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India to introduce flexible fuel vehicles soon to increase ethanol use

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

India to introduce flexible fuel vehicles soon to increase ethanol use
Updated On : 04 Oct 2021 | 7:31 PM IST

Gadkari has shown how power can be used: NCP chief Sharad Pawar

The two leaders from rival parties shared the dais at a function at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra.

Gadkari has shown how power can be used: NCP chief Sharad Pawar
Updated On : 02 Oct 2021 | 6:02 PM IST

NHAI developing EV charging infrastructure along highways: Gadkari

According to Gadkari, there is a massive response seen in the domestic market for electric scooters from new start-ups.

NHAI developing EV charging infrastructure along highways: Gadkari
Updated On : 01 Oct 2021 | 5:49 PM IST

Stock market rally shows in some ministers' portfolios: How they fared

The net worth of Home Affairs and Cooperative Minister Amit Shah grew 32 per cent to Rs 37.91 crore

Stock market rally shows in some ministers' portfolios: How they fared
Updated On : 01 Oct 2021 | 2:56 PM IST

Govt to make it mandatory for carmakers to make flex-fuel engines: Gadkari

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.

Govt to make it mandatory for carmakers to make flex-fuel engines: Gadkari
Updated On : 30 Sep 2021 | 3:14 PM IST

Gadkari reviews construction work of all-weather Zojila, Z-Morh tunnels

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday reviewed the construction work of strategically important Zojila and Z-Morh tunnels on the Srinagar-Leh highway. Speaking to reporters at the Z-Morh tunnel site, Gadkari said his ministry is also building 20 tunnels of a total length of 32 km in Jammu and Kashmir and 11 tunnels of a total length of 20 km in Ladakh. The cost of building these 31 tunnels in Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will be around Rs 1.4 lakh crore, the road transport and highways minister said. The Union minister for road transport and highways also said all the projects undertaken by the BJP-led central government should be completed before the 2024 general elections. He said there will be no compromise on the quality of the construction. Gadkari also said that in the past two years, the Modi government has been able to do the same amount of work related to road projects in Jammu and Kashmir that earlier took 50 years. The Z-Morh tunnel between Gagangi

Gadkari reviews construction work of all-weather Zojila, Z-Morh tunnels
Updated On : 29 Sep 2021 | 12:33 AM IST

Will change development scenario in J-K, Ladakh in next 2 years: Gadkari

Over Rs one trillion is being spent only for tunnels in Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir

Will change development scenario in J-K, Ladakh in next 2 years: Gadkari
Updated On : 28 Sep 2021 | 9:12 PM IST

We need at least 600 medical colleges, 50 AIIMS-like institutions: Gadkari

The Road Transport and Highways Minister was speaking at the felicitation of COVID-19 warriors in Karad city of Maharashtra's Satara district.

We need at least 600 medical colleges, 50 AIIMS-like institutions: Gadkari
Updated On : 25 Sep 2021 | 3:56 PM IST

Govt will mandate flex-fuel engines in vehicles in next 3-4 months: Gadkari

Flex fuel, or flexible fuel, is an alternative fuel made of a combination of gasoline and methanol or ethanol

Govt will mandate flex-fuel engines in vehicles in next 3-4 months: Gadkari
Updated On : 25 Sep 2021 | 2:21 AM IST

The way ahead: NHAI to put four more expressways on the fast track

They are the Ahmedabad-Dholera, Delhi-Amritsar-Katra, Bengaluru-Chennai and Kanpur-Lucknow stretches, which would be taken up next

The way ahead: NHAI to put four more expressways on the fast track
Updated On : 25 Sep 2021 | 6:08 AM IST

Govt intends to diversify agriculture to support energy security: Gadkari

Agriculture is India's real strength, said Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday, adding the government intends to diversify it into the energy and power sector

Govt intends to diversify agriculture to support energy security: Gadkari
Updated On : 23 Sep 2021 | 9:08 AM IST

India committed to clean energy-based economy, says Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said India is committed to an eminently achievable clean energy-based economy, and added that the country will soon have a policy for flex-fuel engines

India committed to clean energy-based economy, says Nitin Gadkari
Updated On : 22 Sep 2021 | 9:31 PM IST

Chinese firms haven't invested in India's highway projects: Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said that Chinese companies have not made investments in highway projects in India in recent times.

Chinese firms haven't invested in India's highway projects: Gadkari
Updated On : 22 Sep 2021 | 12:17 AM IST

Small cars too need adequate number of airbags to ensure safety: Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari wondered why auto makers are providing eight airbags only in big cars bought by rich people.

Small cars too need adequate number of airbags to ensure safety: Gadkari
Updated On : 19 Sep 2021 | 11:23 AM IST

PM will decide on continuing infra investments in Afghanistan: Gadkari

India has invested around $3 billion in different welfare and infrastructure projects in Afghanistan.

PM will decide on continuing infra investments in Afghanistan: Gadkari
Updated On : 19 Sep 2021 | 11:02 AM IST

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway to fetch Rs 1,000-1,500 cr every month: Gadkari

"Once the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is completed and opened for the public, we will get at least Rs 1,000-1,500 crore as toll revenues every month," he told PTI in an interview.

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway to fetch Rs 1,000-1,500 cr every month: Gadkari
Updated On : 19 Sep 2021 | 11:01 AM IST

Tags to riches: Nitin Gadkari's YouTube Expressway a hit with fans

They say politicians rake in crores, but Nitin Gadkari earns in lakhs. Check his YouTube videos and you'll know.

Tags to riches: Nitin Gadkari's YouTube Expressway a hit with fans
Updated On : 19 Sep 2021 | 10:54 AM IST

India to have world's largest expressway by March 2022, says Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari on Friday announced that the government is constructing the world's longest highway, that is, Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway.

India to have world's largest expressway by March 2022, says Nitin Gadkari
Updated On : 18 Sep 2021 | 7:55 AM IST

I get Rs 4 lakh royalty per month from YouTube for lecture videos: Gadkari

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said he gets Rs 4 lakh per month as royalty from YouTube, as viewership of his video lectures posted on the social media platform

I get Rs 4 lakh royalty per month from YouTube for lecture videos: Gadkari
Updated On : 17 Sep 2021 | 5:45 PM IST

Haryana section of Delhi-Mumbai expressway reaches finish line

But construction work on some stretches in Gujarat hits a speed bump

Haryana section of Delhi-Mumbai expressway reaches finish line
Updated On : 17 Sep 2021 | 1:05 AM IST