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Mumbai’s next planned infra boost: A 70-km tunnel network within the city to ease bottlenecks

First phase is proposed to connect end of coastal road—which spans from Marine Drive to Worli end of Bandra-Worli Sea Link—to BKC business hub and Terminal 2 of Mumbai airport.

German tunnel-boring machine maker to set up shop in India after China delays exports of machinery

The last machine is on its way to India, as Germany seeks to diversify its reliance on China, says German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann in an exclusive interaction with ThePrint.

First direct evidence of tunnel under Moon’s surface & how it could be ‘lunar base for humans’

An analysis of radar images of the Moon's sub-surface revealed the tunnels, say lead scientists from the University of Trento, Italy. The study was published in Nature Astronomy. 

BRO achieves Sungal tunnel breakthrough, Akhnoor-Poonch distance shortened

The tunnel will ensure reduction in travel time and will help faster movement of troops and logistical support to defence forces.

Modi inaugurates Sela Tunnel connecting Assam to Arunachal. Why it is strategically important

Sela Tunnel is designed in such a way that all Army equipment, including Bofors, tanks & Vajra howitzers, can easily travel through it, away from the prying eyes of the Chinese.

How rock-solid grit moved mountains: Scenes from the op that rescued 41 trapped tunnel workers

17-day ordeal for 41 workers trapped inside under-construction Silkyara tunnel ended late Tuesday after rat-hole miners burrowed through last 18 metres of rubble. How it unfolded.

‘Building doors’ to pull out Uttarkashi tunnel workers, miracle no one hurt, says Australian expert

Despite excellent engineering, sometimes things go wrong and this happened in Silkyara tunnel collapse, Australian expert Arnold Dix tells ThePrint.

‘Himalayas have sensitive terrain. We take precautions but mishaps occur,’ says Uttarkashi DM

Abhishek Ruhela talks about the challenges of working in the Himalayan region and the rescue operations to free the 41 trapped men. He adds it's too early to pin down lapses, if any.

Uttarkashi rescue work: 2nd pipe installed to deliver food & medicines, ‘6 plans in progress’

Union minister Nitin Gadkari & Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami visit site Sunday to assess situation. Gadkari expresses hope of rescuing workers within two to two-and-a-half days.

Army joins rescue op for vertical drilling at Uttarkashi tunnel, but trapped workers fear ‘end is near’

Six days after a section of the under-construction Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district collapsed, number of those believed to be trapped inside has reached 41.

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Digital push for grassroots banking: 2 new apps to transform urban cooperative banks for 9 cr users

Cooperation Ministry takes a step towards financial inclusion with Sahkar DigiPay and Sahkar DigiLoan. They will enable faster and seamless access to financial services in small towns.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.