Transportation
IWAI signs MoUs with Dredging Corp, Paradip and Mormugao ports for waterways development
29 Sep 2016
Commercial navigation on National Waterway-1 to commence on Friday
11 Aug 2016
In a major push to commercial transport through inland waterways, minister for shipping, road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari, will flag off two rivwe cargo vessels from Varanasi to Haldia on Friday
Maruti to transport cars by river under new project
09 Aug 2016
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd is set to commence a pilot-run from 12 August in which its cars would be transported from Varanasi to Kolkata on National Waterway-I
Hyperloop One demonstrates near-supersonic transportation technology's proof of concept in Nevada
12 May 2016
Skepticism over Delhi’s odd-even formula to curb smog
05 Dec 2015
Implementation could prove to be a major challenge, considering the over two million vehicles that have to be kept off the roads every day and the possibility of VVIPs and cheaters foiling the plan
Norfolk Southern snubs $28-bn Canadian Pacific takeover bid
05 Dec 2015
The deal, at an enterprise value of around $37.8 billion, would have created a transcontinental rail company
Mumbai lost in the rains, in just a day
19 Jun 2015
Heavy rains halted trains, the lifeline of the city, in their tracks, while waterlogged roads affected movement to even closeby locations
Mumbai lost in the rains, in just a day
19 Jun 2015
Heavy rains halted trains, the lifeline of the city, in their tracks, while waterlogged roads affected movement to even closeby locations
Mumbai lost in the rains, in just a day
19 Jun 2015
Heavy rains halted trains, the lifeline of the city, in their tracks, while waterlogged roads affected movement to even closeby locations
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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