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Ashok Leyland unveils E-LCV Commemorating its 75th year of operation, commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland Ltd on Thursday unveiled  electric light commercial vehicles from its group company SWITCH Mobility. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari unveiled the IeV series electric light commercial vehicles here. According to Ashok Leyland, the IeV Series is India’s first electric commercial vehicle in its category targeted at MSMEs, cottage industries and e-commerce segments. A...
Ashok Leyland unveils E-LCV
Ashok Leyland unveils E-LCV
Source: IANS
7/09/2023 8:14:43 PM
Nitin Gadkari launches Bharat NCAP, calls it `historic day` for India Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday launched Bharat NCAP, India's own crash testing safety programme, saying that it was a historic day for the country and that requests have been received for crash testing of 30 models. Addressing a gathering following the launching of Bharat NCAP, Gadkari said: "Today is a very important day in the history of Indian automobile industry but even also it is important for the society. I really appreciate the way...
Nitin Gadkari launches Bharat NCAP, calls it `historic day` for India
Nitin Gadkari launches Bharat NCAP, calls it `historic day` for India
Source: IANS
22/08/2023 3:04:08 PM
FADA seeks GST reduction on entry-level two-wheelers to 18% Automobile dealers' body Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has sought Goods and Services Tax (GST) reduction on entry-level two-wheelers to 18 per cent from 28 per cent currently. A delegation of the FADA submitted a letter to Minister of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) Nitin Gadkari in this regard. FADA President Manish Raj Singhania said ‘with two-wheelers accounting for over 75 per cent of the volume and over 70 per cent of this stemming from the entry-l...
FADA seeks GST reduction on entry-level two-wheelers to 18%
FADA seeks GST reduction on entry-level two-wheelers to 18%
Source: Accord Fintech
10/08/2023 2:29:46 PM
Dwarka Expressway project will be completed soon: Nitin Gadkari Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that construction work of the Dwarka Expressway is in its last phase and will be operational soon. Gadkari made the remarks while addressingthe foundation stone laying and closing ceremony of the three-day cultural festival of India International Cultural Centre to be established by the International Divya Parivar Society and Chanakya Varta Parivar in Sector 9A, Gurugram. As soon as the construction of this Expressw...
Dwarka Expressway project will be completed soon: Nitin Gadkari
Dwarka Expressway project will be completed soon: Nitin Gadkari
Source: IANS
31/07/2023 3:39:59 PM
ABP News honours gems of UP at `Uttar Pradesh Ke Anmol Ratn` ABP News, one of India's leading 24x7 Hindi news channels, hosted a spectacular ground event, 'Uttar Pradesh Ke Anmol Ratn,' to recognize, highlight & felicitate individuals and organizations who have left an indelible mark on Uttar Pradesh and have also contributed significantly to the growth and development of the region. The event was organised at Radisson Blu, Noida, on July 25, 2023. During the event, ABP News’ recognized the entrepreneurial spirit...
ABP News honours gems of UP at `Uttar Pradesh Ke Anmol Ratn`
ABP News honours gems of UP at `Uttar Pradesh Ke Anmol Ratn`
Source: PR Agency
26/07/2023 3:40:20 PM
Government intends to double turnover of auto industry to Rs 15 lakh crore: Nitin Gadkari Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that the government intends to double the turnover of the automobile industry to Rs 15 lakh crore. At present, the turnover of the automobile industry is Rs 7.55 lakh crore, and four and a half crore have got jobs in the sector. This industry gives maximum GST to the government. He also said the industry will generate 10 crore jobs.  Gadkari stated that India has beaten Japan in automobile manufacturing and has come...
Government intends to double turnover of auto industry to Rs 15 lakh crore: Nitin Gadkari
Government intends to double turnover of auto industry to Rs 15 lakh crore: Nitin Gadkari
Source: Accord Fintech
5/07/2023 11:23:16 AM
Government committed to boost tourism, infrastructure development: Nitin Gadkari Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways on Wednesday said that the Centre was committed to enhancing the tourism sector and strengthening the country's infrastructure which were positively impacting job creation. He was speaking at the CII Annual Session 2023 here. Under the theme 'Future Frontiers, Competitiveness, Technology, Sustainability, Internationalisation', Gadkari highlighted the significant progress made in these areas and the positive impact...
