39 national highway projects sanctioned in Andhra Pradesh

Titagarh Gets 40 Acres for Metro and Vande Bharat Unit

The West Bengal Cabinet has approved the transfer of approximately 40 acres of land in Uttarpara to Titagarh Rail Systems, which plans to utilise the site for manufacturing and commissioning metro coaches and Vande Bharat trains. The land was part of a larger 395-acre plot previously owned by Hindustan Motors, a C.K. Birla Group company.The state government initiated legal proceedings nearly three years ago to reclaim the land from Hindustan Motors, which had been lying unused since the automaker ceased operations at its Uttarpara plant in 2014. The decision to transfer the 40-acre parcel was ..

RailTel Wins Rs 2.6 Billion Order for Kavach Safety System

State-owned RailTel Corporation of India Ltd announced on Monday, 14 July, that it has secured a work order worth Rs 2.64 billion (including tax) from East Central Railway for the implementation of the Kavach system—India’s indigenous Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS). The project involves deploying Kavach over 607 route kilometres of low-density railway track within East Central Railway's jurisdiction. Completion is targeted for 14 July 2027.In a separate development last week, RailTel received another government contract valued at Rs 174.7 million from the General Administration De..

DP World to Pilot MagRail Freight Tech at Kandla Port

DP World, the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), and Nevomo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the deployment of Nevomo’s MagRail proprietary technology for the autonomous movement of rail-based cargo within existing port infrastructure. The agreement marks the start of a 750-metre pilot project at Deendayal Port in Kandla, Gujarat.The project aims to demonstrate the use of self-propelled, electric-powered wagons using linear motor technology on conventional rail tracks. This will enable faster, more efficient, and cost-effective cargo movement for both containerised and..