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India sets sail on seafarer tracking system, global safety plan

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- The ongoing West Asia conflict is pushing India to change how it keeps track of its seafarers overseas, with the government building a system that can pinpoint individual Indian... Read More


India considers doubling port concession contract tenures to spur private investment

NEW DELHI, Sept. 18 -- The Centre is considering almost doubling the 30-year concession period for private and common-user port terminals to bring such infrastructure closer to the longer-tenure model... Read More


India mulls doubling port contract tenures to spur private investment

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The government is considering almost doubling the 30-year contract tenure, or concession period, for private and common-user port terminals to bring such infrastructure closer t... Read More


JCB India expects double-digit growth as infrastructure spending powers demand

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- JCB India, a manufacturer of construction equipment, expects double-digit growth in its business in the current financial year as India's infrastructure push continues to drive ... Read More


Mint Explainer| Why Indian Railways is betting on new public-private partnership models?

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Indian Railways is broadening its public-private partnership (PPP) framework amid largely stagnant internal revenue generation and the railway ministry's preference for governme... Read More


India's unemployment rate holds at 5% in August as rural joblessness eases

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- India's unemployment rate held steady at 5% in August, as a rise in urban joblessness was offset by an easing in rural unemployment, according to the latest Periodic Labour Forc... Read More


Retail inflation breaches RBl's midpoint target for third successive month

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- India's retail inflation rose to a 20-month high of 4.82% in August, driven by higher food and fuel prices, taking it above the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) 4% target midpoin... Read More


DRI seizes 362 tonnes of Pakistan-origin dates routed via UAE

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized more than 362 tonnes of dry dates originating in Pakistan after uncovering an alleged attempt to circumvent India's ban ... Read More


Drydocks World and Cochin Shipyard form JV to strengthen India's ship repair industry

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Drydocks World, a DP World company, and Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) have formed a 50:50 joint venture to operate and expand the International Ship Repair Facility (ISRF) in Kochi,... Read More


Brics backs measures to draw private capital into infrastructure

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Brics finance ministers and central bank governors have backed measures to make infrastructure projects in emerging markets more attractive to private investors, including stron... Read More