Government committed to boost tourism, infrastructure development: Nitin Gadkari
Government committed to boost tourism, infrastructure development: Nitin Gadkari
Source: IANS
24/05/2023 4:39:15 PM
Dwarka Expressway: Nitin Gadkari inspects country's first elevated highway Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday inspected country's first elevated highway from an interchange of the Dwarka Expressway near Khedki Daula Toll in Gurugram to Dwarka in New Delhi. Gadkari was accompanied by Union Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation and Planning (Independent Charge) and Gurugram MP Rao Inderjit Singh; Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Civil Aviation VK Singh; and Delhi Lieutenant...
Dwarka Expressway: Nitin Gadkari inspects country's first elevated highway
Dwarka Expressway: Nitin Gadkari inspects country's first elevated highway
Source: IANS
19/05/2023 9:19:42 AM
MoRTH pumps in Rs 130K cr for highways, tunnels in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari recently said that Kashmir to Kanyakumari will no longer be a dream for the people of India. He said this while referring to the massive development of the road network in Jammu and Kashmir and also in other parts of the country. As far as the roads and highways construction projects in Jammu and Kashmir are concerned, development work worth Rs 1,30,000 crore has been taken up by MoRTH in J&K and since 2014, around 500 km of road...
MoRTH pumps in Rs 130K cr for highways, tunnels in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
MoRTH pumps in Rs 130K cr for highways, tunnels in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
Source: IANS
16/04/2023 3:00:57 PM
Nitin Gadkari bats for public transport, says road traffic generates 40% air pollution Making a strong case for improving and promoting the use of public transport, Union Minister for Highways Nitin Gadkari said that road transport alone is responsible for 40 per cent of the air pollution in India, here on Thursday. Addressing the 11th Biennial International Conference on Ports, Shipping and Logistics, Gadkari said that the government is implementing various measures to promote public transport as ecology and environment are the 'highest priority'. He referred to ...
Nitin Gadkari bats for public transport, says road traffic generates 40% air pollution
Nitin Gadkari bats for public transport, says road traffic generates 40% air pollution
Source: IANS
14/04/2023 8:50:00 AM
Nitin Gadkari inspects Zojila Tunnel to establish all weather connectivity for Ladakh Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday inspected the Zojila Tunnel, Asia's longest tunnel, to establish an all weather connectivity for Ladakh. A total 19 tunnels are being constructed in Jammu and Kashmir at a cost of Rs 25,000 crore. Under this, the construction of a 13.14 km-long tunnel and approach road at a cost of Rs 6,800 crore is in progress in Zojila. It is a 7.57 metre-high horseshoe-shaped single-tube, two-lane tunnel, which will pass under...
Nitin Gadkari inspects Zojila Tunnel to establish all weather connectivity for Ladakh
Nitin Gadkari inspects Zojila Tunnel to establish all weather connectivity for Ladakh
Source: IANS
10/04/2023 3:30:10 PM
Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate Z-Morh tunnel on Srinagar-Leh highway today Union minister of road transport and national highways, Nitin Gadkari reached Sonamarg on Monday along with J&K Lt. cManoj Sinha and members of Parliament to visit the site of the Zojila tunnel and to inaugurate the Z-Morh tunnel on Srinagar-Leh highway. Gadkari is scheduled to throw open the Z-Morh tunnel that will make Sonamarg tourist resort an all weather destination. The Zojila Tunnel, which will connect the Ladakh region with the rest of the country, will remain open year roun...
Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate Z-Morh tunnel on Srinagar-Leh highway today
Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate Z-Morh tunnel on Srinagar-Leh highway today
Source: IANS
10/04/2023 12:36:38 PM
India can become number one automobile manufacturer by using lithium reserve in J&K: Nitin Gadkari Union road, transport and highway minister Nitin Gadkari has said that if India can use recently discovered reserve of lithium in Jammu and Kashmir, it will become number one automobile manufacturing country in the world.  He said ‘Every year, we import 1,200 tonnes of lithium.’ He mentioned ‘Now, in Jammu and Kashmir, we got lithium. (If) we can use this lithium ion, we will be the number one automobile manufacturing country in the world.’ The estimated 5.9-mi...
India can become number one automobile manufacturer by using lithium reserve in J&K: Nitin Gadkari
India can become number one automobile manufacturer by using lithium reserve in J&K: Nitin Gadkari
Source: Accord Fintech
27/03/2023 10:23:15 AM
Prime Minister holds meeting with key cabinet ministers in Parliament Amid protests by treasury benches in Parliament over Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's democracy comments in London which have disrupted proceedings in both houses, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a meeting with his cabinet ministers. According to sources, the meeting was attended by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur, Parliamentary Affairs and Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi, Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar and L...
Prime Minister holds meeting with key cabinet ministers in Parliament
Prime Minister holds meeting with key cabinet ministers in Parliament
Source: IANS
14/03/2023 12:46:03 PM
Centre clears disinvestment of 25% equity stake in Bharat Coking Coal Ltd The government has approved disinvestment of its 25 per cent equity stake in Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and necessary formalities are underway to initiate the process. BCCL is a subsidiary of the country's largest dry fuel producing company, Coal India Limited (CIL). Highly-placed sources told IANS that a three-member empowered ministerial committee led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi and Road Transport & Highways Minister...
Centre clears disinvestment of 25% equity stake in Bharat Coking Coal Ltd
Centre clears disinvestment of 25% equity stake in Bharat Coking Coal Ltd
Source: IANS
11/03/2023 9:36:05 AM
Bengaluru Mysuru Expressway will contribute to Karnataka`s growth trajectory: Prime Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Bengaluru Mysuru Expressway will contribute to Karnataka's growth trajectory. Modi was responding to a tweet thread by Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari wherein the Minister informed that the construction of Bengaluru Mysuru Expressway project aims to improve accessibility to regions such as Shrirangpatna, Coorg, Ooty, and Kerala, thereby bolstering their tourism potential. The Union Minister also informed t...
Bengaluru Mysuru Expressway will contribute to Karnataka`s growth trajectory: Prime Minister
Bengaluru Mysuru Expressway will contribute to Karnataka`s growth trajectory: Prime Minister
Source: IANS
10/03/2023 2:29:19 PM
Coastal & port connectivity play key role in nation`s eco growth: Nitin Gadkari Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Monday that coastal and port connectivity infrastructure play a pivotal role in a nation's economic growth. In Kerala, a four-lane National Highway (NH) has been developed at a total cost of Rs 571 crore to connect ICTT(International Container Transhipment Terminal)Vallarpadam with Kalamassery, the minister said in a series of tweets. The project involved the construction of a port connectivity highway, stretching ...
Coastal & port connectivity play key role in nation`s eco growth: Nitin Gadkari
Coastal & port connectivity play key role in nation`s eco growth: Nitin Gadkari
Source: IANS
6/03/2023 4:28:22 PM
70 projects underway in Andhra worth Rs 33,540cr: Nitin Gadkari Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said there are currently 70 projects underway in Andhra Pradesh, totalling 2,014 km and costing Rs 33,540 crore. Addressing Andhra Pradesh's Global Investment Summit 2023 at Visakhapatnam on Friday, the Minister said efforts are being made to establish five Green Highways and two Expressways at a total cost of Rs 32,430 crore . Gadkari said during 2022-23, total work costing Rs 15,400 crore has been awarded for a length of...
