The response of policy-makers to any transport bottleneck has been to expand the blacktop. However, for coastal towns, traditional horizontal expansion of roads has come to a natural end.
As TVK govt review, redesigns or outright cancels major infra projects, DMK calls it politicisation that will ultimately affect industrial growth of Tamil Nadu.
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.
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.
China has declined to slow down AI development because the economics of the race now run in its favour. New Delhi should take good care of what is at stake.
Bookings have been stronger than usual over the past week, as the duty cut improved palm oil’s appeal and encouraged buyers to lock in festive-period supplies.
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