Rs 10,900 crore scheme replacing FAME-II to promote adoption of electric vehicles. Provides demand incentives for e-2 wheelers, e-3 wheelers, e-ambulances, e-trucks, and supports EV charging infrastructure deployment.
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29 policy documents tracked in this sector, plus 80 related analysis, announcements and news items
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Policy documents 29
Acts, rules, notifications, schemes and budgets in force
Comprehensive bill to replace the Aircraft Act 1934, modernising India's civil aviation regulatory framework. Addresses drone regulation, air navigation services, and enhanced safety provisions for the growing aviation sector.
Aims to reduce logistics cost from 13-14% of GDP to global best of 8% through efficiency improvements. Establishes Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP), Ease of Logistics (ELOG), and System Improvement Group.
Integrated multimodal infrastructure planning platform using GIS-based tools to coordinate projects of 16 ministries. Rs 100 lakh crore plan covering highways, railways, airports, ports, waterways, and logistics infrastructure.
Central Act enacted 2021-02-17. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2019-12-05. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2018-08-17. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Regional air connectivity scheme to make flying affordable for the common citizen by capping airfares on unserved and underserved routes. Revival of unused airports and subsidised operations for airlines.
Urban renewal programme to develop 100 smart cities with core infrastructure, sustainable environment, and technology-driven solutions. Total investment of Rs 2.05 lakh crore across selected cities.
Port-led development programme to modernise India's ports, enhance port connectivity, develop coastal economic zones, and promote coastal shipping. Envisaged investment of over Rs 8 lakh crore.
Replaced the colonial-era Land Acquisition Act of 1894. Required consent of 80% of landowners for private projects and 70% for PPP projects, social impact assessment, enhanced compensation (2-4x market value), and mandatory rehabilitation.
Central Act enacted 2013-09-18. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2010-08-31. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2008-12-05. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2007-09-29. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2007-03-19. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2005-12-28. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Massive urban infrastructure programme targeting 63 cities for integrated development of urban infrastructure, services, and governance reforms. India's first large-scale urban rejuvenation initiative.
India's first major urban reform programme aimed at infrastructure development, urban governance reform, and provision of basic services to the urban poor in 65 mission cities. Required urban local body reforms as conditionality.
Expansion of the rural roads programme to provide all-weather connectivity to unconnected habitations with population of 500+ in plain areas and 250+ in hilly and tribal areas.
Central Act enacted 2003-01-14. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2002-12-17. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
NHAI's flagship project connecting Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata with 5,846 km of 4/6 lane highways. The largest highway project in India's history at the time, transforming intercity connectivity and logistics.
Central Act enacted 2000-12-27. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Launched to provide all-weather road connectivity to unconnected habitations with population of 500+ (250+ in hilly/tribal areas). Connected over 1.7 lakh habitations, transforming rural access to markets, healthcare, and education.
Central Act enacted 1994-09-12. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 1994-07-08. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 1994-04-23. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 1993-04-02. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Analysis & research 17
Reports, briefs and long reads
Delhi airport has climbed 11 places to rank 28th globally among the world’s most-connected international airports in OAG’s 2026 ranking, making it the only Indian airport in the global top 50.
The feature highlights reckless driving by private bus crews in Kochi and calls for public transport reforms. The post D Dhanuraj on Reckless Driving by Private Bus Crews in Kochi appeared first on Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).
India’s bullet train is expected to begin testing by May-June 2027, with commercial operations targeted by the end of 2027, marking a major step in the modernisation of the country’s railway infrastructure.
Bharat NCAP 2.0 is set to expand vehicle safety assessments from occupant protection to crash avoidance, pedestrian safety and post-crash response from October 2027.
Indian Railways’ One Station One Product scheme has generated approximately US$ 17.21 million in sales, connecting local artisans and small producers with passengers through more than 2,300 outlets across over 2,000 railway stations.
Behera’s Contributions to KMRL and the future of Kochi Metro, including non-fare revenue and public participation in urban transport planning. The post D Dhanuraj on Behera’s Farewell from KMRL: Contributions and the Future of Kochi Metro appeared first on Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).