70 projects underway in Andhra worth Rs 33,540cr: Nitin Gadkari
70 projects underway in Andhra worth Rs 33,540cr: Nitin Gadkari
Source: IANS
4/03/2023 9:43:59 AM
Nitin Gadkari discusses potential areas of collaboration with Austrian delegation Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, met an Austrian delegation led by the country's Ambassador to India, Katharina Wieser, here on Thursday. At the meeting, views were exchanged on the latest technologies and innovations in road infrastructure development and green technologies. Representatives from Austrian companies apprised Gadkari about the various innovative technologies and products being manufactured by them. Gadkari informed that several ropeways a...
Nitin Gadkari discusses potential areas of collaboration with Austrian delegation
Nitin Gadkari discusses potential areas of collaboration with Austrian delegation
Source: IANS
3/03/2023 11:43:12 AM
GreenLine Logistics signs LNG supply agreement with Baidyanath LNG GreenLine Logistics (Green Planet Logistics Pvt Ltd.), India's first and only LNG-fueled heavy trucking logistics company, has entered into an LNG supply agreement with Baidyanath LNG Private Limited (BLNG). GreenLine Logistics has currently deployed its LNG fleet with leading cement manufacturers for inbound and outbound transportation of raw materials as well as finished products. The company plans to deploy ~1,600 LNG trucks by March 2024. These state-of-the-art LNG trucks, manuf...
GreenLine Logistics signs LNG supply agreement with Baidyanath LNG
GreenLine Logistics signs LNG supply agreement with Baidyanath LNG
Source: IANS
2/03/2023 4:53:38 PM
Hydrogen and green fuel will be India`s future fuel: Nitin Gadkari Hydrogen is our future fuel and India’s future vehicles will run on hydrogen and green fuels, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari said here today. Addressing the second Ideas of India Summit organised by the ABP Network, he said although he never spoke about India’s EV targets for the year 2030, in the coming years India will certainly shift to electric vehicles. “We import Rs. 16 lakh crore worth of fossil fuel every year but pretty soon ...
Hydrogen and green fuel will be India`s future fuel: Nitin Gadkari
Hydrogen and green fuel will be India`s future fuel: Nitin Gadkari
Source: PR Agency
26/02/2023 3:45:09 PM
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari approves highway projects in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal  Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has sanctioned Rs 1,292.65 crore under the Bharatmala Pariyojana for the development of 32 km long 6-lane access controlled greenfield highway from Chandrasekharapuram to Polavaram on (NH-544G) Bengaluru-Vijayawada Economic Corridor in Hybrid Annuity Mode in Andhra Pradesh. In a series of tweets, Gadkari said the Bengaluru-Kadapa-Vijayawada Economic Corridor starts from Bengaluru STRR which utilises the existing Bengaluru-H...
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari approves highway projects in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari approves highway projects in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal
Source: IANS
25/02/2023 9:16:12 AM
`Phagwara-Rupnagar NH section to boost Punjab`s road infra` In an attempt to give a major boost to the road infrastructure in Punjab, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has developed a four-lane wide section from Phagwara to Rupnagar on NH-344A, an official said on Tuesday. In a series of tweets, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the project is being executed in Hybrid Annuity Mode at a cost of Rs 1,367 crore, spanning a length of 80.82 km. The section connects major cities Amritsar-Jalandhar-...
`Phagwara-Rupnagar NH section to boost Punjab`s road infra`
`Phagwara-Rupnagar NH section to boost Punjab`s road infra`
Source: IANS
21/02/2023 5:29:05 PM
Uttar Pradesh rolls out red carpet for Global Investors Summit 2023 Uttar Pradesh has rolled out a red carpet for the Global Investors Summit-2023 (GIS-23) that begins on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the three-day event which has already attracted memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and investment proposals of more than Rs 22 lakh crore as the state aims to become a trillion-dollar economy in next five years. More than 10,000 delegates, including more than 400 participants from 41 countries, top industry leaders, Union Ministers,...
