Topic: Infrastructure

The revised 2026-27 Budget focuses on port-led growth, investment corridors and land reforms, along with support for fishers, farmers, youth and senior citizens.

Rekha Gupta govt moves to overhaul ageing systems & network to keep up with rising power demand. Delhi’s peak demand, currently at around 8,656 MW, may rise to nearly 14,000 MW by 2034.

In the run-up to polls, the TVK chief had called the projects 'anti-people, anti-farmer' & environmentally damaging. Most of the projects are stalled amid legal issues & protests.

After months of shutdowns and breakdowns, MMRDA Mumbai Monorail ready for reset. But with 3 abrupt halts in 2025 still fresh in commuter memory—and no restart date—it now faces a credibility test.

Mumbai’s Sewri–Worli connector, now 62 per cent complete, promises to cut commute times from an hour to under 20 minutes, reshaping the city’s east–west commute when it opens in 2026. 

An inclusive India will be built through ecosystems, not actors alone, where enterprises, philanthropy, and communities work together.

Near-vision loss quietly erodes productivity and income for millions of working adults at the last mile, yet fixing it is among the cheapest, fastest and most scalable ways for public and philanthropic capital to unlock human productivity.

Convening platforms like charcha play an essential role in bringing sarkar, samaaj and bazaar together to chart India’s roadmap to Viksit Bharat.

The pace of development is very fast so perhaps the quality and quantity of the material, our expertise, our capacity, is not matching what is required, says Manoranjan Parida, President of Indian Road Congress.

MMMOCL said a technical slag caused train to halt mid-track. The 17 passengers onboard were transferred to another train and taken to the next station.