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.
Feb 26, 2025 04:37 IST
Details mentioned in Detailed Demands For Grants which was released...
Wed, Feb 26, 2025
Feb 25, 2025 04:20 IST
In 2024-25, those travelling AC classes in the Railways are expected to contribute 54 per cent of...
Tue, Feb 25, 2025
Feb 24, 2025 04:20 IST
From 11 crore AC 3-tier passengers in 2019-20 (1.4 per cent of total passengers), the number of AC...
Mon, Feb 24, 2025
Feb 22, 2025 04:15 IST
Spread over 12,710 sqft at the Ajmeri gate side, the holding area is covered with a white sheet and...
Sat, Feb 22, 2025
Feb 21, 2025 11:35 IST
In three years till FY22, losses of State Road Transport units increased by 68%, reveals MoRTH...
Sat, Feb 22, 2025
Feb 19, 2025 22:23 IST
The Project, Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-1, which received Cabinet approval in October 2017,...
Thu, Feb 20, 2025
Feb 18, 2025 05:45 IST
Anubhav, Sanjay and Vipin say it was strange that the compensatory money was given in...
Tue, Feb 18, 2025
Feb 18, 2025 04:20 IST
The minister also said that the Railways will run a special campaign for all stations in Delhi,...
Tue, Feb 18, 2025
Feb 17, 2025 07:14 IST
The Indian Express has learnt that, on an average, 7,000 tickets are booked at the New Delhi...
Mon, Feb 17, 2025
Feb 17, 2025 04:05 IST
All CCTV footage secured, says probe team after site...
Mon, Feb 17, 2025
Feb 17, 2025 00:35 IST
A senior official of the Ministry of Railways said ex-gratia is an immediate relief and is...
Mon, Feb 17, 2025
Feb 13, 2025 22:12 IST
Officials said the accused are being identified with the help of CCTV footage from railway...
Fri, Feb 14, 2025
Feb 12, 2025 21:37 IST
A large sum of money under the scheme was spent on some of the major stations such as Jammu Tawi,...
Fri, Feb 14, 2025
Feb 09, 2025 13:56 IST
The new South Coast Railway Zone will be the 18th zone of the Indian Railways. Here is why the move...
Sun, Feb 09, 2025
Feb 08, 2025 04:06 IST
Officials said that the full-scale production of the 24-car Vande Bharat Sleeper train may commence...
Sat, Feb 08, 2025
Feb 07, 2025 19:54 IST
After the resumption of food services in trains post-pandemic, the non-optee passengers -- or those...
Sat, Feb 08, 2025
Feb 07, 2025 10:47 IST
The Indian Railways is also looking for the production of 24-car Vande Bharat sleeper...
Fri, Feb 07, 2025
Feb 07, 2025 04:12 IST
Officials said that the decision was taken in a two-day meeting with transport ministers and...
Fri, Feb 07, 2025
Feb 02, 2025 04:15 IST
According to the Budget documents for financial year 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala...
Sun, Feb 02, 2025
Feb 02, 2025 00:42 IST
In her Budget speech, the FM said the investment and turnover limits for classification of all...
Sun, Feb 02, 2025
Feb 02, 2025 00:39 IST
While both ministries got the same capex allocation as in last year’s Budget, they still account...
Sun, Feb 02, 2025
Jan 31, 2025 14:49 IST
Economic Survey shows that in case of road transport, the construction of national highways has...
Sat, Feb 01, 2025
Jan 30, 2025 04:10 IST
A daily wage worker from Jharkhand, Kumar specializes in the gas cutting and welding of the damaged...
Thu, Jan 30, 2025
Jan 29, 2025 04:51 IST
"We expect around 10 lakh passengers to use trains to reach Maha Kumbh on Mauni Amavasya,” Kumar...
Wed, Jan 29, 2025
Jan 29, 2025 04:05 IST
Ministry of Finance gives Railways a 2-year moratorium on repayment...
Wed, Jan 29, 2025