Uttar Pradesh rolls out red carpet for Global Investors Summit 2023
Uttar Pradesh rolls out red carpet for Global Investors Summit 2023
Source: IANS
10/02/2023 11:21:58 AM
Nitin Gadkari unveils advanced drone air traffic management system 'Skye UTM' Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday unveiled Skye UTM, touted as the most cutting-edge unmanned traffic management system in the world, here which is capable of handling 4,000 flights per hour and 96,000 flights per day. Skye UTM is a Cloud-based aerial traffic management system that integrates unmanned air traffic with the manned aviation airspace. Skye UTM has been built towards providing situational awareness, autonomous navigation, risk assessme...
Nitin Gadkari unveils advanced drone air traffic management system 'Skye UTM'
Nitin Gadkari unveils advanced drone air traffic management system 'Skye UTM'
Source: IANS
8/02/2023 4:41:30 PM
Government progressing on policy of adopting import substitutes, cost-effective indigenous fuels: Nitin Gadkari  Underlining the government initiatives facilitating the use of ethanol, methanol, bio-CNG and hybrid electric vehicles, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Monday that the government is progressing on the policy of adopting import substitutes, cost-effective, pollution-free and indigenous fuels for the transport sector. Speaking at the FICCI conference -- Future of Mobility: India's Journey Towards Net Zero -- Gadkari also alluded to "makin...
Government progressing on policy of adopting import substitutes, cost-effective indigenous fuels: Nitin Gadkari
Government progressing on policy of adopting import substitutes, cost-effective indigenous fuels: Nitin Gadkari
Source: IANS
31/01/2023 9:32:15 AM
Share of agriculture sector in GDP needs to cross 24% to realise `AtmaNirbhar Bharat` vision: Nitin Gadkari Pitching for the introduction of technologies in farming and rural and tribal areas, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said that India will find it difficult to realise the ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant) vision till the share of the agriculture and allied sectors in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) crosses 24 per cent. He said ‘Our agriculture and allied sector income is 12 per cent of the GDP, manufacturing sector income is 22 to 24 per cent, and service sector is 52...
Share of agriculture sector in GDP needs to cross 24% to realise `AtmaNirbhar Bharat` vision: Nitin Gadkari
Share of agriculture sector in GDP needs to cross 24% to realise `AtmaNirbhar Bharat` vision: Nitin Gadkari
Source: Accord Fintech
30/01/2023 10:16:26 AM
Nitin Gadkari meets Japanese delegation, discusses sustainable infra development  Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari met a Japanese delegation led by Masafumi Mori, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan and the co-chairman of the Joint Committee Meeting for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National High Speed Rail Project, in the presence of Hiroshi Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan to India, here on Wednesday. Both sides exchanged views and opinions in the field of Road Transport and Logistics service-related road infrastructure and deliberated u...
Nitin Gadkari meets Japanese delegation, discusses sustainable infra development
Nitin Gadkari meets Japanese delegation, discusses sustainable infra development
Source: IANS
26/01/2023 9:54:49 AM
Action plan introduced to accelerate PM Gati Shakti scheme`s progress An action plan was introduced to accelerate the PM Gati Shakti scheme's progress in the meeting of the Group of Infrastructure Committee on Tuesday to address existing inter-ministerial issues with regard to implementation of various infrastructure projects. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari chaired the 10th meeting of the committee. Officials said that several issues were placed on the agenda for deliberation to expedite the progress of ongoing infrastructure...
Action plan introduced to accelerate PM Gati Shakti scheme`s progress
Action plan introduced to accelerate PM Gati Shakti scheme`s progress
Source: IANS
25/01/2023 9:40:12 AM
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 18 National Highway projects worth Rs 6800 cr in , Madhya Pradesh  Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 18 National Highway projects with a total length of 550 km in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh worth Rs 6800 crore. Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari said the two-decade-old demand of the local people to construct a bridge in Betwa has been fulfilled. He said this 665-meter long bridge has been built at a cost of Rs 25 crore. The connectivity of Orchha, Jhansi, Tikamgarh will improve with the construction of a 2-lane pave...
