freight traffic so that heavy vehicles....

01/09/2023

Pune Metro’s Success Drives PMC To Introduce Feeder Bus Services To Bridge Last-Mile Connectivity

The Pune Municipal Corporation and Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited have proposed hiring 300 buses to provide feeder service for Pune Metro commuters. As the city’s population has displayed a positive trajectory in using Maharashtra’s Pune Metro, the growing network and demand has pro...

01/09/2023

Gujarat: India’s First Indigenously-Developed 700 MW Nuclear Power Plant Starts Operations At Full Capacity

India’s first domestically developed 700 MW nuclear power plant in Gujarat’s Kakrapar has commenced operations at full capacity, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) had previously begun commercial operations on 30 June, but was opera...

01/09/2023

Bengaluru Suburban Rail Chugs Along: L&T Emerges As Lowest Bidder For Rajanukunte-Heelalige Kanaka Line Civil Works Tender

The Kanaka Line (Corridor 4), will connect Rajanukunte in the north to Heelalige in the south, passing through Baiyappanahalli and Yelahanka is the longest line of BSRP. The scope of work also includes road widening, side drains, and construction of service roads. L&T Limited has been identified as....

01/09/2023

Mumbai Gets New Policy To Resolve City’s Parking Chaos

Mumbai Parking Authority plans to implement a ward-wise parking management plan. This policy aims to streamline both on-street and off-street parking. Mumbai Parking Authority (MPA), a committee established by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has developed a draft policy to improve the....

01/09/2023

Madhya Pradesh: Centre Resurrects Ujjain Station-Mahakal Temple Ropeway Project, Invites Bids To Develop 1.76 Km Project

Almost six months after the annulment of the first tender, the Centre on Thursday (31 August) floated a new tender for a 1.762-km-long ropeway from Ujjain railway station to Mahakaleshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh. The ropeway project starts from Ujjain Junction railway station and ends at Ganesh Col...

01/09/2023

Amazon Becomes First E-Commerce Firm To Use Dedicated Freight Corridor For Faster Deliveries Of Orders

E-commerce giant Amazon will engage with Indian Railways’ Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India, to enable its sellers to deliver faster to their customers across India. This makes Amazon the first e-commerce company in India to leverage the dedicated freight corridor (DFC) network for s...

01/09/2023

Plagued By Delays, Maharashtra Mulls Building Pune-Nashik Semi-High Speed Rail Under Metro Policy

With no headway in the proposed Nashik-Pune semi high-speed rail project, the Maharashtra government is exploring its implementation under the metro policy. Earlier in February 2023, the Ministry of Railways had accorded “in-principle approval” for the semi high-speed rail project that was in th...