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Separate Transport Department on anvil: Nitin Gadkari

Last Updated: Sunday, August 16, 2015, 15:41

Gadkari said the step is intended to streamline issues related to motor vehicles as its gamut is huge and involves issues ranging from fuel technology to motor body specifications, fuel emissions, among other aspects.

Govt to convert 90,000 kms NH into green corridors

Last Updated: Sunday, July 5, 2015, 15:04

The government will convert 90,000 kms of country's national highways into green corridors, for which it is planning to create at least 1,000 contractors responsible for planting trees.

NHAI invites applications from developers for fund infusion

Last Updated: Sunday, June 21, 2015, 12:01

The government last month allowed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to provide funds to projects that are in advanced stages of completion but are stuck due to equity crunch.

Faster than China? India's road, rail drive could lay doubts to rest

Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2015, 08:31

Having roughly doubled spending allocations for roads and bridges in fiscal 2015/16, and raised the rail budget by a third, Modi is banking on India going faster.

GRT India looks at Rs 1,500 cr revenue in next 3 years

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 10:35

Australia-based company, which specialises in polymer soil stabilisation, will be investing around Rs 100 cr.

ADB lends $2 bn to India for road construction in 5 states

Last Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2015, 15:37

ADB-supported Rural Roads Sector Investment Programmes (RRS-I and II) built or upgraded more than 22,000 kms of rural roads.

Govt plans to build 30 kms a day roads in two years: Gadkari

Last Updated: Monday, March 9, 2015, 15:43

"We want to build 30 kms of road in the next two years," Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said while replying to a question during Question Hour.

Test for reform zeal of Modi in make-or-break budget

Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 03:03

Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s stomach for free-market economics faces a major test on Saturday, in a budget India`s top economic advisor has warned could wreck the leader`s promises of "good days" if there`s no roadmap to reform.

NHIDCL to work on Rs 34,300 cr projects in first tranche: Gadkari

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 15:01

He said NHICL, on the lines of NHAI, will expedite projects mainly in North Eastern regions and strategic areas like in parts sharing international borders to boost economic activities besides job creations.

IRC celebrations to focus on using waste for road construction

Last Updated: Sunday, January 18, 2015, 23:51

The theme for 75th Congress includes safe roads for all and use of waste material for road construction.

Developers, banks lose Rs 400 cr/day due to decision delays: Gadkari

Last Updated: Monday, December 1, 2014, 13:47

The minister said he was given the uphill task of untangling investments worth Rs 1,80,000 crore in the sector due to lag in land acquisition, forest and environmental clearances.

Char dham roads to be constructed by BRO

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 16:53

Char Dham roads damaged extensively in the mid-June deluge in Uttarakhand last year will be constructed and maintained by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), official sources said here on Thursday.