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 18 National Highway projects worth Rs 6800 cr in , Madhya Pradesh
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 18 National Highway projects worth Rs 6800 cr in , Madhya Pradesh
Source: IANS
24/01/2023 10:13:53 AM
With Government set to keep driving growth of highways, ministry eyes more funds  With the increased focus of the government on the development of highways and expressways in the country, the roads and highways ministry in the upcoming budget is likely to get budgetary support which will be nearly 20 per cent higher than what it got in the last budget. Sources said that gross budgetary support in the range of Rs 2.20 lakh crore or more in the upcoming budget for capital and revenue expenditure in the Financial Year 2023-24 is quite likely. In the last budget (FY 2...
With Government set to keep driving growth of highways, ministry eyes more funds
With Government set to keep driving growth of highways, ministry eyes more funds
Source: IANS
22/01/2023 12:42:10 PM
Uttar Pradesh prepares for GIS-23 on a war footing Preparations for the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors' Summit 2023, scheduled from February 10 to 12, are being done on a war footing to make the event grand and a memorable one. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the event while President Droupadi Murmu is likely to attend the closing ceremony as the chief guest. More than 20 Union ministers are likely to take part in the event including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Finance Mi...
Uttar Pradesh prepares for GIS-23 on a war footing
Uttar Pradesh prepares for GIS-23 on a war footing
Source: IANS
13/01/2023 4:04:31 PM
Government goal is to cut down on accidents by 50% by 2024 end: Nitin Gadkari at Auto Expo Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, along with Minister of Heavy Industries, Mahendra Nath Pandey, officially inaugurated the Auto Expo 2023 here on Thursday. The event will be open for businesses on January 13 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. It will open for the general public from January 14 to 18 from 11 a.m. However, the closing timings are 8 p.m. for January 14-15, 7 p.m. for January 16-17 and 6 p.m. for January 18. In his inaugural address, Gadkari urged the auto...
Government goal is to cut down on accidents by 50% by 2024 end: Nitin Gadkari at Auto Expo
Government goal is to cut down on accidents by 50% by 2024 end: Nitin Gadkari at Auto Expo
Source: IANS
13/01/2023 9:09:55 AM
India, Japan to undertake joint projects for digital transformation in areas of ITS, eco-friendly mobility: Nitin Gadkari Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said India and Japan will undertake joint projects for digital transformation in the areas of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and eco-friendly mobility. Further, he said India has always placed the Indo-Pacific at the heart of its engagement with the countries of Southeast and East Asia under India's Act East Policy. He mentioned India’s intense support towards cooperation with Japan in the sector of highways develop...
India, Japan to undertake joint projects for digital transformation in areas of ITS, eco-friendly mobility: Nitin Gadkari
India, Japan to undertake joint projects for digital transformation in areas of ITS, eco-friendly mobility: Nitin Gadkari
Source: Accord Fintech
12/01/2023 10:27:17 AM
Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway to be inaugurated next month: Nitin Gadkari Union Minister for Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has announced that the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway would be inaugurated by February end. "After the completion, the travel time between the two cities would be 90 minutes," he said. Currently, it takes 3 hours' time. Speaking to reporters, Gadkari said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi or President Droupadi Murmu would be invited for the inauguration. "This expressway will ensure development ...
Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway to be inaugurated next month: Nitin Gadkari
Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway to be inaugurated next month: Nitin Gadkari
Source: IANS
6/01/2023 9:04:52 AM
Nitin Gadkari inspects progress of Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday inspected the progress of Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway. Karnataka PWD Minister C.C. Patil, BJP MP Bachegowda accompanied Gadkari in the aerial inspection. Taking to Twitter, the Union Minister said: "Inspected the progress of the Bengaluru Chennai Expressway with Karnataka PWD Minister Shri @CCPatilBJP Ji and MP Shri @BNBachegowda_MP Ji. We are constructing this 262 km long 8-Lane structure worth of Rs 16,730 Cr.&q...
