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India to build access-controlled ring roads, bypasses to curb urban congestion

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- India plans to develop ring roads and highway bypasses around cities and towns as access-controlled corridors with distance-based tolling, aiming to keep them dedicated to throug... Read More


DP World ties next $2 billion India investment to demand, capacity constraints

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Global ports and logistics operator DP World plans to deploy the remaining $2 billion of its committed $5 billion investment in India based on emerging capacity requirements, pri... Read More


Toll plazas may give way to satellite tracking, pay by distance plan

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- India is looking to make toll plazas a thing of the past, as the government aims to introduce satellite-based toll collection on select national highways by 2028-29. The move cou... Read More


Unemployment rate rises in urban areas in September

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- India's unemployment rate for those aged 15 years and above remained steady in September at 5.0%, as a rise in joblessness in urban areas was compensated by a broadly stable rura... Read More


Explainer: How will the new Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority change infrastructure planning?

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 6 October approved the setting up of the Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority (ITLA) as a special purpose vehicle... Read More


Cabinet clears Rs.2,009 crore Diwali bonus for railway staff, Rs.53,428 crore for social assistance

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs.2,009.61 crore productivity-linked bonus for 1.14 million railway employees and extended the National Social Assistance Pr... Read More


IMF raises India's FY27 growth forecast to 7%

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised India's economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year by 60 basis points to 7%, citing stronger-than-expected economic mom... Read More


IMF raises India's FY27 growth forecast by 60 bps to 7% on strong domestic demand

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised India's economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year by 60 basis points to 7%, citing stronger-than-expected economic mom... Read More


Indian Railways' September freight loading rises 6.1% as revenue grows 9.3%

NEW DELHI, Oct. 13 -- Indian Railways' freight loading rose 6.14% year-on-year to 135.35 million tonnes in September, from 127.52 million tonnes a year earlier, driven by growth across several key com... Read More


FM invites Worldsteel to open India office, says carbon tariffs won't solve steel surplus

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday invited the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) to establish an office in India, citing the country's growing importance as a... Read More