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TopicDedicated Freight Corridor

Topic: Dedicated Freight Corridor

Railways’ massive Dedicated Freight Corridor nears completion 2 decades later — why it’s a big deal

80% of 2,843-km DFC was operational by August 2023. Built at a cost of Rs 1.24 lakh crore, the corridor — made up of eastern and western arms — spans 9 states & 77 districts.

Railway Budget 2021 — 57% jump in allocation, new vision for 2030, focus on freight corridor

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced Rs 1.07 lakh crore in capital expenditure for the railways for 2021-22.

Why railways’ Dedicated Freight Corridor was delayed, and how it could be a game-changer

As the total 2,843-km project is finally set to take off, here’s why it is significant for the railways and for goods movement in the country.

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How ThePrint’s foreign affairs team makes sense of the world for Indian readers

In a time of non-stop global churn, what shapes ThePrint reporters’ stories, sources, and choices behind their global coverage?

Land, labour, licences: From UP to Tripura, states race ahead on Centre-led deregulation push

76% of Centre’s deregulation reforms implemented across states under Phase-I of compliance reduction exercise. Several states & UTs adopted flexible land use, 3rd party inspections, labour reforms.

During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.