Dheeraj Mishra

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Dheeraj Mishra is a Principal correspondent with The Indian Express, Business Bureau. He covers India’s two key ministries- Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. He frequently uses the Right to Information (RTI)...Read More

Articles by Dheeraj Mishra

Cabinet clears 86-km 4-lane highway passing through Kaziranga at over Rs 6,000 crore

Oct 01, 2025 19:57 IST

On either side of this stretch, the four-laning of Guwahati to Kaliabor section of the corridor is...

Thu, Oct 02, 2025

EVs make some noise: Why the govt wants sound alert devices in electric vehiclesSubscriber Only

Oct 01, 2025 09:15 IST

According to the draft notification issued on September 23, all new models of electric vehicles,...

Sat, Oct 04, 2025

Taking the train to Bhutan: After 20 years of efforts, how India is extending its Railways grid to the Himalayan nation

Sep 30, 2025 13:49 IST

Given the historically peaceful relationship of India with Bhutan, the two railway projects are...

Tue, Sep 30, 2025

India announces two cross-border railway projects to link Bhutan, will cost Rs 4,000 crore

Sep 29, 2025 20:52 IST

The details of the initiative were made public by Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Foreign...

Tue, Sep 30, 2025

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Poll-bound Bihar gets road and rail projects worth Rs 6,014 crore

Sep 24, 2025 19:44 IST

The 104-km Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya single railway line will be doubled at a cost of Rs 2,192...

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

Punjab: Rajpura-Mohali rail link gets Centre nod

Sep 24, 2025 03:22 IST

The new project is expected to reduce the travel distance by approximately 66 km. It will also...

Wed, Sep 24, 2025

The Indian Railways has launched multiple new trains over August and September

From Foodgrains to Cement: Like Passenger Services, Indian Railways Launches Time-Tabled Freight Trains

Sep 21, 2025 19:37 IST

The move aims to ensure reliable freight operations and more such trains will follow, said...

Sun, Sep 21, 2025

Workers celebrate the breakthrough for a tunnel as part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.

Why the railways’ tunnel breakthrough matters for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project

Sep 21, 2025 13:45 IST

India’s first bullet train project will have 12 stations, a travel time of 2 hours and 7 minutes...

Sun, Sep 21, 2025

Developed by Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory (ICF), the Amrit Bharat train has been designed to run at a maximum speed of 130 km per hour (kmph).

Bihar: Two new Amrit Bharat trains before poll code

Sep 20, 2025 04:10 IST

Sources said one Amrit Bharat Express train between Muzaffarpur and Charlapalli (Hyderabad) and...

Sat, Sep 20, 2025

‘Delhi is nearer now’: Rajdhani Express train’s shrill horn fulfils a promise of adding Aizawl to the Indian Railways networkSubscriber Only

Sep 14, 2025 07:00 IST

Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said the extension of the Bairabi-Sairang line is at a...

Mon, Sep 15, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off the Bairabi-Sairang New Rail line, in Aizawl on Saturday. (ANI Photo)

‘Lifeline of transformation’: Modi puts Aizawl on rail map

Sep 13, 2025 18:44 IST

Aizawl, which is around 20km far from the satellite town Sairang, is the fourth northeastern...

Sat, Sep 13, 2025

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An Express Investigation: Balkrishna firm paid Rs 1 crore as fee to Uttarakhand for tourism project, its own turnover jumped 8-fold in a year

Sep 12, 2025 04:42 IST

The state tourism department’s records from November 2024 show just how lucrative the George...

Sat, Sep 13, 2025

Ramdev aide Balkrishna gets showpiece Uttarakhand tourism project, for which 3 firms bid — all are controlled by BalkrishnaSubscriber Only

Sep 12, 2025 04:30 IST

99.85%, 99.98%, 69.43%: Balkrishna’s stake in three firms; tender violates anti-collusion...

Sat, Sep 13, 2025

Cabinet approves Rs 7,600-cr highway and railway projects for poll-bound Bihar

Sep 10, 2025 19:20 IST

The Cabinet approved the doubling of the 177-km Bhagalpur-Dumka-Rampurhat railway line, which...

Thu, Sep 11, 2025

Inside Bengaluru’s rail factory: Sparks, controlled chaos and a red-hot wheel in two minutesSubscriber Only

Sep 08, 2025 15:43 IST

The Rail Wheel Factory is a key part of the Railways’ goal to increase freight capacity from...

Fri, Sep 12, 2025

The newly built Bhoyani railway station in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district. Western Railway

Century-old rail link from Gujarat’s princely past gets a broad-gauge makeoverSubscriber Only

Sep 04, 2025 09:26 IST

After Independence, most of Baroda's rail network was converted to broad gauge. But a few remained...

Fri, Sep 05, 2025

The 72-meter panoramic wall is illuminated with hundreds of lines in red, blue, yellow, green running from one end to the other, resembling the mission control room of a space station. (Express photo)

‘Heart of the network’: Inside WDFC’s control room in Ahmedabad driving Railways’ 3000 million tonnes freight goalSubscriber Only

Sep 02, 2025 11:32 IST

Spread over 3.07 acres of area, the Ahmedabad OCC is one the two key centres of 2843-km Dedicated...

Tue, Sep 02, 2025

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Cabinet nod to 4 railway projects worth over Rs 12,000 croreSubscriber Only

Aug 28, 2025 05:07 IST

Under the 145-km new line project in Gujarat, a total of 13 new railway stations will come up in...

Thu, Aug 28, 2025

PM Modi said that India’s automobile export has increased significantly. (File)

PM to flag off major EV export drive on Aug 26: Maruti’s e VITARA from Gujarat plantSubscriber Only

Aug 24, 2025 22:00 IST

On August 26, Modi will inaugurate and flag off the ‘e VITARA’ — Maruti Suzuki’s first...

Sun, Aug 24, 2025

6-lane ring road in Odisha for Rs 8,307 crore gets Cabinet nodSubscriber Only

Aug 20, 2025 01:32 IST

NH-16 is part of the Golden Quadrilateral project and runs along the eastern coast connecting...

Wed, Aug 20, 2025

Waterlogged roads every monsoon: The science behind road laying and drainage construction offers a fixSubscriber Only

Aug 19, 2025 12:12 IST

Put together, these clauses and criteria serve as a comprehensive guideline for designing,...

Sun, Aug 24, 2025

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Parliament panel raises ‘perpetual tolling’, seeks new tariff authoritySubscriber Only

Aug 14, 2025 04:05 IST

The PAC recommended that the ministry should establish a tariff authority to ensure transparency...

Thu, Aug 14, 2025

‘A regime of perpetual tolling’: Public Accounts Committee flags current tolling system, recommends creation of AERA-like tariff authority to ensure fairnessSubscriber Only

Aug 13, 2025 11:07 IST

The data available with the ministry shows that a total of Rs. 61,408 crore was collected as user...

Wed, Aug 13, 2025

Develop database of Railway bridges in high-risk location, says House panelSubscriber Only

Aug 13, 2025 04:14 IST

The committee submitted its report on “Construction and maintenance of Rail tunnels and Bridges...

Wed, Aug 13, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express train from Bengaluru to Belagavi, at KSR Railway Station on Sunday.

PM Modi flags off 3 Vande Bharat trains in Bengaluru; Belagavi gets second semi-high-speed trainSubscriber Only

Aug 10, 2025 13:07 IST

At the KSR Bengaluru station, PM Modi flags off trains running through Karnataka, Maharashtra,...

Sun, Aug 10, 2025

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