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.
Oct 14, 2025 21:50 IST
The initiative marks a strategic shift from Railways’ traditional freight operations of bulk...
Wed, Oct 15, 2025
Oct 12, 2025 21:38 IST
The first Shinkansen halved the travel time between Tokyo and Osaka, changing Japanese society and...
Mon, Oct 13, 2025
Oct 11, 2025 18:09 IST
While some of these special trains are already in operation, others will start plying in coming...
Sat, Oct 11, 2025
Oct 09, 2025 07:29 IST
The Supreme Court Tuesday (October 7) issued a set of directions aimed at protecting pedestrians,...
Wed, Oct 15, 2025
Oct 08, 2025 00:53 IST
The routes will converge with the Golden Quadrilateral and Diagonals of the Indian Railways,...
Wed, Oct 08, 2025
Oct 05, 2025 09:22 IST
Trend runs counter to general pattern of injuries outnumbering...
Sun, Oct 05, 2025
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
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
Sep 30, 2025 13:49 IST
Given the historically peaceful relationship of India with Bhutan, the two railway projects are...
Tue, Sep 30, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
Sep 20, 2025 04:10 IST
Sources said one Amrit Bharat Express train between Muzaffarpur and Charlapalli (Hyderabad) and...
Sat, Sep 20, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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