Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 594-kilometre Ganga Expressway at Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh on April 29, formally launching one of India’s longest access-controlled highways and unveiling a transformative vision for the corridor as an Integrated Manufacturing and Logistics Cluster rather than merely a road. The Uttar Pradesh government has positioned the expressway as an ‘expressway-cum-industrial backbone’ with 12 industrial nodes planned along its route — spanning districts from Meerut in the west to Prayagraj in the east — and investment proposals worth nearly ₹47,000 crore already secured from 987 investors. The 12 industrial nodes are distributed across Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Sambhal, Budaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi,...

Essar Group’s green mobility arm is preparing a large-scale push into low-emission freight, with plans to deploy up to 30,000 LNG- and electric-powered trucks across India, backed by a nationwide network of alternative fuel and charging hubs. Company officials said the programme, one of the largest clean freight initiatives proposed in the country, aims to cut nearly one million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually from road freight, a sector that remains among India’s most carbon-intensive. At the core of the strategy is a vertically integrated model that links vehicle manufacturing, fleet operations and fuelling infrastructure. Essar believes this end-to-end approach will help overcome two of the biggest...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 594-kilometre Ganga Expressway at Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh on April 29, formally launching one of India’s longest...

Essar Group’s green mobility arm is preparing a large-scale push into low-emission freight, with plans to deploy up to 30,000 LNG- and electric-powered trucks...