PM Modi lays foundation stone of development projects worth Rs 14,700 cr in HaryanaPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of development projects worth ₹14,700 crore in Haryana, fo...
17 Jul, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
PM Modi to flag off India's first hydrogen train on FridayPrime Minister will flag off India's first hydrogen-powered train on Friday. He will also launch development projects worth around Rs 14,70...
16 Jul, 2026, 12.34 PM IST
Private capital should play a much larger role in India's infrastructure development: Rajkiran Rai, MD & CEO, NaBFIDIndia requires infrastructure investments of nearly Rs 770 lakh crore over the next 20 years. This requirement cannot be met through budget...
13 Jul, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
Delhi-Dehradun expressway opening date finally confirmed: Check latest update, toll charges, speed limit and route informationThe 213-km Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor is nearing completion, promising a sub-three-hour journey. Despite some ongoing finishing touch...
12 Jan, 2026, 04.49 PM IST
DA hiked by 2% for central govt staffThe union cabinet has approved a 2% hike in dearness allowance for central government employees and pensioners, effective from January 2025...
29 Mar, 2025, 12.57 AM IST
A ₹1,500 crore boost for low-value UPI paymentsThe Union Cabinet approved ₹1,500 crore allocation to promote low-value UPI transactions, offering 0.15% incentives for transactions up to ...
20 Mar, 2025, 12.48 AM IST
More than 2.78 lakh EVs registered in India in Jan-March 2023: Nitin GadkariAndhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are in the process of migrating to Vahan portal and hence their data on EV registration is partially incl...
23 Mar, 2023, 03.49 PM IST
Government to add 137 more electric vehicle charging stations on National HighwaysThe provision of e-vehicle charging stations has been made a mandatory facility across all Wayside Amenities sites to be developed, since F...
14 Dec, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
Covid-19: Construction of highways too suffers a knock“We are seeing impacts in urban sites, work around Delhi is impacted, for instance,” an official said, adding that local labour had begun t...
23 Apr, 2021, 11.55 PM IST
NHAI to develop over 600 wayside amenities in 5 yearsAs per plan, wayside amenities will be developed every 30-50 km on current and upcoming highways and expressways, the National Highways Aut...
24 Mar, 2021, 06.16 PM IST
Union minister Nitin Gadkari kickstarts 11 highway projects worth Rs 20,000 cr in HaryanaThe minister further said that in the ongoing term of the BJP government, highway projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore will be developed in the S...
14 Jul, 2020, 04.49 PM IST
New connectivity to Amritsar; Expressway phase-I to cost Rs 25,000 crore, says GadkariWith this expressway, travel time from Amritsar to Delhi International Airport would reduce to about four hours from the present nearly eig...
02 Jun, 2020, 06.02 PM IST
NHAI plans land appreciation taxes to finance projectsNHAI is working on a mechanism to share gains in land value on account of upgradation of highways.
15 Jul, 2019, 12.19 PM IST
NIIF to raise Rs 8,000 crore in FY18, fund projects of Rs 16,000 croreFor the next fiscal, the government has made a provision of Rs 1,000 crore, an indication that there are expectations of low funds mobilisa...
13 Feb, 2017, 05.52 PM IST
Government plans 3 more sub-funds under NIIFThere is a proposal for airport development fund, port development fund and one more under the NIIF, sources said.
26 Sep, 2016, 04.08 PM IST
Government looking to address challenges plaguing infra sector: Jayant SinhaAddressing investors at the India Investment Summit here, Sinha said projects worth about $100-150 billion are in various stages of complet...
05 Feb, 2016, 01.17 PM IST
Finance Ministry receives 70 applications for NIIF CEO post"We are in the process of selecting CEO of NIIF. The CEO will be drawn from the market," Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said.
04 Feb, 2016, 02.00 PM IST