The country will produce 810 Million Tonnes (MT) of coal in the current fiscal for which the targets for Coal India Limited, Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd and captive coal mines and others have been set as 660 MT, 67 MT and 83 MT, respectively.

India has carried out the master planning of 12 major ports as well as identified 95 capacity expansion and port modernisation projects, Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya, Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply to an unstarred question on Thursday. The capacity at major ports was re-rated against global benchmarks as per the berthing policy of 2016 and effective capacity had increased by 293 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) after completion of the

Indian Railways has taken a slew of measures including monetisation of land and other assets and foreign direct investment (FDI) in the bid to increase its share of the revenue from non-fare sources, Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Vedprakash Goyal informed Lok Sabha in a written reply to an unstarred question on Wednesday.

India and Russia have discussed developing further linkages with Far East Russia, particularly through sourcing of metallurgical or coking coal, development of infrastructure of the region’s ports and connectivity of these ports with Russian mining locations, and improvements in evacuation infrastructure.

Representing India's commitment to the environment, Coal Preparation Society of India (CPSI) is a non-profit,non-government professional body having members from coal.

The progress on projects such as Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs), high-speed rail and redevelopment of railway stations is likely to mark a paradigm shift in the country's railways sector.

The announcement of "metro light" system for Tier 2 & 3 cities is a very positive move as we can now bring a variety of solutions to the 60 cities on the list, points out Mangal Dev, Head Hitachi Rail Systems, India & South East Asia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's decision to not ratify the Regional Economic Comprehensive Partnership (RECP) treaty over India's concerns on imports from China was widely hailed by the steel industry.

While improving efficiency is critical for turning around the situation at power distribution companies (discoms), tariff reforms, especially, are the need of the hour.