At the tipping point of a fundamental shift in urban road safety, Bhushan Kudale highlights the most overlooked contributor: conspicuity. Every year, around 1.12 million people lose their lives globally in road traffic crashes, with nearly 50 million injured or disabled. International studies confirm a chilling reality: nearly half of all fatal crashes occur at night,...
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Union Budget 2026-27: Building Indiaâs Core
With its strong multiplier effect on GDP, the Union Budget 2026-27 prioritises infrastructure by proposing to expand digital networks, advance the energy transition, strengthen the urban infrastructure index, and accelerate transport and logistics development, notes Rajashree Murkute. Even as it focuses on job creation, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and services, the Union Budget...
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Solar Service Searches Surge 43% Nationwide, Justdial Data Shows
India saw a 43 per cent rise in solar service searches and a 9 per cent uptick in electrician demand, signalling a broader shift toward energy upgrades and infrastructure readiness. Justdial, Indiaâs leading local search engine, has reported a sharp yearâonâyear increase in searches for solarârelated and electrician services across India, based on an analysis...
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Indian Railways Expands High-Speed Track Network, Boosts Safety with Modernisation
The worldâs fourthâlargest rail transporter is undertaking over 7,500 km of track renewal in the current financial year to strengthen infrastructure and enhance safety, compared to 6,851 km executed in FY2024â25. Indian Railways has significantly expanded the length of tracks capable of supporting speeds of 110 kmph and above to 84,244 km, up from 31,445...
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CII Urges Infrastructure Push, Competitiveness and Digitisation in Union Budget
Amid a thirdâquarter rise in its Business Confidence Index, the industry chamber expressed confidence that reform momentum will be sustained in the Union Budget 2026â27. As the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Business Confidence Index registered its third consecutive rise to 66.5 points in Q3FY2026, the industry chamber has urged further steps to support the...
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Manohar Lal Flags Off Countdown to Global Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 in March
The fourâday event will showcase Indiaâs leadership in the global energy transition while addressing challenges and opportunities in the power sector. India will host the Bharat Electricity Summit (BES) 2026, a global conferenceâcumâexhibition for the power and electricity sectors, from March 19-22 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi. Announcing the summit on Thursday, Union Minister of Power...
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Advantage Assam: Trust, Governance and Growth Under Prime Minister Modi
Trust, governance and vision define Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs âAdvantage Assamâ approach, integrating infrastructure with identity, writes Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Since 2014, under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the developmental story of Assam, along with that of the entire Northeast Region, has undergone a fundamental change. Our state and the Northeast...
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Union Cabinet Clears $146 Million Delhi Metro Expansion, Adding 16 km and 13 Stations
At the heart of the expansion, the Central Vista corridor promises seamless metro access for 60,000 office goers and 200,000 daily visitors. Even as India is poised to become the secondâlargest metro rail network in the world, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved three new corridors for the Delhi Metro,...
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Saleem Ahmad Takes Charge as RVNL CMD, Steering Shift to AllâInfra Vision
With 33 years of engineering experience, Ahmad assumes leadership as RVNL transitions to a global infrastructure developer. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), the stateâowned diversified infrastructure company under the Ministry of Railways, has announced the appointment of Saleem Ahmad as its new Chairman & Managing Director (CMD). Prior to this role, Ahmad was serving as...
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GST 2.0: Recasting Indiaâs Infrastructure Playbook
Donât just consider the GST 2.0 reforms as a new tax regime; itâs an economic stimulus written into law, with the infrastructure sector as one of the principal beneficiaries, declare Manish Mishra and Shikha Parmar. On the eve of Indiaâs 79th Independence Day, the country waited for Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs words with the usual...