NHAI standardises 4/6-lane high-speed roads: New rules will change lane widths, exits & safety measures for highway driversNHAI has introduced new guidelines for upcoming access-controlled high-speed National Highways to standardise design, improve road safety a...
21 Sep, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
Your EV is carrying six invisible passengers? EU data shows how electric cars differ from petrol & diesel vehiclesElectric vehicles are considerably heavier than their petrol-powered counterparts, mainly because of the added weight of their battery syst...
01 Sep, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
NHAI tightens ambulance norms for highway accidents, Rs 10,000 fine for missing 10-minute deadlineAmbulances on national highways now face a ten thousand rupee penalty for slow response. The National Highways Authority of India has tight...
13 Aug, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
UP to get road projects worth Rs 5 lakh crore in next two years: RTH Minister Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari announced road projects worth Rs 5 lakh crore for Uttar Pradesh. New projects worth Rs 50,000-60,000 crore hav...
13 Jul, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
Bharat Petroleum to expand retail offerings, EV charging networkBharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is investing significantly to expand its retail offerings. The company aims to increase its market share b...
07 Jul, 2026, 01.16 AM IST
Projects worth Rs 50,000 cr underway to decongest Delhi roads : GadkariThe central government is invested into a 50,000 crore rupees project for Delhi's congested roads. Clearing the congestion will help reduce...
02 Dec, 2019, 04.19 PM IST
Highways ministry lines up projects worth Rs 50,000 crore to be awarded in next 3 monthsThe highways ministry was planning to award road construction projects worth over Rs 500,000 crores over the next three months to boost dem...
28 Nov, 2019, 04.28 PM IST
India will have 50,000 km highways network in 2 years: GovernmentNHAI, under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, has another 20,000 km scheduled for completion in the next couple of years.
27 Sep, 2017, 10.49 PM IST
Highway projects worth Rs 5 lakh crore planned in 2 yearsNitin Gadkari said his ministry would raise money through NHAI bonds, monetisation of highways and additional allocation in budgetary suppo...
19 May, 2017, 12.06 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone of 72-km highwayThe 72-km highway on NH 33 and NH 6 in East Singhbhum bordering West Bengal will be developed at a cost of Rs 900 crore.
27 Jan, 2016, 06.30 PM IST
50,000 km of highways to be declared as NHs by Jan 26: Nitin GadkariThe government plans to declare about 50,000 km of highways as National Highways before January 26, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
11 Jan, 2016, 09.41 PM IST
National highways to grow by 50,000km in 6 monthsThis addition will be more than twice the length NDA-I had added in its 6 years and over three times of what UPA added in its 10-year rule.
12 Sep, 2015, 03.14 PM IST
Detailed Project Reports on 50,000 km road projects to be prepared soon: Nitin GadkariThe government will soon come out with detailed project reports (DPRs) to construct 50,000 km of highways including those in the Northeaste...
15 May, 2015, 09.55 PM IST
Budget 2015: Road Ministry seeks Rs 50K-crore budget allocationThe demand follows the Highways Ministry announcing several plans including construction of 30 km of highways a day to make up for the stal...
08 Feb, 2015, 11.34 AM IST
NHAI to spend Rs 11,885 crore under various projects this fiscalNHAI set a an expenditure target of Rs 11,885 crore for 2013-14 on its many projects, including flagship road building scheme NHDP.
26 Sep, 2013, 05.07 PM IST
- Govt expects Rs 50k cr pvt investment in road sector in FY'12
CP Joshi said Road Ministry's efforts of introducing transparency has resulted in robust bids in the roads sector.
12 Sep, 2011, 02.49 PM IST
- 'More state roads to be highways'
The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) for roads and highways gave in-principal approval to convert 10,000 km of state roads to national h...
19 Mar, 2010, 03.52 AM IST