India's key logistics markets outperformed the Asia Pacific region, led by Mumbai's 5.3% rental growth. Experts expect India's logistics real estate market to sustain steady growth on strong manufacturing and consumption demand.
Union Minister Mr. Nitin Gadkari said India's EV market will reach US$ 209.55 billion crores by 2030, creating five crore jobs. He also highlighted growth in India's automobile industry and efforts to cut logistics costs.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai has become the world's fastest-growing container port, rising to 21st position globally with 13.6% growth in container throughput in H1 2026.
Civil Aviation Minister Mr. K. Ram Mohan Naidu said India’s air cargo operations have grown nearly 40% in recent years, while the Government is working to develop global-standard air cargo hubs and facilities.
L&T and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will develop a 50-km Automated People Mover system connecting nine stations at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport, supporting the airport’s long-term expansion
The Cabinet has approved four railway multitracking projects worth US$ 991 million, adding around 410 km of rail network and strengthening connectivity, freight capacity and logistics efficiency across four states.
Unlocking Shared Mobility in Karnataka through policy reforms for shared IPT services and better first- and last-mile connectivity. The post Event Report — Consultation on Shared Mobility and Intermediate Public Transport (IPT) in Karnataka | CPPR appeared first on Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).
India’s infrastructure transformation is accelerating across railways, highways, aviation, metro networks and ports, supported by higher public investment, integrated planning and large-scale connectivity projects.
Strengthening Public Bus Transport in Indian cities through fleet expansion, better connectivity, and commuter-focused service improvements. The post Event Report — Strengthening Public Bus Transport in Indian Cities | CPPR appeared first on Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).
Kochi's traffic highlights the need for better public transport and connectivity alongside road infrastructure development. The post Kochi’s Traffic Needs More Than New Roads: D Dhanuraj appeared first on Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).
Announcements 28
Official press releases
onsumer Awareness Program at Sangrur (Punjab) by Patiala Consumer & Telephone Subscribers Forum nitinkumar Thu, 09/17/2026 - 18:12 Date Wed, 09/30/2026 - 12:00 District Sangrur Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Wed, 09/30/2026 - 11:15 Programme Category CAP by CAG's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Sh. Pawan Goyal Contact person Email pawangoyal.sbp786@gmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Heritage Public School, Rampura Road, Bhawanigarh, Sangrur District, P
Consumer Awareness Program at Charkhi Dadri (Haryana) by Rashtriya Samuddeshiya Vikas Sansthan nitinkumar Thu, 09/17/2026 - 18:12 Date Tue, 09/29/2026 - 12:00 District Charkhi Dadri Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Tue, 09/29/2026 - 11:00 Programme Category CAP by CAG's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Sh. Jonny Kumar Contact person Email rsvsmngo@rediffmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Hartron Skill Centre, Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Near Adarsh Senior Seconda
Sawarga, Sulambar Cities Dunagarpur to Sagwara Highway nitinkumar Thu, 09/17/2026 - 18:04 File Download (5.53 MB) date Thu, 09/17/2026 - 12:00 Report type Performance Reports Service area Rajasthan Period April-June Year 2026
Consumer Education Workshop at Dang (Gujarat) by Vodafone Idea Limited nitinkumar Wed, 09/16/2026 - 14:12 Date Wed, 09/23/2026 - 12:00 District Dang Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Wed, 09/23/2026 - 10:30 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Sh. Kaushal Sarda Contact person Email Kaushal.Sarda@vodafoneidea.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Eklavya Model Residential School, Opposite Hill Top Hotel, Near BRC Bhavan, Sunrise Point Road, S
Udhampur City and Udhampur to Doda Highway nitinkumar Mon, 09/14/2026 - 16:03 File Download (405.46 KB) date Thu, 09/10/2026 - 12:00 Report type Performance Reports Service area Jammu and Kashmir Period April-June Year 2026
