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Topic: freight

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

Moushumi Das Gupta -
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.

Indian Railways transporting FMCG is good. But it has on-ground challenges to address

Palak Passi -
Indian Railways needs a flexible policy framework to move away from the traditional rigid structure so that it can grow its ‘smalls’ traffic.

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

Sanya Dhingra -
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.

Indian Railways to go ‘corporate’, asks zones to prepare marketing plans to boost business

Sanya Dhingra -
Railway Board tells zonal railway general managers it will regularly review Business Development Units, which are tasked with doubling freight loading by 2024.

Merchant ships to become slower by 2020 to cap sulphur levels

Alex Longley -
In order to comply with IMO regulations, cargo ships have two options - slow down or bear additional costs

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Opinion

Ram temple Surya Tilak was spectacular but the puffery around ‘science behind it’ wasn’t

Soumya Pillai -
We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

‘Sonia wouldn’t become PM’—Congress ‘whisper campaign’ that denied PC Alexander President post

Economy

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

ThePrint Team -
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Defence

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

ThePrint Team -
He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

National Interest

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

Shekhar Gupta -
While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.

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