Page 34 - Latest Updates on Nitin Gadkari
Over 1 mn EVs registered, 1,742 charging stations operational: Gadkari
According to Gadkari, Rajasthan (122), Uttar Pradesh (90) and Madhya Pradesh (77) have maximum number of fee plazas
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EVs to cost same as petrol-run vehicles in two years: Nitin Gadkari
EV sales in India rose 162 per cent in the last year, said MoRTH last week, citing the latest available data.
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Cost of EVs to be at par with petrol-run vehicles in 2 years: Gadkari
Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said rapid strides in technology and green fuel will reduce the cost of electric automobiles, bringing them at par with petrol-run vehicles in next two years
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Delhi-Mumbai, other key expressways to be completed by December: Gadkari
Earlier, the minister had reportedly said the govt plans to increase the speed of construction to 50 km per day
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BJP MP calls Gadkari 'Spiderman' for building web of roads across country
BJP MP Tapir Gao on Monday praised Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, calling him a 'Spiderman', and said he has built a web of roads across the country.
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BJP will come to power in Maharashtra on its own: Devendra Fadnavis
'I want to tell the Maha Vikas Aghadi (coalition) government that we will not stop speaking out against your corruption irrespective of how many cases you file against us,' he said
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Raised Rs 8,361 cr from highway monetisation in FY22, Gadkari tells RS
This is about 64% of the targeted revenue of Rs 13,000 cr for the current financial year that comes to a close in two weeks
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Highway construction gains pace, 8,045 km constructed till Feb-end
Current pace works out to 24.08 km a day, compared with the targeted 40 km/day, or 14,600 km for the full year
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Nitin Gadkari launches green hydrogen-based fuel cell EV Toyota Mirai
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday launched green hydrogen-based advanced fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), Toyota Mirai
Hydrogen pilot only the beginning, want to become energy exporter: Gadkari
Launching India's first green hydrogen pilot project, the minister said it can be the cheapest fuel, electrolyser policy in the works
Govt will implement Rs 7,500-crore scheme to tackle road accidents: Gadkari
India does not have a very good record on road accident front and registers the world's highest deaths due to it at 1.5 lakh every year, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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India's first electric highway between Delhi and Jaipur my dream: Gadkari
Gadkari on Tuesday said making India's first electric highway between Delhi and Jaipur is his dream.
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Auto cos will begin manufacturing flex-fuel vehicles within 6 mths: Gadkari
Flex-fuel, or flexible fuel, is an alternative fuel with a combination of gasoline and methanol or ethanol
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Govt targeting construction pace of 50 km/day for NH, says Gadkari
The pace of national highway (NH) construction in the country touched a record 37 km per day in 2020-21
Indian exporters sitting on large orders after Ukraine conflict: Gadkari
He said exporters are concerned over availability of containers and port-related issues
Ashok Gehlot asks Gadkari to declare 50 state highways as national highways
This will strengthen the infrastructure of the state and the areas connected with these roads will develop rapidly, he said
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Gadkari to inaugurate underpass, lay foundation stones worth Rs 1,406 cr
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will lay foundation stone of various projects worth over Rs 1,406 crore and inaugurate a four-lane underpass on NH-48 in the NCR.
Want to use AI for road safety and better mobility: Nitin Gadkari
Says aim is to use the technology for enforcement purposes in cities where state govts or civic bodies are falling short
India looking for mass EV technology to build in India, says Gadkari
India is looking for a electricity-based technology for mass rapid transportation that is cost effective and such as can be made in the country, Gadkari has said.
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Foundation stones laid for 26 National Highway projects in Karnataka
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday laid the foundation stones for 26 National Highway projects spread across 925 km worth Rs 12,795 crore in Karnataka in the presence of CM Basavaraj Bommai.