During India Maritime Week (IMW) 2025 in Mumbai, IWAI signed agreements covering river cruises, ship repair, multimodal connectivity, and clean‑energy transport along National Waterway‑1. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), the nodal agency under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), has announced agreements worth more than ₹600 billion for the development and expansion...
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MOVIN Launches Healthcare Logistics Vertical to Tap India’s $638 Billion Industry
One of India’s fastest‑growing logistics players says this strategic expansion aims to meet the critical requirements of India’s healthcare logistics across pharmaceuticals, MedTech, diagnostics, and laboratories. More than three years after its founding, MOVIN Express has forayed into the highly specialised healthcare logistics sector with the launch of its healthcare arm, MOVIN Healthcare. One of...
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DFCCIL Freight Operations Surge 48% as Corridors, Terminals Expand
In FY2024-25, DFCCIL added 37 road over bridges, 50 flyovers, and 544 under bridges, marking major progress on its Eastern and Western freight corridors. Expansion in infrastructure and connectivity have resulted in the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL)’s train operations on Eastern and Western dedicated rail freight corridors registering a significant increase...
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Indian Railways Freight Loading Surges Past 1 Billion Tonne Milestone This Fiscal
Daily loading remains robust at around 4.4 MT, higher than 4.2 MT last year, demonstrating improved operational efficiency and sustained demand. Indian Railways, the world’s fourth‑largest rail transporter, crossed the landmark 1 billion tonnes of freight loading for FY2025‑26 on November 19, propelled by strong demand in coal, iron ore, cement, and container traffic. This...
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IWAI Signs MoUs to Boost Assam’s Inland Waterways and Industrial Logistics
The agreements seek to strengthen Assam’s inland water transport network and industrial logistics. The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), the nodal agency for the development of waterways, has signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen Assam’s inland water transport network and industrial logistics, marking a major step in advancing sustainable connectivity and regional...
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Northeast to Anchor India’s Inland Waterways Revival, Says Shipping Minister Sonowal
Speaking at an energy conclave in Guwahati on Thursday, Sonowal said the rapid modernisation of India’s inland waterways is unlocking major economic opportunities while strengthening petroleum supply chains and export routes from Assam to Bangladesh and Southeast Asia. Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has stated that inland waterways, particularly those in...
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Indian Railways Unveils Cement Freight Policy with Flat Rates, New Containers, and Bulk Terminals
Cement freight will now be charged at a flat rate of ₹0.90 per tonne per kilometre, based on actual distance covered. Indian Railways, the world’s fourth‑largest rail transporter, has rationalised freight rates, introduced customised containers, and unveiled a new policy to establish bulk terminals for cement. The initiative is being viewed as part of the...
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Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya and DRDO Sign MoU to Develop Smart Tech Solutions for National Security
The agreement paves the way for joint research in logistics, chip design, and advanced encryption to strengthen indigenous defence systems. Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), India’s first university in the transportation and logistics sector under the Ministry of Railways, and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the country’s premier defence research agency under the Ministry of...
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Kolkata Surges as Warehousing Sector Rebounds 64% in Q3 2025; Pune and Bengaluru Lag Behind: Vestian
Despite the quarterly gain, overall absorption was 36 per cent lower than the record levels of Q3 CY2024, the global real estate advisory noted in its report on India’s warehousing and logistics sector. Global real estate advisory Vestian has reported that India’s warehousing and logistics sector witnessed an absorption of 9.2 million sq...
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Nine Cities Poised to Lead India’s Next-Gen Real Estate, Logistics Expansion: JLL Report
Chandigarh Tricity, Jaipur, Lucknow, Indore, Nagpur, Coimbatore, Kochi, Bhubaneswar, and Guwahati are fast emerging as India’s next growth drivers, providing corporations measurable advantages that are redefining location strategies across sectors. A significant transformation is reshaping India’s commercial real estate landscape as nine emerging cities collectively reach economic strength, commanding a combined GDP of ₹9.9 trillion....