Nitin Gadkari inspects progress of Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway
Nitin Gadkari inspects progress of Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway
Source: IANS
5/01/2023 1:19:47 PM
Indian Railways promises an even better Vande Bharat 2.0 edition The Ministry of Railways has been making constant efforts to make India's first semi-high speed train, Vande Bharat better. The project, which was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been the dream of the government and the Railways. So far, 6 Vande Bharat trains are running, with the sixth one flagged off by Modi on December 11, 2022 to run from Nagpur to Bilaspur. The flag off was done at Nagpur railway station in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shin...
Indian Railways promises an even better Vande Bharat 2.0 edition
Indian Railways promises an even better Vande Bharat 2.0 edition
Source: IANS
26/12/2022 12:58:06 PM
Nitin Gadkari approves upgradation of NH-25 in Rajasthan worth Rs 235.15 cr Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the upgradation and rehabilitation work of NH-25 extension to 2-lane with paved shoulder of Ghagaria-Munabao section of District Barmer in Rajasthan has been approved under EPC mode at a cost of Rs 235.15 crore. In a series of tweets, the Minister said the project passes through backward districts of Rajasthan. Improvement of the project route will lead to economic development of the region and congestion free traffic...
Nitin Gadkari approves upgradation of NH-25 in Rajasthan worth Rs 235.15 cr
Nitin Gadkari approves upgradation of NH-25 in Rajasthan worth Rs 235.15 cr
Source: IANS
20/12/2022 5:29:50 PM
By 2024, Indian Roads to match US Standards: Nitin Gadkari Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that logistics cost, which is 16 per cent of GDP presently, will fall to single digits, by 2024. "It is going to help us get more exports", the Minister said, adding that now is the time to increase our business and presence in the international market. The Minister further stated that before 2024 ends, India's road infrastructure would be equal to the US standards. The Minister was addressing the annua...
By 2024, Indian Roads to match US Standards: Nitin Gadkari
By 2024, Indian Roads to match US Standards: Nitin Gadkari
Source: IANS
16/12/2022 4:28:41 PM
India needs to promote flex-fuel vehicles to deal with fluctuations in crude oil prices : Nitin Gadkari Addressing an event organised by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Union Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the country needs to promote vehicles running on more than one fuel (flex-fuel vehicles) and e-vehicles to tide over the problems created by wide fluctuations in crude oil prices in the international market. The SIAM in New Delhi on Monday organised a technology demonstration conceptualised on adoption of ethanol and use of flex-fue...
India needs to promote flex-fuel vehicles to deal with fluctuations in crude oil prices : Nitin Gadkari
India needs to promote flex-fuel vehicles to deal with fluctuations in crude oil prices : Nitin Gadkari
Source: IANS
13/12/2022 9:29:50 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi launches infra projects worth Rs 75K crore in Nagpur Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched infrastructure projects worth Rs 75,000 crore in Nagpur on Sunday and asserted that this has been "possible due to the efforts of the double engine government". Prime Minister Modi, addresing a huge public gathering after inaugurating the ambitious Samruddhi Mahamarg connecting Nagpur and Shirdi, said that the development projects were "stalled but the new government took them up seriously and laid the roadmap for a prosperous state"...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi launches infra projects worth Rs 75K crore in Nagpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi launches infra projects worth Rs 75K crore in Nagpur
Source: IANS
11/12/2022 2:38:08 PM
MoRTH sets target of constructing 12,200 kilometres of national highways during FY23 The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has set a target of constructing 12,200 kilometres of national highways during 2022-23, against which 4,766 kilometres have been constructed till November, 2022. The road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said under Bharatmala Pariyojana, apart from development of highways/ expressways in the country, which facilitate logistic efficiency to India economy, 35 Multi Modal Logistics Parks (MMLPs) are to be developed. These MMLPs ...
