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Dheeraj Mishra

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Dheeraj Mishra is a Principal Correspondent with the Business Bureau of The Indian Express. He plays a critical role in covering India's massive infrastructure sectors, providing in-depth reporting on the connectivity lifelines of the nation....Read More

Dheeraj Mishra is a Principal Correspondent with the Business Bureau of The Indian Express. He plays a critical role in covering India's massive infrastructure sectors, providing in-depth reporting on the connectivity lifelines of the nation.

Expertise & Focus Areas: Mishra’s journalism is focused on two of the country's most capital-intensive and public-facing ministries:

  • Ministry of Railways: Tracking the operations, safety, and development of India's vast railway network.

  • Ministry of Road Transport & Highways: Covering policy decisions, infrastructure projects, and highway development.

What sets Mishra apart is his rigorous use of the Right to Information (RTI) Actas a primary tool for news gathering. By relying on official data and government records, he ensures a high degree of accuracy and trustworthiness in his reporting. This data-driven approach has resulted in numerous impactful reports that hold public institutions accountable and bring transparency to government operations.

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Articles by Dheeraj Mishra

👁 bullet train station (1)

Tunnel Boring Machine for Bullet Train project to arrive at Mumbai port from ChinaSubscriber Only

Mar 22, 2026 22:30 IST

The LOA Fortune vessel carrying its parts departed from Guangzhou last...

Mon, Mar 23, 2026
👁 gadkari-2col

60% jump in NH-related complaints this fiscal: Gadkari in RSSubscriber Only

Mar 19, 2026 05:05 IST

The current spike is the highest recorded in the past four years. This comes at a time when highway...

Thu, Mar 19, 2026
👁 Mumbai Highway

National Highway projects’ labour pool come from 53 districts across 8 statesSubscriber Only

Mar 18, 2026 21:07 IST

The data shows that out of 53 districts, Bihar accounts for the highest number with 12 districts,...

Wed, Mar 18, 2026
👁 gadkari

National Highway quality complaints surge over 60% in FY26: MoRTH informs Rajya SabhaSubscriber Only

Mar 18, 2026 20:47 IST

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said grievances related to highway...

Wed, Mar 18, 2026
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‘Ate bananas and roti…, dhaba food is too expensive’: Poor bear the brunt of war in faraway West AsiaSubscriber Only

Mar 16, 2026 08:07 IST

The government fixed the price of a 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinder in Delhi at Rs 913, against the...

Mon, Mar 16, 2026
👁 Fastag

NHAI increases rate of the FASTag Annual pass: What has changed?Subscriber Only

Mar 14, 2026 14:49 IST

The annual Pass was introduced last year on August 15 in order to give relief to the public from...

Sun, Mar 15, 2026
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Parliamentary panel asks Railways to assess passenger satisfaction, conduct post-redevelopment evaluation of Amrit Bharat stationsSubscriber Only

Mar 11, 2026 05:47 IST

Out of the 1,337 stations identified for redevelopment by the Ministry of Railways, 172 have been...

Wed, Mar 11, 2026
👁 bullet train

Bullet train project to start operations with Bharat-made trainsets: House panel reportSubscriber Only

Mar 10, 2026 20:51 IST

The government has also announced Mumbai-Pune, Pune-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Bengaluru,...

Tue, Mar 10, 2026
👁 Railway officials pose with a wagon in Aizawl. Northeast Frontier Railway

With 25,900 quintals of rice, foodgrains arrive in Mizoram via rail for the first timeSubscriber Only

Mar 05, 2026 20:54 IST

This comes seven months after Aizawl was connected to the Indian Railways network with Prime...

Fri, Mar 06, 2026
👁 train file photo express

Concessions and simplified system for start-ups, faster accident claim disposal: Railways announces two more reformsSubscriber Only

Feb 26, 2026 21:24 IST

Rail tech policy increases the scale-up grant more than three times and doubles the maximum grant...

Thu, Feb 26, 2026
👁 toll exemption

Video of Army personnel refusing to pay toll goes viral: Who is exempt from user fee payment under the rules?Subscriber Only

Feb 26, 2026 08:01 IST

There have been many complaints recently where different categories of vehicles, including defence...