Dalhousie City and Pathankot to Dalhousie Highway nitinkumar Mon, 09/14/2026 - 16:03 File Download (365.18 KB) date Thu, 09/10/2026 - 12:00 Report type Performance Reports Service area Himachal Pradesh Period April-June Year 2026
Consumer Awareness Program at Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh) by Upbhokta Adhikar Sangthan nitinkumar Mon, 09/14/2026 - 19:33 Date Tue, 09/29/2026 - 12:00 District Anuppur Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Tue, 09/29/2026 - 12:30 Programme Category CAP by CAG's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Navin Sharma Contact person Email office@thecro.org Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Harmilap Educational Group, Bhalumada Road Block - Kotma District- Anuppur Event From Consumer Awar
Consumer Education Workshop at Kannur (Kerala) by Vodafone Idea Limited nitinkumar Mon, 09/14/2026 - 19:23 Date Wed, 09/16/2026 - 12:00 District Kannur Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Wed, 09/16/2026 - 17:30 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Thaha Mohammed Contact person Email thahasayed.mohamed@vodafoneidea.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Hotel Sree Gokulam Fort, Good Shed Road, Opp Railway station, Thalassery Event From Consumer
Consumer Awareness Program at Jhajjar (Haryana) by Consumer Coordination Council nitinkumar Thu, 09/10/2026 - 18:30 Date Sat, 09/26/2026 - 12:00 District Jhajjar Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Sat, 09/26/2026 - 10:00 Programme Category CAP by CAG's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Smt. Neetu Chauhan Contact person Email ccc.secretariat93@gmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Little Angels Senior Secondary School, Sector 9, Delhi Road, Jhajjar Block, Jhajjar, H
Consumer Education Workshop at Mansa (Punjab) by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd nitinkumar Wed, 09/09/2026 - 18:17 Date Wed, 09/23/2026 - 12:00 District Mansa Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Wed, 09/23/2026 - 11:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Shri. Sanjeev Kumar Contact person Email agmmansa@gmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details BSNL Exchange, SH13 (Mansa-Sardulgarh Road), Daraka Muhala, Mansa, Punjab 151505 Event From Consumer Aw
Consumer Education Workshop at Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) by Vodafone Idea Limited nitinkumar Mon, 09/07/2026 - 11:56 Date Thu, 09/10/2026 - 12:00 District Hazaribagh Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Thu, 09/10/2026 - 13:30 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Chandra Vijay Kumar Contact person Email chandra.kumar1@vodafoneidea.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Hotel Bhandara Park, Korrah Road, Devangana Chowk,Hazaribagh, Jharkhand 825302 E
Consumer Awareness Program at Gir Somnath (Gujarat) by Jhalod Taluka Grahak Surksha Mandal Jhalod nitinkumar Wed, 09/09/2026 - 18:29 Date Wed, 09/16/2026 - 12:00 District Gir Somnath Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Wed, 09/16/2026 - 11:00 Programme Category CAP by CAG's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Shri. Jignesh .R. Panchal Contact person Email cag.zalod@gmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Government Boys High School, Rajendra Bhuvan Road, Veraval, Gir So
Consumer Education Workshop at Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd nitinkumar Thu, 09/03/2026 - 11:21 Date Sat, 09/19/2026 - 12:00 District Cuddalore Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Sat, 09/19/2026 - 15:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Prabu Ramarathinam Contact person Email prabu.ramarathinam@ril.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, 13A, Second floor, Nethaji Road, Manjakkuppam, Cudda
Consumer Education Workshop at Kandhamal (Odisha) by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. nitinkumar Tue, 09/01/2026 - 12:16 Date Fri, 09/18/2026 - 12:00 District Kandhamal Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Fri, 09/18/2026 - 10:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Brundaban Contact person Email tdephi@gmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Telephone exchange, Nadi Khandi Sahi Road, Chidananda Nagar,PHD Colony, Phulbani,District: KandhamalOdisha
