Ministry Of Road Transport

Politics

Driving licences to be linked with Aadhaar, govt tells SC

The govt is in the process of linking driving licences with Aadhaar to weed out fake licences and a software for this covering all states on a real time basis is under preparation, the Supreme Court was told

3 min read7 Feb 2018
Politics

Global companies get go-ahead for pod taxi experiments in India

The approval to the project proposed by the ministry of road transport and highways comes as a shot in the arm for global transport technology giants trying to enter India

2 min read31 Jan 2017
Industry

Only 7 out of 30 scheduled road projects completed in first quarter: NHAI data

The delays in completion of road projects are mainly on account of land acquisition and financial problems

3 min read20 Jul 2016
Politics

Only BS-IV compliant vehicles from October onwards: govt

Emission standards will come into force in the entire country by 1 April 2017

1 min read19 Aug 2015
Politics

CoPU, roads ministry face off over NHAI

Committee on Public Undertakings asks ministry of road transport and highways to place the National Highway Authority of India under its purview

2 min read4 Jul 2014
Industry

Government panel restricts quadricycles to commercial use

Bajaj Auto, which developed the RE60, set to gain; quadricycles to be used only as public transport vehicles

4 min read23 May 2013