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Highways construction touches record 37 km per day: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the pace of highways construction in the country has touched a record 37 km per day in financial year 2020-21

Explained: How do the poor cope, struggle with road crashes in India?

More than 75% of poor households that were affected by a road traffic crash reported a decline in their income due to the incident

Delhi-Meerut Expressway will be ready in 2 months: Nitin Gadkari

He added that the government's ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Expressway would be ready by 2022.

Govt trying to construct e-highway on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: Gadkari

'We are trying to build 'e-highway' on the 1,300-km highway between Delhi and Mumbai,' Gadkari said

Delhi, Mumbai Expressway to be ready by 2022, says Nitin Gadkari

Government is spending Rs 7 trillion on building green express highways, says union minister.

Rs 7 trillion being spent on green highways, says Union Minister Gadkari

The government is spending Rs 7 lakh crore on building green express highways through modern technology which in turn would provide smart transportation and reduce pollution, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Of these, Rs 1 lakh crore Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is likely to be completed within a year while Delhi-Meerut Expressway will be inaugurated in a month or two, the Road Transport and Highways Minister said while addressing a virtual event organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce here. "We are spending Rs 7 lakh crore on building green express highways. These...will reduce air pollution, traffic jam and minimise logistics and transportation cost," he said at the National Roads & Highways Summit "Focus on Green Infrastructure". He said these are being built with state-of-the-art technique with advanced engineering to provide intelligent traffic while taking care of the ecology and environment conservation with an aim to reduce green house emission. The Prime Minister ..

Puducherry to see double engine growth if BJP is voted to power: Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Monday that there will be 'double engine' growth in Puducherry if the BJP-led alliance is voted to power in the Union Territory

Average daily FASTag collection crosses Rs 100 crore-mark: Gadkari

The Parliament was informed on Monday

Double engine growth in Puducherry if NDA is voted to power: Gadkari

Puducherry would witness 'double engine growth' if NDA is voted to power in the April 6 Assembly polls, Gadkari said

Maruti Suzuki, Tata Group, M&M warm up to vehicle-scrapping units

Companies in talks on joint ventures and exploring tie-ups with suppliers

What happens to your vehicle under the new scrappage policy

During a parliament session on Thursday, Union Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari announced the much-awaited vehicle scrapping policy, seeking to “increase business and employment, and reduce pollution and road hazards created by old vehicles”. Watch this video to get a better sense of the new policy and how it will help.

Scrappage plan has sops for buying new vehicles, pain for driving old ones

Policy will increase business, employment and reduce pollution, says transport minister

Toll booths to be removed, GPS-based toll collection within 1 year: Gadkari

India will do away with toll booths and implement complete GPS-based toll collection within one year, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday

Transport Ministry issues draft rules for vehicle scrapping policy

The union government proposed to offer a road-tax rebate of up to 25 per cent for personal vehicles and up to 15 per cent for commercial vehicles

Top headlines: Mumbai staring at night curfew, Adani Green raises $1.35 bn

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Road accidents killed more people than Covid last year, says Gadkari

The government is serious about reducing road accidents, Gadkari said

Vehicle scrapping policy will be 'win-win'; to reduce pollution: Gadkari

Gadkari on Thursday said the vehicle scrapping policy will be a "win-win" policy that will help improve fuel efficiency and reduce pollution

MP CM urges Gadkari to approve road projects worth Rs 1,858 cr

Chouhan has urged Union minister Nitin Gadkari to approve 26 road projects worth Rs 1,858 crore in the state

West Bengal will get road projects worth Rs 1 trillion, says Gadkari

This could be done now itself but obstacles are being faced, Gadkari said

Congress seeks judicial inquiry into charges against Nitin Gadkari

The Congress on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the allegation that a Swedish firm gave a luxury bus to a company linked to union minister Nitin Gadkari