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Govt exploring public financing for road infra projects: Gadkari
The Road Transport and Highways minister said the country has set several world records in road construction despite Covid
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Total length of national highways up at 140,937 km till Nov-end: Gadkari
The minister said 49 projects in about 4,970 km costing about Rs 113,000 crore are in various stages of progress and are targeted for completion by 2023-24
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Conciliation committees should decide road infra cases in 3 months: Gadkari
Gadkari further said there is a need to reduce delay in the decision making process
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Nearly 48,000 people died in accidents on national highways in 2020
As many as 53,872 persons died due to road accidents on National Highways, including on expressways, in 2019
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Plan to create value from waste, use green hydrogen, says Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that he envisions to "create value from waste" and is planning to use green hydrogen to run buses, trucks, and cars in Indian cities.
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India saw 366,138 road accidents in 2020, causing 131,714 deaths: Gadkari
Gadkari said NHAI has identified 5,500 km, 7,300 km and 8,900 km length of National Highways (NHs) stretches for monetisation, respectively, in 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25
Development impossible without good roads, says Nitin Gadkari
He said a new national highway, to be constructed at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore, will link Surat in western state of Gujarat to South India
Farmers should turn to ethanol production for more profit: Gadkari
Gadkari said farmers should turn to ethanol production instead of growing conventional crops, as this will improve profitability and provide green fuel to the country
Centre's road map for J&K to provide freedom from poverty: Gadkari
The road map of the central government for Jammu and Kashmir will provide freedom to the people of the Union territory from poverty and unemployment, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said
Govt sensitive about ecology: Gadkari amid concerns over Chardham project
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday termed allegations that road construction triggered landslides in Uttarakhand as 'misinformation' and asserted that the government is sensitive about ecology
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Target is to take turnover of auto sector to Rs 15 trn in 5 years: Gadkari
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that the Centre's mission is to increase the turnover of the automobile industry to Rs 15 lakh crore within the next five years.
'Govt planning more tax sops on vehicles bought after scrapping old ones'
The scrappage policy will be one of the key factors to control pollution and create jobs, Union Minister Gadkari said
Govt encouraging EVs, but will not stop ICE vehicles registration: Gadkari
"I feel that we don't need to make anything (ICE vehicles)mandatory," Gadkari said
We all must be aligned to be a carbon-neutral country by 2070: Gadkari
Gadkari said construction of 65,000 km of national highways is being done under the Bharatmala Phase 1 and 2.
Aim to make Indian automobile sector no. 1 in world: Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari on Friday said his aim was to make the Indian automobile industry number one in the world
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Flex-fuel engines to be made mandatory in coming days, says Gadkari
Gadkari stressed on the use of ethanol in vehicles as a cost effective and pollution-free substitute to other fuels, and said flex-fuel engines will be made mandatory in the coming days.
Govt working on steps to push electric vehicle sales, says Nitin Gadkari
The Road Transport and Highways minister observed that due to technological development, the cost of electric vehicles will drop in India
Bringing petroleum products under GST to cut taxes on petrol, diesel: Gadkari
The move would also increase the revenue of both the Centre and states, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday
Gadkari's idea of musical sounds for vehicle horns is easy to execute, but…
…the question is whether doing so will reduce the cacophony on Indian roads
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NHAI raises over Rs 5,000 crore through InvIT, says Nitin Gadkari
The Road Transport and Highways minister further said that subsequently, more national highways will be added to the InvIT portfolio.