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A recent fatal accident at the Thirumayilai MRTS railway station has once again highlighted the huge gaps in the maintenance and safety of MRTS stations in Chennai. With the Railway Board giving the go-ahead for handing over the service to CMRL, this report throws light on what needs to be done

Ashwini Vaishnaw assures support for chip-sector research, skilling and AI; agrees to a Vande Bharat sleeper train between Visakhapatnam and Bengaluru via Tirupati as Chandrababu Naidu seeks approval for key railway projects

A recent fatal accident at the Thirumayilai MRTS railway station has once again highlighted the huge gaps in the maintenance and safety of MRTS stations in Chennai. With the Railway Board giving the go-ahead for handing over the service to CMRL, this report throws light on what needs to be done

The demand comes in anticipation of an additional influx of vehicles when the Munambam-Azhikode bridge linking Ernakulam with Thrissur is commissioned in a few months.

The Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the State government to expedite the development of the Dharwad Industrial Node, part of the Bengaluru-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, to attract investment and generate employment in north Karnataka

Retrofitting RTC buses with EV kits is a part of a clean mobility push

Karnataka’s PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi said the government is drawing up comprehensive plans to develop the forts in Kakati and Kittur

JSW Steel Ltd.’s fiscal second-quarter profit more than tripled beating expectations, as India’s infrastructure buildout drove prices higher.

Industrial units at Vallam Vadagal and Irungattukottai raise concern over frequent power cuts, faulty streetlights, and interruptions in water supply

Collector M.N. Harendhira Prasad asks Maritime Board and Fisheries officials to prepare the plan

The project is expected to bring relief to motorists, especially truck drivers, bound for industrial units in the district

Tender awarded for ₹9.23 crore; the first phase will have dedicated bus bays, with provision for future vertical expansion; the new terminal is expected to address the long-standing problem of waterlogging at the existing bus stand

An anganwadi, a health centre, a market, public toilets and internal roads are expected to be ready by the end of the year

The bridge was closed on June 25 to facilitate repair work by the by the NHAI’s concessionaire maintaining the section at an estimated cost of ₹10 crore

Visakhapatnam port reaches the cargo milestone 17 days earlier than in the previous financial year

The initiative by VIT comes after The Hindu report highlighted the plight of hundreds of motorists and pedestrians in using the new stretch without streetlights

Municipal Administration Minister says all projects stalled by previous government have been resumed; underground drainage works worth ₹800 crore in Nellore to be completed by June 12, 2027, with tap connections to every household and Sangam Barrage water supply by year-end

It has the world’s largest capacity pumps of 145 MW each to be used in a LI project anywhere

PMC has pointed out that in the Khadakwasla dam, which provides water to Pune, as of October 12, water storage is less compared to the available water storage every year

Kirsty Gogan, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Terra Praxis and Managing Partner, LucidCatalyst; Raj Rao, President & Chief Operating Officer, Global Infrastructure Partners; and Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO, Hitachi Energy discuss how to meet rising power demand through investment, infrastructure and new energy technologies with Bloomberg’s David Westin at the 2026 Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi. (Source: Bloomberg)

Officials have been directed to curb usage of water provided by Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board for washing vehicles or wastage.

Narayana says ₹1,002-crore project will create 25,000 jobs; construction to be completed in 30 months

The Union Minister directs officials to prepare a fresh DPR for the proposed elevated corridor on Hyderabad–Srisailam NH-765, responds positively to the proposal for Hyderabad–Amaravati greenfield highway

This has pushed up cost of building houses and threatens progress of major infrastructure projects, V.D. Satheesan tells Assembly

The newer infrastructure developed by the Railways over the past 15-years, including lift and escalators, combined with wheeled suitcases, has practically wiped out our job, says a porter in U.P.

The CM says the inter-State link will benefit both T.N. and Karnataka. He also urges Modi to reconsider Metro Rail projects in Coimbatore and Madurai in view of the future development and economic growth of T.N.’s western and southern regions

Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan launched the ₹2,052 crore ‘Adavi Thalli Baata 2.0’ to lay 1,976 km of roads for 1,341 tribal habitations in Andhra Pradesh