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Will achieve road safety targets set in Stockholm Declaration: Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday reiterated India's commitment to achieving global road safety targets set in the Stockholm Declaration, according to an official statement. Gadkari, while addressing the ministerial session focusing on road safety at the 27th World Road Congress in Prague, Czech Republic, emphasized on adopting a holistic approach to minimise road crashes and fatalities by stakeholders at all levels. The road transport and highways minister reiterated the country's special focus on spreading awareness to effect behavioral change and ensuring flawless enforcement of rules. According to the statement, the minister further apprised the gathering of the strides India has been taking in the field of automobile safety with flagship programmes such as BHARAT NCAP and reiterated our commitment to achieving the global road safety targets set in the Stockholm Declaration. The Stockholm Declaration aims at halving the number of fatalities and serious injuries on roads by

Gadkari announces Urban Extension Road 2 opening during Prague visit

Minister Nitin Gadkari also said that India has set a target to become world's number one automobile manufacturing hub in the next 3 to 4 years

National Highway projects worth Rs 3,659 cr inaugurated in Maha's Washim

In the last nine years, 227 km of highway network connecting Vidarbha and Marathwada has been constructed in Maharashtra's Washim

Govt working on policy to make NHs pothole free by year end: Nitin Gadkari

The government is working on a policy to ensure that there are no potholes on national highways by year-end and construction of roads on Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) mode is being preferred as such projects are maintained in a better manner, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. With an aim to make the national highways free of potholes by the end of December this year, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry is firming up performance-based maintenance and short-term maintenance contracts. Generally, road construction is done through three modes -- BOT, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), and Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM). "The roads which are constructed under the EPC mode require maintenance quite early whereas under the BOT mode, roads are better constructed as the contractor knows that he will have to bear the cost of maintenance for the next 15-20 years. "That is why we have decided for construction of roads under the BOT mode in a big way," the Road Transp

Finalising policy for using municipal waste in road construction: Gadkari

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said his ministry is finalising a policy for use of municipal waste in road construction. Addressing a press conference, Gadkari further said the government is considering offering incentives to construction equipment manufacturers for not using fossil fuels. "We are finalising the policy for using municipal waste in road construction," he said. Gadkari said his ministry has taken several initiatives to decarbonise the transport sector and that the government is working on developing electric highways between Delhi and Jaipur. Electric highways cater to electric traction for vehicles in the same manner as is done for railways. This is based on a prevalent technology in countries like Sweden and Norway. It involves the provision of power cables, which can be utilised by a vehicle which caters to this type of technology. The vehicle will utilise the power from this cable for its traction. At present, the ministry i

Improving signals for road sector companies with 25% budget boost for FY24

Given high competition, firms with ability to monetise projects, focus on high margin assets and healthy balance sheets are preferred plays

What ails the electric vehicle minnows? Branding, cost competitiveness

A quiet EV revolution is both promising, and pensive

Young adults constitute the largest chunk of road accidents: AIIMS study

Of the 3,885 vehicles involved in road crashes till July, 73.8 per cent were two-wheelers

Hurdles in biofuel use: Few vehicles, weak ethanol-blended petrol rollout

Last week, Union Ministers had called for quick adoption of biofuels in the transportation sector

Gadkari bats for small units, new technology to reduce prices of houses

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said shifting focus from large size homes to small units, use of new technologies and construction methods as well as application of innovative construction material will significantly help in reducing the cost of homes. Addressing the 40th Annual General Meeting of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers of India (Credai) Pune Metro, he said there was need for decentralization from 'smart cities' to 'smart villages' that can be connected to cities with an efficient road network. A miniscule percentage of the country's people can afford houses with price tags of Rs 1 crore or more and the country's masses should be at the centre of approach to housing construction, a release quoted Gadkari as saying. He cited examples of how cost of construction for infrastructure projects was reduced by his ministry by applying innovative construction technology and materials, adding the same concepts can be extended to housing construction to reduce price

Strong domestic EV play and JLR sales positives for Tata Motors stock

A key factor is that JLR reported increased sales for Q1FY24 reflecting continuing improvement in chip and other supply constraints

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Govt not planning to levy any tax on diesel vehicles: Nitin Gadkari

Seeking to clarify his remarks on taxation of diesel vehicles, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that he wanted to convey to automobile manufacturers to take steps to reduce pollution, and also added that there is no proposal to levy tax on such vehicles. Earlier this week, the road, transport and highway minister's remarks regarding the need to levy 10 per cent tax on diesel-run vehicles to help cut emissions had generated lots of controversy. "I am not against diesel fuel and neither we are going to levy any tax on diesel vehicles," Gadkari told CNBC-TV18. The road transport and highways minister noted that from the pollution point of view, diesel is very hazardous and it is really causing health problem in the country. Gadkari emphasised that he is not against any industry and pointed out that the government is already giving incentives for electric cars. "So my suggestion to the industry is that best way to (reduce pollution) is to concentrate on alternative fuel,"

Auto dealers should open vehicle scrapping units, says Nitin Gadkari

The minister said the government was actively promoting a circular economy, and the government will grant permission to dealers to start vehicle scrapping facilities

Auto dealers should also open vehicle scrapping facilities: Nitin Gadkari

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said dealers of automobiles should also open vehicle scrapping facilities. Addressing the fifth Auto Retail Conclave, Gadkari said the government is encouraging a circular economy, and accordingly the government will give permission to dealers to start vehicle scrapping facilities. He also noted that India is encouraging use of alternate fuel and biofuel and pointed out that the government is working to make India the largest manufacturer of green hydrogen. The minister pointed out that India is the fastest growing major economy in the world and auto dealers will play an important role in making India a USD 5 trillion economy. India is the fourth largest manufacturer of passenger vehicles and the sixth largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles, he said. Gadkari said his dream is to make India the top automobile hub in the world.

Centre will not make six airbags mandatory for cars: Nitin Gadkari

No deadline for BS7 implementation but industry should make the transition

Centre working on developing electric highways, says Nitin Gadkari

The government is working on developing electric highways as it is economically viable, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Gadkari has earlier said that making India's first electric highway between Delhi and Jaipur is his dream. "My idea about the electric highway is that NHAI will give right of way...Today, I had a discussion with the Power Ministry, I am trying to get electricity at the rate of Rs 3.50 per unit, otherwise, the commercial power rate is Rs 11 per unit," Gadkari said at the ACMA annual session here. The minister noted that it is easy for the power ministry to give electricity to a government company at a cheaper rate. "Electric highway is very very economically viable...I will give all the rights to private sector investors who are going to invest (in the electric highway project)," he added. Gadkari further said that electric cable construction will be executed by private investors and NHAI will charge an electric tariff j

Centre will not make six airbags mandatory for cars: Nitin Gadkari

In September 2022, the road ministry said that six airbags will be mandatory for cars in India from October

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Nitin Gadkari moots extra 10% GST on diesel vehicles, then clears air

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