The Road Transport and Highways minister further said that subsequently, more national highways will be added to the InvIT portfolio.
Gadkari said that India annually imports fuel worth Rs 8 to Rs 10 lakh crore and that the country needs to promote the use of alternative fuels
"Situation of state-run Discoms are very bad and are running on losses. In power, their principle is 'more generation, more losses, no generation, no losses', Gadkari said.
Batting for green hydrogen as a transport fuel, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said there is a need to make India a country that will not be dependent on imports of petrol and diesel.
Gadkari signed a MoU between the National Highways Authority and JNPT to set up a multi-modal logistics park and said that the city of Nagpur has the potential of becoming a logistics capital.
Nitin Gadkari on Friday said around 35 multi-modal logistics parks, under the Bharatmala project, will come up in the country, and four are proposed in Maharashtra.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said India needs to become a global power, not to attack anyone but to defend itself
Gadkari''s suggestion came at a time when the retail prices of petrol and diesel have skyrocketed in the country following the rise in the rates of crude oil in the international market.
No formal announcement yet but the automobile company is anticipated to bring in its competitive Tesla Model 3
The road transport and highways minister said it has been planned to construct 25,000 km of national highways within the next two years.
A Bill will soon be introduced in Parliament to revise the speed limits for vehicles for different categories of roads: Gadkari
To fulfill everyday transport needs of a large population, he said his ministry is focusing on the development of efficient and affordable public transport systems
The road transport and highways minister said that he is still in dialogue with Tesla officials regarding the company's demand related to tax concessions
India will introduce flexible fuel vehicles soon as the country is aiming to achieve 20% ethanol-blending with gasoline by 2025, transport minister Nitin Gadkari told the Reuters Impact conference
The two leaders from rival parties shared the dais at a function at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra.
According to Gadkari, there is a massive response seen in the domestic market for electric scooters from new start-ups.
The net worth of Home Affairs and Cooperative Minister Amit Shah grew 32 per cent to Rs 37.91 crore
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the government will make it mandatory for all vehicle manufacturers to make flex-fuel engines, after it gets permission from the Supreme Court.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday reviewed the construction work of strategically important Zojila and Z-Morh tunnels on the Srinagar-Leh highway
Over Rs one trillion is being spent only for tunnels in Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir