"Pollution will be less in Delhi in the coming years," the road, transport and highways minister said.
The target is also increase the share of MSMEs in the country's export and growth to 50 per cent, Gadkari said
The projects will cover a length of 4,471 km of highways
Gadkari also stressed the need for diversifying agriculture towards power and energy to meet the goal of bio-fuel generation
The FASTag programme is being implemented pan-India to remove bottlenecks and ensure seamless movement of traffic
He said 537 toll plazas have become 100 per cent electronic toll collection compliant including 17 where FASTags will be read through hand-held devices
Almost 90 per cent toll plazas are ready with FASTag infrastructure as of now and only some new toll plazas will face teething issues, the minister said
He said that currently, 1,407 projects involving 50,016 km of national highways was underway worth Rs 5.72 lakh crore
The BJP's Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday returned as Maharashtra chief minister for a second term, propped up by NCP leader Ajit Pawar
He said instead of taking so much interest in covering who is forming the next government in Maharashtra, the media should focus on farmers' issues
NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena are holding hectic deliberations and talks and are inching closer towards government formation in Maharashtra
In a written reply, Gadkari said the number of fatalities in Kerala during September-October this year was 314
He further said that secondly, the government is working on policy to increase indigenous production of products that are being imported
President's rule was imposed in the state on Tuesday after Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari sent a report to the Centre
It holds out great promise for improving India's logistics and therefore needs to be pushed aggressively
On the capital issue, he said cost of capital is high in the country and it is difficult to get finance from the banking system
Gadkari, however, on Thursday had stressed that the BJP should get the post of chief minister because it has won more seats than the Shiv Sena.
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The new definition is likely to be effected through an amendment to the MSME Act and may lead to further improvement in India's ease of doing business scenario
In doing so, Bajaj has become the first internal combustion engine two-wheeler company to launch an all-electric two-wheeler in India