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.
Apr 06, 2025 13:24 IST
The construction of the new bridge was conceived to address the limitations of the old bridge,...
Sun, Apr 06, 2025
Apr 05, 2025 22:50 IST
A series of significant defects identified in various National Highway (NH) projects across India...
Mon, Apr 07, 2025
Apr 03, 2025 09:03 IST
The old bridge played an important role in trade and pilgrimage for over a century. Due to...
Sun, Apr 06, 2025
Apr 03, 2025 00:47 IST
FASTag helped in higher user fee collection, alongside traffic growth & addition of new...
Thu, Apr 03, 2025
Apr 02, 2025 23:01 IST
A total of 715 crore passengers travelled by the Indian Railways between April 1, 2024 ad March 31,...
Thu, Apr 03, 2025
Mar 30, 2025 22:49 IST
Five-member panel gives approval for Pamban bridge, which will be inaugurated by PM Modi on April...
Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Mar 29, 2025 11:19 IST
Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw made the statement in Rajya Sabha while replying to a query....
Sat, Mar 29, 2025
Mar 29, 2025 01:58 IST
Vaishnaw said that intermediaries like X are obligated to stop users from uploading unlawful...
Sat, Mar 29, 2025
Mar 28, 2025 02:15 IST
In the light of changing socio-economic conditions in the country and in order to ensure safe and...
Fri, Mar 28, 2025
Mar 26, 2025 16:24 IST
According to MoRTH data, out of the total 13,795 black spots identified on the NHs in the country,...
Thu, Mar 27, 2025
Mar 25, 2025 04:30 IST
The standing committee also asked the railways to set up a robust grievance redressal mechanism so...
Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Mar 24, 2025 05:00 IST
In all, in the top-10 list, two plazas each are from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and one...
Mon, Mar 24, 2025
Mar 23, 2025 04:09 IST
The panel said that the railways should exercise due diligence in identifying and addressing...
Sun, Mar 23, 2025
Mar 21, 2025 04:09 IST
Errors in the calculation of user fees or tolls; double charging of users; instances of duplicate...
Fri, Mar 21, 2025
Mar 20, 2025 01:56 IST
“Series of meetings have been conducted by the Expert committee and as per deliberation, it is...
Thu, Mar 20, 2025
Mar 17, 2025 23:12 IST
Vaishnaw said that India is supplying other rail equipment as well such as propulsion system and...
Mon, Mar 17, 2025
Mar 16, 2025 22:54 IST
The Standing Committee on Railways also took note of “slow progress of work”; as against the...
Sun, Mar 16, 2025
Mar 15, 2025 21:49 IST
Step to boost passenger...
Sat, Mar 15, 2025
Mar 14, 2025 11:39 IST
In the February 15 stampede incident at the New Delhi Railway Station, of the 18 persons who died,...
Fri, Mar 14, 2025
Mar 08, 2025 04:38 IST
“The Station Director, who will be a more senior officer, will be empowered such that he/she can...
Sat, Mar 08, 2025
Mar 06, 2025 22:29 IST
Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said even though there are mistakes, no one is held accountable....
Thu, Mar 06, 2025
Mar 05, 2025 19:54 IST
The total cost of both projects is over Rs. 6,811 crore and these will be developed on Design,...
Fri, Mar 07, 2025
Mar 04, 2025 23:09 IST
A senior Railway Ministry official said that the transfers were necessary for a fair investigation...
Wed, Mar 05, 2025
Mar 04, 2025 17:41 IST
The two big Indian Railways companies can now make financial decisions with greater autonomy, and...
Wed, Mar 05, 2025
Mar 02, 2025 03:47 IST
Railway Minister Vaishnaw visited the Dahod factory and inspected the prototype of the high...
Sun, Mar 02, 2025