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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....
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.
Jan 02, 2026 04:34 IST
The total passenger capacity of the Kolkata-Guwahati Vande Bharat sleeper is 823, with 611 in 3AC,...
Fri, Jan 02, 2026Jan 01, 2026 14:49 IST
Fog-induced disruptions have become commonplace in the case of the Railways. And for airlines,...
Thu, Jan 01, 2026Jan 01, 2026 07:17 IST
After connecting Kashmir and Mizoram, the Railways is expediting other key border projects which...
Fri, Jan 02, 2026Dec 31, 2025 19:29 IST
Once completed, the 6-lane project will nearly halve the travel time between Surat and Chennai from...
Wed, Dec 31, 2025Dec 30, 2025 22:33 IST
The total electrification of broad gauge network across the Indian Railways network have been...
Tue, Dec 30, 2025Dec 27, 2025 05:50 IST
‘Intent-to-terminate’ notice to Pune contractor for 35-km stretch in Gujarat...
Sat, Dec 27, 2025Dec 24, 2025 14:47 IST
According to MoRTH's reply in Parliament on December 12, 2024, three tunnels covering 9.68 km in...
Wed, Dec 24, 2025Dec 21, 2025 16:03 IST
A senior ministry official said the fare revision would give the Railways about Rs 600 crore in...
Sun, Dec 21, 2025Dec 19, 2025 21:49 IST
The CAG said signalling failures continued despite providing adequate time to fix the defects in...
Fri, Dec 19, 2025Dec 18, 2025 19:37 IST
Vaishnaw said the instances of unauthorised passengers travelling in trains arises because of gaps...
Thu, Dec 18, 2025Dec 18, 2025 04:32 IST
Project scrapped in March 2023, re-awarded to same Pune firm months...
Fri, Dec 19, 2025Dec 18, 2025 02:55 IST
“The Committee urges Indian Railways to… identify commodities with low rail modal share but...
Thu, Dec 18, 2025Dec 16, 2025 15:23 IST
This new wireless system can bolster China’s already dominant railway freight industry, enabling...
Tue, Dec 16, 2025Dec 14, 2025 22:00 IST
The Bairabi–Sairang line was one of the most difficult railway projects, as the track traverses...
Mon, Dec 15, 2025Dec 13, 2025 05:33 IST
Dev said the government should build additional dedicated freight corridors beyond the Eastern and...
Sat, Dec 13, 2025Dec 10, 2025 20:08 IST
Vaishnaw said that Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has taken up the work of preparing a...
Wed, Dec 10, 2025Dec 10, 2025 17:22 IST
The DGCA has also ordered its officers to carry out "immediate on-site inspections" at 11 airports...
Wed, Dec 10, 2025Dec 06, 2025 22:15 IST
North Central Railway will operate special trains between Prayagraj and New...
Sat, Dec 06, 2025Dec 05, 2025 22:07 IST
Overall, arrangements have been made to handle 35,000 passengers per day through these trains, they...
Fri, Dec 05, 2025Dec 05, 2025 20:50 IST
Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday told the Rajya Sabha that survey of the...
Fri, Dec 05, 2025Dec 04, 2025 19:56 IST
On November 4, The Indian Express had reported that the road fatality numbers for 2024 would exceed...
Thu, Dec 04, 2025Dec 04, 2025 04:10 IST
The project is of strategic importance and proposed to be extended all the way to Ladakh,...
Thu, Dec 04, 2025Dec 03, 2025 19:24 IST
The committee recommended adopting an enterprise-level price discovery mechanism, besides...
Wed, Dec 03, 2025Dec 03, 2025 08:16 IST
The 2024 Global Rail Sustainability Report presents the new data on the status of global railways...
Tue, Dec 02, 2025Nov 30, 2025 12:41 IST
A High Density Network is formed by corridors where trains are running beyond capacity in most...
Fri, Dec 05, 2025