Extension granted to Kochi smart city project until June 2024

BLS E-Services, Delhivery Join Hands for Wider Rural Reach

BLS E-Services has entered into a strategic partnership with Delhivery to facilitate nationwide parcel booking and delivery through its extensive network of over 1.42 lakh touchpoints. These centres cover 10,000+ pincodes and more than 700 districts across India. “This partnership will not only enable Delhivery to benefit from BLS E-Services’ network... but also provide an additional opportunity to our touchpoints to increase their source of income. Customers will benefit from real-time tracking and reliable deliveries, even in the most underserved parts of the country,” said Shikha..

Indian Railways Built 215 Km Roads for 111 Km USBRL Line

In an engineering feat, Indian Railways constructed over 215 kilometres of roads to lay just 111 kilometres of railway track under the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. The section, connecting Katra to Banihal through some of the most demanding Himalayan terrain, is now hailed as one of the country’s most challenging railway lines post-independence.Initially built to transport manpower, equipment and construction materials to remote work sites, the roads have since become valuable infrastructure assets, signi..

India Gains Edge in US Market Under New Tariff Regime

India is poised to gain a strategic edge in the United States market under the evolving US trade and tariff structure, offering an advantage over competitors such as China, Canada and Mexico in key sectors like nuclear reactors, iron and steel, textiles, electricals and vehicles, according to a Niti Aayog report.The third edition of Niti Aayog’s “Trade Watch Quarterly” for Q3 of FY25 highlighted that, under the current US tariff regime at the HS 2 level, India is likely to gain competitiveness in 22 of the top 30 product categories. These categories account for 61 per cent of India’s e..