Better means of transport in the country will strengthen the resolve for self-reliance and confidence, the prime minister said.

As India's imports fall, exporters are facing a shortage of containers

Union Budget 2021 Highlights: Congress leader P. Chidambaram said that the government had only marginally raised health funding, which when adjusted to inflation becomes nil

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DFCs are exclusive corridors for faster movement of freight trains. The Western DFC is a 1,525 km corridor between Delhi and JNPT (Mumbai) while the Eastern DFC connects Ludhiana and Dankuni, spanning 1,800 km

The project was given permission in 2006 but it was only on paper as the then government lacked the seriousness and urgency with which it had to take it up with the states, the Prime Minister said

As the coronavirus lockdown was announced on March 24, the Railways for the first time in its 167-year-old history shut down all its services

Bharat Bandh: The meeting between Amit Shah and farmer leaders comes a day before the sixth round of talks between the Centre and farmers

These trains will be the first set to be operated by the Railways after almost a two month suspension due to the farmers protest in the state

Earlier, farmers had agreed to allow goods trains but the Railways had refused to resume goods trains, saying it would either operate both freight and passenger trains or none

The nationwide coalition of more than 250 farmer organisations said the move is to mark their protest against the vindictive step of Modi government by not allowing operation of goods trains

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, in a letter handed over to Goyal personally by MPs, assured safety and security of railway property and personnel

The diamond industry is looking for a revival after several quarters of demand slump

Virmani lists out 14 major reforms carried out by the Modi government, while also mentioning that six more were pending to be implemented in the current financial year

Unlock 4: Schools, colleges, educational and coaching institutions, swimming pools and indoor theatres will continue to remain closed, while social activities will be allowed with a limit of 100 people, as per the order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs

Similarly, the GDP may have shrunk 5 per cent (YoY) in July as muted e-way bill registration and power generation suggest

West Bengal lockdown news: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the biweekly lockdown in the state will continue in August, with curbs on all days except Eid-ul-Adha, Rakshabandhan and Independence Day

Unlock 3.0 guidelines: As per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, schools, colleges, metro rail service, cinema halls along with bars will continue to remain shut till August 31

They said the on-site review to be conducted by experts of the global body was scheduled to begin in September-October but the FATF secretariat in Paris has conveyed to India that the review is being tentatively pushed to January-February next year