Thu, Feb 26, 2026
👁 road-5col

Government should make road safety top priority, says UN special envoySubscriber Only

Feb 25, 2026 00:24 IST

India tops road accident fatalities: A total of 1.77 lakh people died in road accidents in 2024, an...

Thu, Feb 26, 2026
👁 Vande Bharat

Vande Bharat Express set to roll between Srinagar and JammuSubscriber Only

Feb 24, 2026 17:48 IST

With this extension, it will take a total of 4 hours 50 minutes to travel from Jammu to Srinagar...

Wed, Feb 25, 2026
👁 AI railway

Railways switches to AI-enabled apps to address grievances & crowd managementSubscriber Only

Feb 20, 2026 20:56 IST

AI system will identify the potential bottlenecks at station entry points and foot over bridges...

Sat, Feb 21, 2026
👁 Venkatesh Balasubramanian-3col

‘Accident is not act of god, but act of humans, AI can only help in getting better data and analysis’Subscriber Only

Feb 19, 2026 05:53 IST

‘Sanjaya app utilises a variety of AI models for data...

Thu, Feb 19, 2026
👁 AI Impact Summit

Govt mulling AI intervention to curb 2-wheeler accidentsSubscriber Only

Feb 16, 2026 22:09 IST

Two-wheelers do not offer any structural protection like cars and therefore in case of an accident,...

Tue, Feb 17, 2026
👁 train file

Indian Railways’ reform push: Focus on cleaner coaches, higher freight loadingSubscriber Only

Feb 14, 2026 21:48 IST

This entails the cleaning of all coaches including general class, toilets, basin as well as garbage...

Sun, Feb 15, 2026
👁 rail cum road project express photo

Green light to first road-cum-rail tunnel under Brahmaputra riverSubscriber Only

Feb 14, 2026 19:07 IST

The Cabinet also approved three Railways multi-tracking projects at a cost of Rs 18,509 crore and...

Sun, Feb 15, 2026
👁 Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks in Lok Sabha during the Budget Session

Vaishnaw: Asked to revise DPR, Kerala wants K-Rail treated as standalone projectSubscriber Only

Feb 14, 2026 06:12 IST

The SilverLine project, also known as K-Rail, from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod (530 km)...

Sat, Feb 14, 2026
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K-Rail in limbo: Railways seeks DPR revision, state presses for standalone projectSubscriber Only

Feb 13, 2026 21:23 IST

Known as K-Rail, the project intends to connect capital Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod -- a...

Fri, Feb 13, 2026
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Pothole-related road fatalities increase by 53% in 5 yearsSubscriber Only

Feb 13, 2026 07:15 IST

Data tabled by Road Transport and Highways Ministry shows over six people die daily due to...

Fri, Feb 13, 2026
👁 freight train file photo (1)

Dankuni-Surat freight corridor: Railway Board asks agency to update DPR, formalise optimum tech standardsSubscriber Only

Feb 12, 2026 22:11 IST

The board has asked the agency to calculate the total expenditure required for the project with the...

Thu, Feb 12, 2026
👁 Toll

Toll collection set for record high in FY26, led by Rajasthan, UP, MaharashtraSubscriber Only

Feb 11, 2026 22:15 IST

The total toll collected from FY21 to December 2025 stands at Rs 2.78 lakh crore. It has increased...

Thu, Feb 12, 2026
👁 sabari-rail

28 years after nod, Kerala’s Sabari Rail project gains momentum as state govt begins land acquisition processSubscriber Only

Feb 11, 2026 20:49 IST

The 111-km Angamaly-Sabarimala project is expected to cater to the pilgrims visiting Sabarimala,...

Wed, Feb 11, 2026
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Bullet train project: Railway Board directs NHSRCL to prepare DPRs for seven new high-speed rail corridorsSubscriber Only

Feb 10, 2026 04:37 IST

India is currently developing its first high-speed rail corridor, the Bullet train project, between...

Tue, Feb 10, 2026
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