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National permit vehicles can now ply without two drivers: Govt
It said the words National Permit or N/P should be inscribed in the front and rear of the vehicles in bold letters
2 min read11 Nov 2018Govt eases import norms for motor vehicles of certain categories
The decision has been taken by amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 in accordance with the powers under Motor Vehicles Act, said the road transport ministry
1 min read20 Sep 2018NHAI move to take ₹25,000 crore unsecured loan from SBI seen affecting its credit ratings
This is SBI's highest long-term unsecured loan to any entity and also the largest ever loan sanctioned to NHAI
2 min read2 Aug 2018Govt approves Rs6,441 crore road projects for Nagaland
The ministry of road transport and highways has approved the construction of twelve road stretches in the north-eastern state of Nagaland under SARDP-NE
1 min read14 Mar 2018Driving 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 2018Transport ministry sweetens bid conditions for hiring electric cars
The transport ministry has invited online bids for hiring electric cars, which should be able to run at least 100 km at a stretch, for one year
2 min read17 Apr 201710% of road funds earmarked for safety: Transport secretary Sanjay Mitra
Road transport secretary Sanjay Mitra on the ministry's efforts to revive the infrastructure sector
5 min read27 Mar 2017Global 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 2017Only 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 2016Govt approves hybrid annuity model for highway projects
Under this model, the govt will provide 40% of the project cost to the developer to start work while the remaining investment has to be made by the developer
3 min read28 Jan 2016Popular Topics
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