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Two West Bengal highway projects first to start on new BOT model

NHAI may consider floating another set of contracts in the next fiscal year

Govt intends to formalise registration process of vintage motor vehicles

The Centre on Friday said it intends to formalise the registration process of the vintage motor vehicles, and has sought public comments for proposed rules regarding this.

Longer-tenure deals for highway maintenance to woo foreign players

Govt identifies 70,000 km of roads that will be offered to private companies

Gadkari calls for modernising public transport, increasing use of biofuels

Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said there is a need to modernise the public transport fleet and promote use of green fuel like bio-CNG, ethanol, methanol as well as electricity.

Driving licenses, vehicle documents to stay valid till Dec 31: Govt

Govt has decided to extend the validity of driving licences and required documents of motor vehicles till December 30, 2020, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, an official statement said on Monday.

Centre seeks suggestions from stakeholders on deferring BS-IV norms

The norms were scheduled to be implemented from October 1.

NHAI pause on contracts likely to hurt construction firms' revenue

Gadkari said NHAI was in a comfortable position and it would go ahead with its fund-raising plans

How Gadkari is planning to attract investors, monetise highway projects

IRB InvIT offered six completed road assets, covering 3,000 km across five states

Road ministry seeks GST rate cut for hybrid cars and CNG vehicles

Late last month, the GST Council had cut rates on EVs from 12% to 5%

Roads in Modi govt: 'Good' in construction speed, not so much on safety

Nitin Gadkari stepped up the speed of road construction by making land acquisition easier and roping in the private sector. But on road safety, he hit a dead end

Govt, NHAI should plan road projects based on a 'corridor approach': Report

The AT Kearney report also suggested setting up of a dedicated corridor-management agency, preferably within the NHAI

Same pay perks for highway, construction workers likely; to benefit 40 mn

The new Code on Wages tries to ensure minimum wages to all and timely payment of wages to all employees, irrespective of the sector of employment

Road Min, NHAI to set up warehousing zones to reduce logistics cost

Gadkari is believed to have proposed Nagpur's name for setting up country's first logistics park

Road Ministry to launch two apps for safety, citizen services

E-challan is an enforcement app which will be utilised by traffic police and transport authorities

Road Ministry seeks Rs 90,904 cr for 2017-18

Ministry wants to complete ongoing highway projects