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Wearing rear seat belt set to become mandatory, says Nitin Gadkari

Looks to nearly treble NH toll revenue to Rs 1.4 trn in 2 yrs

Will soon notify fine for not wearing seat belts in rear seat: Gadkari

Acknowledging lack of success in containing accidents, the Road Transport Minister said at a Business Standard event that govt will make airbags mandatory across vehicles

Faulty project reports responsible for road accidents, says Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday attributed some of the road accidents to faulty project reports and stressed that companies need proper training for preparing detailed project reports for construction of highways and other roads. The Road Transport and Highways minister said that the government is encouraging use of new technologies. "Some DPRs (Detailed Project Reports) prepared by companies are worst and are responsible for road accidents," Gadkari, who is known for his frank views said at an event here. He underlined the need for organising training programme for companies preparing DPRs. "Shuruwat wahan se karo. Agar woh sudhrenege nahi, toh poora tumhara satyanash ho jayega (Beginning should be made from DPR. If the companies preparing DPRs do not improve, the problem will reoccur)," he said. In a lighter vein, the minister said even a new Mercedes car in the hands of a unskilled driver can create problems. Gadkari emphasised on identifying reasons for delay in the ro

World's deadliest roads in focus after Cyrus Mistry's fatal crash

Prior to the pandemic, there was one deadly road crash in India every four minutes, equal to 11% of all crash-related deaths globally

Blue Energy Motors unveils India's first LNG-fuelled green truck near Pune

Firm claims the engines generate high torque and help trucks deliver best-in-class total cost of ownership and offer unmatched ride comfort and safety for long hauls

Firms preparing highway plan reports have to take govt training: Ministry

Nitin Gadkari recently blamed poor planning as a major reason for road accidents in country

Man not finished until he quits, says Nitin Gadkari while citing Nixon

Citing Richard Nixon, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said a person is not finished when he is defeated but he is finished when he quits. He was addressing a gathering of entrepreneurs here. He also said human relationship is the biggest strength for anybody who is in business, social work or politics. "Hence, one should never indulge in use and throw. Be it good days or bad days, once you hold anyone's hand, always hold on to it. Do not worship the rising sun," said the BJP leader, who was recently in news when he was dropped from his party's parliamentary board. Gadkari recalled that when he was a student leader, Congress leader Shrikant Jichkar had asked him to join the Congress for better future. "I told Shrikant, I would die by jumping into a well but won't join Congress, because I don't like the ideology of the Congress party," the Union minister said. Young entrepreneurs should remember the sentence from the autobiography of former US president Richard Nixon that

Need to diversify agriculture towards power, energy sectors: Gadkari

With India being energy deficient, there is a need for the country to diversify agriculture into energy and power sectors, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday. "We already have energy shortage. We are making an expenditure of Rs 15 lakh crore every year for importing petrol, diesel and other petroleum products. So, this is the time we can diversify agriculture towards the energy and power sector," Gadkari said while addressing the felicitation programme of National Cogeneration Awards 2022 in Mumbai. He urged the industry to focus on alternative fuels with the help of futuristic technologies. "While 65-70 per cent of our population depends on agriculture, our agricultural growth rate is only 12-13 per cent. And the next move should be cogeneration to increase revenue from sugar. The industry should produce less sugar and more byproducts, embracing the vision for futuristic technologies and using the power of leadership to convert knowledge .

Gadkari bats for qualitative reforms in local self-govt bodies' functioning

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday called for qualitative reforms in the functioning of local self-government bodies, which he said will save money and improve quality. Speaking at the convocation ceremony of the All India Institute of Local Self Government, Gadkari stressed the need for coordination between technology and education. He lamented the lack of quality in the functioning of the municipal administration and said technical qualifications in works must improve. Gadkari also called for improving the standard of Detailed Project Report (DPR) of management consultants hired for municipal works. He appealed to municipal administrations to work on solid and liquid waste management, developing a tree bank and adopting the "waste to wealth" concept. Gadkari said performance audit of municipalities was a must.

Govt working on one logistic law for all modes of transportation: Gadkari

The government is working on bringing a single logistic law for all modes of freight transportation to eradicate duplication of processes and simplify procedural requirements, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. The Road Transport and Highways Minister further said the public-private partnership model should be encouraged for the development of air cargo infrastructure in the country. "The government is working on bringing a single logistic law for all modes of freight transportation to eradicate duplication of processes and simplify procedural requirements. "This system will facilitate multi-modal transportation in the true sense," Gadkari said while addressing the 12th DACAAI AGM. While noting that at the moment India's logistic cost is around 14 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), Gadkari said the government's aim is to reduce the logistic cost to 8 per cent. He pointed out that in the domestic aviation market, air cargo share is very low and the challenges are .

'Efforts on to continue fabricated campaign against me,' says Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that once again, efforts were being made to continue the nefarious and fabricated campaign against him for political mileage

FASTags to be replaced by automatic number plate readers: Nitin Gadkari

Automatic number plate reader cameras will read the number plates of the vehicles and automatically deduct the money from the owner's bank account

Highways InvIT to be open for retail investors, says Nitin Gadkari

Govt to approach capital markets next month to raise funds for four road projects: Gadkari

Top headlines: SpiceJet scouting for funds; markets may fund road projects

Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the government will approach the capital market next month to raise funds for four road projects

Gadkari urges Maha govt to improve public transport, use modern technology

To make the maximum number of citizens use the public transport, it is time to use technology in a sophisticated way, said Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari seeks Amitabh Bachchan's support for Centre's road safety mission

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, called on megastar Amitabh Bachchan at the latter's residence in Mumbai and sought his support for the National Road Safety Mission

Gadkari stresses on alternative fuels to minimise oil import, pollution

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday pitched for the use of alternative fuels for vehicles to reduce the import of crude oil as well as cut down on pollution. As much as 35 per cent of the pollution in the country is due to diesel and petrol, Gadkari said, adding, "this is why we need import-substituting, cost-effective and pollution-free and indigenous products". At the launch of the country's first electric double decker air-conditioned bus, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways said that electric automobiles are greatly cost effective when compared to diesel ones. "In the Indian situation, import of crude oil is a big challenge. We are already experiencing the way rates are increased. It is also very difficult for the common man...," he said. According to him, it is time to start using alternative fuels like electricity, ethanol, methanol, bio-diesel, bio-CNG, bio-LNG and hydrogen for the automobile sector. Further, he said the current size of the Indian automobile .

Mumbai: Gadkari launches India's first electric double-decker bus

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Thursday inaugurated India's first AC double-decker electric bus in Mumbai

BJP drops Gadkari, Chouhan from parliamentary board; inducts BSY, 5 others

The parliamentary board works in tandem with the Central Election Committee (CEC) and members of the board are also members of the CEC