Current affairs — 2026-09-19

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Infrastructure

Indian Railways Approves Doubling of Chouk-Karjat Railway Section in Maharashtra at a Cost of ₹497 Crore

In a significant step towards augmenting railway capacity and improving train operations in Maharashtra, Indian Railways has approved the doubling of the Chouk-Karjat railway section (10.86 km) of Central Railway at a cost of ₹497 crore. The project has been approved under the umbrella works for doubling, tripling, quadrupling, flyover and bypass works aimed at augmenting the capacity of the railway network. The Chouk-Karjat section forms part of the Panvel-Chouk-Karjat route, which is an important corridor for…

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Infrastructure

Indian Railways Approves ₹493 Crore for 38.21 km New Rail Line between Mukutban (Adilabad) and Gadchandur

In a significant step towards strengthening regional rail connectivity and facilitating faster and more efficient movement of passengers and freight, Indian Railways has approved the construction of the 38.21 km new rail line between Mukutban (Adilabad) and Gadchandur in South Central Railway at a cost of ₹493 crore. Strengthening Connectivity to Industrial and Mining Centres Mukutban in Yavatmal district and Gadchandur in Chandrapur district are important industrial and mining centres, serving several cement…

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CGST Delhi South officers bust firm in fraudulent availment of ITC involving over Rs. 25.22 crore; proprietor arrested

As part of its ongoing enforcement drive against fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) claims, the officers of Anti-Evasion Branch, Central Goods & Services Tax (CGST), Delhi South Commissionerate, has arrested a proprietor of a firm engaged in trading of iron and steel goods in a case involving fraudulent availment, utilisation and passing on of inadmissible ITC aggregating to over Rs. 25.22 crore through bogus invoices of approximately Rs. 140.14 crore. Investigation revealed that the firm had availed inadmissible…

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