Amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Railways’ freight business registered the highest ever loading in May. The world’s fourth-largest rail transporter clocked 114.8 million tonnes (MT) of freight, which was 9.7 per cent more than May 2019. Important items transported included 54.52 MT of coal, 15.12 MT of iron ore, 5.61...
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Iron ore shipments up 154percent through Major Ports
Iron ore cargo through Major Ports has logged the sharpest growth among all commodities in the April-December period. Till the end of December, iron ore shipments were up from 12.7 million tonnes (MT) to 32.4 MT, a rise of 154 per cent.
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Inox Wind wins order from Roha Dyechem for 40 MW
Inox Wind Limited, a wind energy solutions provider, has bagged a repeat order for a 40 MW wind power project to be deployed in Gujarat from Roha Dyechem Private Limited. Established in 1972, Roha Dyechem Private Limited (RDPL) is one of the fastest growing manufacturers of natural & synthetic colours, specialising in the food & beverage, paints, fertilisers, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.
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Cargo traffic at Major Ports grows by 5.2percent
Major Ports in India handled 315.4 MT of cargo during the first six months of FY2016-17 (April-September) and showed a positive growth of 5.1 per cent as compared to the same period last year. The cargo traffic handled by the Major Ports during the same period last year was 299.5 MT. This improvement of performance is the result of many measures initiated by the Ministry of Shipping to improve the performance of the ports.
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Centre set to explore 5 Guj rivers for inland waterways
At least five Gujarat rivers - including Mahi, Narmada, Sabarmati and Tapi that flow into the Gulf of Khambhat - are being explored for inland water transport under the National Waterways Act, 2016.
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Russia to help India in four key areas
Russia has agreed to help India in four key areas of civil aviation, fertilisers, mining and metallurgy, said an official statement after the fifth meeting of the India-Russia working group on modernisation and industrial cooperation.
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About 1.3 per cent of land in India gets converted into wasteland every year
We are a company that manages 300,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day. Unlike in developed countries where people segregate their wet waste from dry waste, in India, we put it all together. If you separate this waste, it can be recycled.
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Government plans big push for coastal shipping
The government is mulling over a scheme to promote coastal shipping. According to the proposed plan, a subsidy of Rs 0.5 per tonne per km on bulk cargo, a rebate of Rs 2,000 per container for container cargo and an additional 20 per cent rebate on vessel/cargo-related charges would be offered.
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Infra output growth slows
India´s annual infrastructure output growth slowed to 1.9 per cent in September, according to the government data.
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Cargo volume rises 40% in Gangavaram port
Cargo volume at Gangavaram port rose 40 per cent to 4.2 million tonne in Apr-Jun 2013 compared to 3 million tonne in the year-ago period. Over 85 per cent of the cargo handled by the port is coal, while the remaining were limestone, timber, fertilisers and other items, reports indicate. During 2013-14, the port expects to handle over 15 million tonne cargo compared to 13.09 million tonne in the previous year
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