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India aims to be self-reliant in shipping and shipbuilding by 2047: Sonowal

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- India aims to handle its entire export-import trade using Indian-flagged and domestically built ships by 2047 as part of plans to cut reliance on foreign shipping and become a maj... Read More


Govt plans annual FASTag local pass for residents near highway toll plazas

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The ministry of road transport and highways plans to introduce annual local passes for eligible residents living within a 20 km radius of toll plazas on national highways, two peo... Read More


Modi calls for secure, open maritime order amid geopolitical disruptions

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a "free, open, secure and rules-based maritime order" built on cooperation and mutual trust, as India seeks to expand its maritime econ... Read More


India's services sector growth hits three-month high: PMI survey

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- India's service economy grew at its fastest pace in three months in September, driven by domestic demand and a rise in new business inflows, a private survey showed on Tuesday. T... Read More


Govt plans to expand services index to cover 80% of sector output

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) plans to significantly broaden the scope of its monthly Index of Services Production (ISP). By incorporating educat... Read More


India's infrastructure challenge shifts from raising capital to making projects investable, says Deloitte

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- India's infrastructure development is facing a new constraint: attracting private capital is becoming as much about making projects investable and execution-ready as it is about m... Read More


Indians favour two-wheelers, but buses and trains dominate overnight travel: NSO survey

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Indians rely heavily on private two-wheelers for getting to work, while buses and trains dominate longer overnight journeys, according to the first-ever all-India National Househo... Read More


India's growth momentum holds, but inflation and weak industrial activity weigh, says BCG report

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- India's economy entered the current fiscal year with growth still resilient, but a weakening industrial pulse, rising inflation and softer consumer sentiment are pointing to a les... Read More


Dilip Buildcon aims to double coal output by FY29 in major mining push

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- Engineering and infrastructure firm Dilip Buildcon Ltd (DBL) is aggressively scaling up its mining portfolio, managing director and chief executive officer Devendra Jain told Mint... Read More


Trial services index shows 10 of 19 sub-sectors post double-digit growth in July

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Ten of the 19 sub-sectors tracked by India's new Index of Services Production (ISP) recorded double-digit growth in July 2026 from a year earlier, while seven others also expand... Read More