Delhi Airport is now the only airport in India with direct connectivity to 32 of 36 states and union territories, cementing its role as the country’s largest domestic hub. GMR AERO‑led Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has further strengthened its position as India’s largest and most connected domestic aviation hub with the commencement of direct...
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PM Modi to Inaugurate Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram on August 1
While reinforcing Visakhapatnam’s position as the ‘Gateway of the East’, the launch of Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport will mark a defining milestone in Andhra Pradesh’s aviation journey. The countdown has begun for the inauguration of Vizag Airport, officially named Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to dedicate...
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Navi Mumbai International Airport: India’s Newest Gateway to Growth, Connectivity and Investment
More than a relief valve for Mumbai’s saturated skies, India’s newest mega-airport is poised to become a strategic growth engine that enhances connectivity, attracts investment, and accelerates urban development across Maharashtra and Western India, writes Manish Pant. Just as its inspiration—a blooming lotus—symbolises the opening of the human mind, the formal inauguration of Navi Mumbai...
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Indian Railways to Add 574 km Under ₹1.1 Trillion Multitracking Plan
Environmental gains are equally significant, with the projects expected to reduce oil imports by 160 million litres and curb carbon dioxide emissions by 5.15 billion kilogrammes, the equivalent of planting 200 million trees. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved four major multitracking projects that will expand...
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BRO to build the world’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass
The world’s highest tunnel will connect Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh
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JICA to provide Rs 7k cr loan for western freight railway project
Phase II will connect freight lines of Dadri-Rewari, Vadodara-Mumbai
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Shipping Ministry moots company for port connectivity projects
To boost the port-rail connectivity projects, the Ministry of Shipping is con¡sidering plans to set up a new company to undertake rail projects at all government ports.
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Air services to Rameswaram, Kanyakumari
Experts say air connectivity to tourist spots like Kanyakumari, RamÂeswaram in the country will improve the growth of such tourism centres. As per a proposal of the Union Civil Aviation MinistryÂ’s proposal, one can expect a 20-seater or a 40-seater passenger aircraft to land in a civilian airport in Kanyakumari or RamÂeswaram.
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Gujarat govt sets up SPV to implement Rs 50 bn project
The Gujarat government set up a special purpose vehicle with an initial authorized capital of Rs 200 crore to implement a dedicated regional rail system project. State-run RITES is learnt to have submitted to the Gujarat government, the final feasibility report for the project, which is expected to cost Rs 5,000 crore at the current price. Initially, the estimated cost of the project was Rs 2,500 crore in
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Kollam port fails to attract cargo vessels
Kollam Port, which was set up at a cost of Rs 50 crore some years ago, failed to attract cargo ships so far. Some reports attribute the poor traffic at the port to lack of proper road connectivity and local resistance to any development programme. Kerala government set up Kollam port within the Tangasseri breakwater complex and inaugurated it in 2007