The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) is more than infrastructure; it is a strategic inflexion point for Indiaâs manufacturing, exports, and the long-awaited shift from road to rail, writes Lalit Chandra Trivedi. Indiaâs freight logistics story is being rewritten, not on a highway, not at a seaport terminal, but on a dedicated railway corridor that...
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Greening Indiaâs Freight Economy
As Indiaâs freight volumes continue to expand, the associated CO2 emissions are rising just as rapidly. To establish itself as a global leader in sustainable logistics, the country must pursue bolder, deeper, and more deliberate systemic reforms, argues Vivek Lohia. India is moving fast, whether by roads, rails, and across seas. With its freight economy...
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Ultra-modern Ă´godownsĂ´
Warehousing market is pegged at Rs 56,000 crore and is expected to grow annually at an average rate of 8 to 10 per cent over the next 5 years to reach a level of 1500 to 1600 million sq ft by 2020.