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Industry

In December, road construction hit a record 31.87km a day

Construction of highways gathered pace to touch a record average of 31.87km per day in Dec, but was still far from Nitin Gadkari's target of building 41km per day

1 min read10 Jan 2019
Opinion

Hitting the highway construction target

It would be prudent to facilitate more private sector funding of greenfield build, operate and transfer projects

3 min read4 Apr 2018
Industry

Nitin Gadkari rules out toll tax waiver, cites fund shortage

If people want good services they will have to pay for that, says roads minister Nitin Gadkari ruling out any toll tax waivers at national highways

1 min read2 Jan 2018
Politics

PMO tells environment ministry to ease forest clearance rules further

PMO also wants the environment ministry to speed up green clearance of pending cases and regularly follow up with state governments to push such projects

3 min read5 Apr 2017
Politics

Soon all cars to come with overspeeding alert system, airbags

To keep a check on errant drivers, the government is going to install cameras to check overspeeding

1 min read11 Sep 2016
Politics

Nitin Gadkari kick-starts national green highways mission

Union road transport and highways minister begins initial plantation drive along 1,500km of national highways at a cost of about `300 crore

2 min read2 Jul 2016
Industry

Government offers toll incentive for eastern peripheral expressway

Winning bidder to be given right to collect toll on 47km stretch connecting Delhi and Sonipat

2 min read3 Sep 2013
Industry

Exit policy for highway projects fails to revive developers’ interest

Decision to permit sale of equity through substitution route sub-optimal, says NHAI chairman says

2 min read15 Aug 2013
Politics

Environment ministry rejects roads ministry plan

Jayanthi Natarajan says it is the government’s commitment that FRA compliance should happen

3 min read29 Sep 2012
Politics

Finance ministry not in favour of using state grants for roads

Finance ministry not in favour of using state grants for roads

4 min read29 Jan 2012
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