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Decision to relax age limit under Agnipath to benefit candidates: Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the decision to raise the upper age limit to 23 years from 21 for candidates under the 'Agnipath' scheme for 2022 will benefit those who have fallen out of the age bracket

Need to maintain balance between ecology, environment, development: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday emphasised the need of maintaining equilibrium between ecology, environment and development

NHAI sets new Guinness World Record, lays 75-km long highway in 105 hrs

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced that a new Guinness World Record was created by NHAI in laying 75 km of bituminous concrete in a single lane on NH53 in 105 hours and 33 minutes

Union Minister Gadkari sets target to construct 60 kms of highway per day

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said his target is to construct 60 kilometres of highway per day.

Efforts on to introduce ethanol in agri, construction equipment: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday stressed on the need to switch to alternative fuel like ethanol and said efforts are on to introduce ethanol in construction and agriculture equipment.

Panel probing electric vehicles fire incidents to submit report on May 30

Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari had recently said the companies found negligent will be penalised and a recall of all defective vehicles will be ordered after expert panel submits its report

Amritsar-Jamnagar expressway to be completed by Sep 2023: Gadkari

The 1224-km highway is being developed at a cost of Rs 26,000 for the Bharatmala programme.

BJP to hold 3-day high-level meeting in Jaipur ahead of assembly polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually attend the meeting and address the party workers

Govt aims to build 18,000 km of highways in FY23, says Nitin Gadkari

The government is committed to expanding the national highway network across the country with the aim of constructing 18,000 km of highways in 2022-23 at a record speed of 50 km per day, said Gadkari

Govt sets target to reduce 50% road accident deaths by 2024: Gadkari

The minister said action should be taken immediately on black spots

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates a vehicle scrapping facility in Haryana

According to the statement, Gadkari said that the biggest benefit from this policy will be that copper, steel, aluminum, rubber and plastic will be easily available

Bihar bridge collapses, Union Minister Gadkari blames low-grade material

Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister, Nitin Gadkari, on Tuesday blamed low-quality construction material for the collapse of a bridge in Bhagalpur district of Bihar.

Adoption of tech, economic viability key to successful projects: Gadkari

Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said that proven technology, economic viability, availability of raw material and effective marketing are necessary for completion of projects

Govt aims to develop vehicle scrapping facilities within 150 kms of cities

Gadkari noted that the road transport and highways ministry has designed the vehicle scrapping policy in a way that allows all types and sizes of investors to come and establish scrapping centres

Number of EVs in India will go up to 30 mn in next 2 years: Gadkari

"In the electric scooter segment, there are about 250 startups that are working right now and they have really made good scooters and all are heavily booked," said Gadkari

Govt targets 18,000 km highway construction in FY23, at 50 km/day: Gadkari

The target is ambitious as the ministry in 2021-22 set a 40-km per day construction goal, but later revised it down.

Gadkari says promote hydrogen fuel, ease reliance on petrol products

Union Minister Gadkari on Thursday said to reduce the dependency on imported petroleum products, the country should march towards running trains, airplanes, vehicles and factories on hydrogen fuel

Gadkari pitches for priority sector lending to alternative fuel players

Gadkari said they found it difficult to compete with the petrol and diesel sector, which has deep pockets

Tesla can benefit by manufacturing EVs in India: transport minister Gadkari

Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that if the US-based EV maker Tesla manufactures its electric vehicles in India then the company will also get benefits. Addressing an event here, Gadkari said days are not very far when the prices of all electric vehicles will be less than the cost of petrol vehicles in the country. "Agar Tesla India me electric car manufacture karega toh unka bhi fayda hoga (If Tesla manufactures its electric vehicles in India then they will also get benefits)," he said. Earlier on April 26, Gadkari had said, if Tesla is ready to manufacture its EVs in India then there is 'no problem', but the company must not import cars from China. "If Elon Musk (Tesla CEO) is ready to manufacture in India then there is no problem ... Come to India, start manufacturing, India is a large market, they can export from India," he had said at an interactive session at the Raisina Dialogue. Last year, the heavy industries ministry had also asked

Tesla manufacturing in India would be a 'win-win' for Musk, India: Gadkari

Dwells on top domestic and global players that are coming up with high-performing electric four-wheelers, points to surging demand for the new tech that Tesla has claimed to champion over past decade