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Ratio of India's public debt to GDP likely to scale a new high in FY21

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, the combined liabilities of the Centre and the state governments were around Rs 147 trillion at the end of March 2020

NHAI revamp in the offing; large-scale reforms needed: Nitin Gadkari

The total length of National Highways at present is abut 150,000 km, about 2 per cent of the length of all the roads, but they carry about 40 per cent of the total traffic

Grand announcements

Executing road projects worth Rs 15 trillion in two years will be a tall order

Lockdown 2.0: Our targets for project award won't decline, says Gadkari

In an interview to Megha Manchanda, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari says he is optimistic about the sector meeting its project execution target in a time-bound manner

Industrial activities that may be allowed during the lockdown

Districts and states will not be in a position to sustain the expenditure on the stay of migrant labour so they could instead be used for construction activity

Ashoka Buildcon arm executes concession pact with NHAI for road project

Shares of Ashoka Buildcon were trading at Rs 54.65 apiece on the BSE, up 3.21% over the previous close.

Toll collection, traffic movement down 10-20%, force majeure likely

The report labels mobility restriction for countries in three categories - moderate, intermediate and severe

Roads and highways remain a rare bright spot in economic slowdown

But there have been some delays due to land acquisition and other issues

Highways a bright spot amid economic slowdown, but problems persist

While spending has been ramped up and work has continued apace in some marquee projects, there have been some delays due to land acquisition and other issues

Adani Enterprises wins Rs 1,546-cr NHAI project under Bharatmala Pariyojana

Bharatmala Pariyojana is a government-sponsored and funded road and highways project

NHAI collects Rs 20 cr from 1.8 million defaulters entering FASTag lanes

Over 1.55 crore FASTags have been issued through multiple Point of Sale (PoS) location

Rocky road for highways

Financing problems hit highways and rural roads

Union Budget 2020: NHAI to borrow less next year while targets elude

In the highways sector, the debt of the National Highways Authority of India has weighed down on the projections for next year

Nitin Gadkari to review 500 stuck, delayed projects worth Rs 3 trillion

Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways VK Singh will also attend the meeting

NHAI kicks off arbitration claim settlement via reconciliation process

The NHAI also raised claims of Rs 145.33 crore, excluding interest, against the concessionaire on account of delays and other issues

IRB, Sadbhav Infra soar up to 5% as NHAI mulls arbitration settlement

In December last year, Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkar had informed the Parliament that the ministry has 318 ongoing arbitration cases worth nearly Rs 80,000 crore

FASTags to help NHAI bring transparency, check underreporting of collection

One is not sure if the transition to a cashless system will leave scope for investigation on previously under reported toll.

Post rollout, 10.1 mn FASTags issued for electronic toll collection on NHs

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) started electronic toll collection through RFID-based FASTags on its 523 toll plazas across the country from December 15 for seamless flow of traffic

Green shoots in infra: Road builders' credit demand switches to fast lane

The first of a three-part series on credit pick-up looks at the road construction sector, which seems to be recovering

Up to 25% of FASTag lanes to be temporarily converted to hybrid lanes

The hybrid lane will accept FASTag and other modes of payment