Consumer Education Workshop at Nayagarh (Odisha) by Bharti Airtel Limited nitinkumar Mon, 08/31/2026 - 12:05 Date Fri, 09/04/2026 - 12:00 District Nayagarh Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Fri, 09/04/2026 - 12:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Wasim Quadir Contact person Email Wasim.Javed@airtel.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Hotel Trinath Bus Stand, Main road, in front of Nayagarh, Nayagarh, Odisha 752069 Location - https://ma
विश्वसंस्कृतदिवसस्य शुभाशयाः।अद्य, श्रावणपूर्णिमादिने, वयं संस्कृतस्य चिरन्तन-समृद्धेः उत्सवम् आचरामः। एषा भाषा भारतस्य ज्ञानस्य, चिन्तनस्य, सर्जनशीलतायाः च निरन्तर-संवाहिका आसीत्। तस्याः सकारात्मकः प्रभावः बहुषु क्षेत्रेषु अद्यापि द्रष्टुं शक्यते।एतस्मिन् विशिष्टे दिने,…
Today, the Reserve Bank released the data on performance of the private corporate business sector during the first quarter of 2026-27, drawn from abridged quarterly financial results of 3,247 listed non-government non-financial companies1. This summary position also includes comparable data for Q4:2025-26 and Q1:2025-26 to enable study of sequential (q-o-q) and annual (y-o-y) change (web-link: https://data.rbi.org.in/DBIE/#/dbie/reports/Statistics/Corporate%20Sector/Listed%20Non-Government%20Non
News coverage 35
Journalism about this sector — not policy documents
The ambitious 57-km Kotipalli–Narsapur railway line—which includes three bridges across the mighty Godavari River—still hangs fire 25 years after its foundation stone was laid. Locals rue successive governments’ silence on bringing a train to Konaseema, with many blaming lack of political will among the elected representatives from the Godavari region, despite severe losses to trade, commerce, tourism, and connectivity. T. Appala Naidu explores the reasons behind the project’s delay.
RNP CAT H helicopter approach procedure is a satellite-guided precision navigation system designed exclusively for helicopters
Union education minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday launched a six-month bridge course in Primary Teacher Education (PTE) for in-service primary school teachers holding a Bachelor of Education (B
Pupils are shown coach washing lines and waste management at the depots and the Electric Loco Shed on the first day of Swachhata Hi Seva-2026
Ravneet Singh Bittu's claims of an attack on his convoy came weeks after he stepped down as Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries.
Former union minister Ravneet Bittu claimed that the attack was executed under the guise of organising a langar (community kitchen) along the road.
Called Express@DEL, the service was launched by Delhi airport deputy CEO Manomad Rai on Friday.
After years of incentives helping put electric vehicles on Indian roads, the industry faces a harder test: whether localisation, scale, and falling costs can make EVs affordable enough to reduce their dependence on government support. The first challenge was adoption; the next is building a market that can increasingly stand on its own.
Hundreds of stations lack drinking water, ATM counters and toilet facilities for differently abled persons, says PAC panel chairperson and Congress MP K C Venugopal
The Jharkhand High Court recently upheld the conviction of a 75-year-old former railway parcel clerk for accepting a ₹100 bribe from a man seeking to transport his motorcycle from Hatia to Samastipur in 1995 [Kali Shankar Dhobi v. State of Jharkhand].Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, however, reduced the sentence of Kali Shankar Dhobi, taking into account his age, the 31-year pendency of the case and the fact that he had already been dismissed from service.The Court rejected Dhobi's argument tha
Twelve individuals were first intercepted at the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) campus in Paltan Bazar, Guwahati, after police received specific information about a group of suspected illegal migrants. During questioning, they revealed details of a second group of 15 people travelling on the Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Express
The existing Indian Railways network will increase by about 601 km; the ₹14,926 crore Ghaziabad-Sitapur project is crucial for improving connectivity between the northern and eastern regions of the...
The 198-km-long third and fourth lines between Rajahmundry and Visakhapatnam is expected to improve connectivity to major ports, boost access to tourist destinations...
Notification No. 50/2026-Central Excise reduces SAED on Aviation Turbine Fuel exported from India from ₹19 to ₹15 per litre with effect from 16 September 2026.