<p data-path-to-node="3" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-291" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="3,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="3,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">NEW DELHI</b> — In a major regulatory intervention to safeguard the temperature integrity of life-saving therapeutics and accelerate cross-border delivery timelines, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has notified a comprehensive statutory master framework establishing unified <b data-path-to-node="3,0" data-index-in-node="343" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Multi-Modal Rail-Air Cold Chain Corridors</b> across India</span><span data-path-to-node="3,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="3,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="4" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-292" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="4,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Framed under the National Logistics Policy (NLP) and integrated into the spatial planning architecture of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, the newly issued guidelines dismantle legacy operational disconnects between Indian Railways' freight infrastructure, inland dry ports, and airport airside cargo terminals</span><span data-path-to-node="4,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="4,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. The regulatory framework creates an unbroken, auditable intermodal logistics pathway designed to move bulk Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), finished formulations, biotherapeutics, and clinical trial samples from interior production clusters directly to international air cargo gateways</span><span data-path-to-node="4,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="4,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h4 data-path-to-node="6" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Eliminating the Intermodal Transfer Bottleneck</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="7" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-293" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="7,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">India’s life sciences export sector has traditionally faced severe operational vulnerabilities during long-haul domestic transit</span><span data-path-to-node="7,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. While bulk formulations and temperature-critical vaccines are produced in inland industrial belts—most notably across Telangana (Hyderabad), Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Vadodara), Maharashtra (Pune), and Himachal Pradesh (Baddi)—the vast majority of air shipments depart from major international aviation hubs such as Delhi (IGI), Mumbai (CSMIA), and Bengaluru (KIA)</span><span data-path-to-node="7,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="8" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-294" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Historically, moving these consignments relied heavily on long-distance refrigerated highway trucks (reefers), which face unpredictable highway congestion, mechanical breakdown risks, and variable climatic conditions</span><span data-path-to-node="8,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="8,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Furthermore, when shipments transitioned from road carriers to airport warehouses, fragmented customs verifications, manual re-inspections, and prolonged apron staging under high ambient temperatures created significant thermal excursion risks</span><span data-path-to-node="8,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="8,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="9" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-295" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="9,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The DPIIT’s unified operational guidelines establish statutory protocols to transition these flows onto high-velocity, electrified railway corridors linked seamlessly with airport tarmac complexes</span><span data-path-to-node="9,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="10" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,0,0" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-296" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="10,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">End-to-End GDP Compliance:</b> Mandates adherence to Good Distribution Practices (GDP) and World Health Organization (WHO) standards across every modal handover, requiring continuous automated logging of environmental parameters</span><span data-path-to-node="10,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,1,0" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-297" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="10,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Mutual Regulatory Recognition:</b> Customs clearances, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) declarations, and security certifications completed at designated inland pharma rail sidings are now statutorily recognized at destination airport airside gates, eliminating duplicate piece-level physical re-examinations</span><span data-path-to-node="10,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,2,0" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-298" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="10,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Priority Green Path Allocations:</b> Indian Railways and airport terminal operators are directed to accord scheduled "Green Path" preference to authorized pharmaceutical rakes and airside transfer dollies</span><span data-path-to-node="10,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span></p></li></ul><h4 data-path-to-node="16" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Real-Time Telemetry and ULIP Interface Architecture</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="17" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-309" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="17,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">A cornerstone of the new policy is mandatory integration with the <b data-path-to-node="17,0" data-index-in-node="66" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP)</b></span><span data-path-to-node="17,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="17,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Under the master guidelines:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="18" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="18,0,0" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-310" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="18,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="18,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Automated Exception Triggers:</b> Every containerized consignment must transmit sensor-level telemetry—tracking temperature ranges within standard bands (+2°C to +8°C, +15°C to +25°C, and deep-freeze -20°C regimes)—directly to a centralized dashboard accessible to shippers, carriers, and drug control authorities</span><span data-path-to-node="18,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="18,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Any thermal deviation exceeding 0.5°C triggers automated alerts to technical response teams along the rail corridor</span><span data-path-to-node="18,0,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="18,0,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="18,1,0" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-311" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="18,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="18,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Digital Air Waybill (e-AWB) Pre-Ingestion:</b> As reefer rakes approach airport transfer junctions, electronic manifests and dynamic customs release orders are automatically harmonized with airline cargo operating systems, permitting container-in-container transfers straight to aircraft high-loaders without intermediate warehouse de-stuffing</span><span data-path-to-node="18,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="18,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="18,2,0" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-312" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="18,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="18,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Tamper-Evident Digital Seals:</b> All consignments must utilize cryptographically verified e-Seals that log exact geolocation coordinates and time stamps, ensuring total cargo integrity and preventing illicit tampering during overland rail transshipment</span><span data-path-to-node="18,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="18,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><h4 data-path-to-node="20" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Enhancing Global Pharmaceutical Export Velocity</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="21" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Speaking at the policy notification session in New Delhi, senior DPIIT and Ministry of Commerce officials underscored the economic impact of the intervention:</p><blockquote data-path-to-node="22" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="22,0" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-313" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="22,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">"India produces life-saving therapeutics for more than 200 countries, earning its reputation as the pharmacy of the world. However, maintaining global competitiveness requires logistics infrastructure that matches the exacting quality standards of advanced life sciences. By binding rail and air into an unbroken, digitally monitored cold chain, these master guidelines eliminate the risk of thermal shock, compress export lead times, and significantly lower inland logistics overheads for our pharmaceutical manufacturers</span><span data-path-to-node="22,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="22,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">." — <b data-path-to-node="22,0,2" data-index-in-node="5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">DPIIT Operational Secretariat</b></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></blockquote><p data-path-to-node="23" id="p-rc_662983e4f2aa3a7a-314" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="23,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Industry bodies representing bulk drug producers and contract manufacturers have welcomed the framework, noting that shifting high-volume biopharma cargo from highway trailers to timetabled electrified rail rakes will reduce inland freight costs by <b data-path-to-node="23,0" data-index-in-node="249" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">17% to 22%</b> while delivering absolute delivery predictability to international airlines and overseas healthcare distribution networks</span><span data-path-to-node="23,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="23,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span></p>