MoRTH sets target of constructing 12,200 kilometres of national highways during FY23
MoRTH sets target of constructing 12,200 kilometres of national highways during FY23
Source: Accord Fintech
9/12/2022 12:40:36 PM
First-ever surety bond insurance product to be launched on December 19: Nitin Gadkari Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced on Thursday that the country's first-ever Surety Bond insurance product would be launched on December 19. Gadkari announced this while addressing the CII's Global Economic Summit, adding that the product will be of great help to the contractors. The Surety Bond insurance will help in infusing liquidity in the infrastructure sector as it will free up the working capital belonging to contractors, which is stuck in ba...
First-ever surety bond insurance product to be launched on December 19: Nitin Gadkari
First-ever surety bond insurance product to be launched on December 19: Nitin Gadkari
Source: IANS
9/12/2022 9:12:56 AM
Ashoka Buildcon soars on emerging lowest bidder for NHAI Kerala project   Ashoka Buildcon is currently trading at Rs. 79.00, up by 2.20 points or 2.86% from its previous closing of Rs. 76.80 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 77.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 79.55 and Rs. 77.00 respectively. So far 98726 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 108.50 on 05-Jan-2022 and a 52 week low of Rs. 69.00 on 25-May-2022. Last one week high and low of the scrip stoo...
Ashoka Buildcon soars on emerging lowest bidder for NHAI Kerala project
Ashoka Buildcon soars on emerging lowest bidder for NHAI Kerala project
Source: Accord Fintech
30/11/2022 12:17:13 PM
Centre to scrap over 15-year-old government vehicles Aiming to decongest Indian roads of millions of worn out government vehicles, the Centre has issued a draft notification proposing mandatory non-renewal of registration of government vehicles older than 15 years. This will be applicable from April 1, 2023, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said. Also, it would be mandatory for buses and vehicles of corporations and transport department to scrap vehicles older than 15 years. Suggestions have been sought on the notification withi...
Centre to scrap over 15-year-old government vehicles
Centre to scrap over 15-year-old government vehicles
Source: IANS
28/11/2022 9:54:28 AM
Huge investments coming to coastal region due to global investors meet: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai Buoyed by the success of the recently concluded global investors meet, Karnataka is expecting investments of around Rs 2 lakh crore to make their way to coastal regions of the state. Renewable energy, hydrogen energy and production of ammonia from sea water, are areas that will receive a fillip, and a huge investment is expected in coastal districts, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai has said. The state had garnered a little under 10 lakh crore rupees worth investments in the 3-day event ...
Huge investments coming to coastal region due to global investors meet: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai
Huge investments coming to coastal region due to global investors meet: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai
Source: IANS
19/11/2022 4:38:43 PM
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates of 3 NH projects worth Rs 1,206 Crore in West Bengal Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 3 national highway (NH) projects worth Rs 1,206 Crore in Siliguri on Thursday. Addressing the gathering, Gadkari said that the inaugurated projects include 2-lane ROB in replacement of Level Crossing at km 615.5 of NH-31 (Oodlabari) and would give significant boost to international connectivity and ROB in lieu of Level Crossing at km 661.100 on NH-31 (Maynaguri). He said that it would ...
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates of 3 NH projects worth Rs 1,206 Crore in West Bengal
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates of 3 NH projects worth Rs 1,206 Crore in West Bengal
Source: IANS
17/11/2022 4:07:56 PM
PNC Infratech surges on handing over `EPE user fee collection mandate` to NCR Eastern Peripheral Expressway PNC Infratech is currently trading at Rs. 261.90, up by 8.35 points or 3.29% from its previous closing of Rs. 253.55 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 251.10 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 263.75 and Rs. 251.10 respectively. So far 6049 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 337.70 on 16-Nov-2021 and a 52 week low of Rs. 219.35 on 20-Jun-2022. Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs...
PNC Infratech surges on handing over `EPE user fee collection mandate` to NCR Eastern Peripheral Expressway
PNC Infratech surges on handing over `EPE user fee collection mandate` to NCR Eastern Peripheral Expressway
Source: Accord Fintech
16/11/2022 12:11:22 PM