Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually laid the foundation stones for two railway projects for Gwalior district, which include renovation of Gwalior railway station and rail electrification of Birlanagar-Udimod railway line. Both projects will be implemented at a cost of Rs 534 crores, of which Rs 462 crores will be spent on the renovation […]
On April 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the country the Kochi water metro, a first-of-its-kind combination of a public boat service and a metro rail network.Thiruvananthapuram will host the first event. The Kochi Water Metro, according to Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, is a “dream project” for the region that will hasten […]
India, Sweden on Friday discussed how the two countries can learn from each other and work on the further development of the aviation sector. The discussions were led by Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation General VK Singh and Sweden’s Minister for Infrastructure and Housing, Andreas Carlson. Carlson in a meeting with Singh on […]
Shipsy , a SaaS-based global smart logistics management platform provider, recently announced it clocked around 100 per cent growth in the top line and has established another regional headquarter in Riyadh to aggressively onboard local talent. Its first regional HQ in the Middle East was established in Dubai in 2021. It also highlighted that in the […]
Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia said it was a landmark achievement for India as domestic airlines witnessed an annual growth of 51.70 per cent in passenger traffic during January-March 2023 as compared to the corresponding period last year. The minister also tweeted, “This shows their growing domestic footprint and the potential to grab […]
Indian Railways (IR) on Monday posted a 25 per cent growth in its revenues to Rs 2.40 lakh crore for the financial year 2022-23 (FY23). This jump in revenues is nearly Rs 49,000 crore more than the previous year, according to a statement from the ministry of railways. During the financial year 2022-23, freight revenue, […]
The Indian Railway successfully completed the trial run of Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express from Thiruvananthapuram to Kannur on Monday. The trial run started from Thiruvananthapuram railway station at 5:10 am and reached Kannur at 12:30 pm. Meanwhile, top officials of the Thiruvananthapuram division and engineering department authorities joined the journey to Kannur. On April […]
The world may see the emergence of new supply chains and markets, especially when the geo-economic order is in flux and facing challenges, Valerio Fabbri writes in Portal Plus. The United States-China trade disputes and sanctions on Russia since 2014, in the backdrop of the invasion in Crimes and then the latest one in Ukraine […]
Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group, has recently received an order of 1560 trucks from VRL Logistics (VRL), which is one of the leading logistics companies in India, according to its regulatory filing. “This order is for AVTR 3120 and AVTR 4420 TT models of Ashok Leyland,” it said. These trucks have […]
To manage the extra rush of passengers and for the convenience of rail travellers, this summer season, Indian Railways is running 4,010 trips of 217 special trains this year. Special Trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway routes. According to the official statement of the Ministry of Railways, as […]
