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NHAI releases new guidelines for high-speed access-controlled national highways to boost safetyNew guidelines for high-speed access-controlled national highways have been released by NHAI. These standards aim to ensure uniformity and ...
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...
Karnataka college tour rules: Govt bans selfies & reels during trips; 5-day cap, police intimation and certified experts for trekkingKarnataka has introduced stricter safety rules for educational tours organised by government first-grade colleges, banning selfies and reel...
Global warming: From Nepal to Assam to Kerala, nature’s fury is colliding with unchecked developmentThe Himalayan region is facing increasingly frequent and unpredictable extreme weather, with glacier collapses, flash floods and landslides...
A city of horns and highways: New model maps Delhi's noiseA new study developed a model for mapping environmental noise in Delhi. This model combines geographical and real-time traffic data for acc...
Force Motors in pact with road ministry for scheme to modernise Delhi-NCR commercial vehicle fleetForce Motors has inked a deal with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways to join the government's commercial vehicle replacement scheme...
19,826 km roads constructed so far under Bharatmala: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari informed that 26,425 km of Bharatmala projects have been awarded, with 19,826 km constructed. High-speed corri...
Speed limit signs to be installed every 5 km on expressways starting next year; UP to get first digital highwayThe road transport ministry has issued guidelines to improve road safety. From February 2025, agencies must paint speed limits and vehicle ...
Road Ministry to construct 12,500 km of highways in FY24: Official"MoRTH has put plans in place to maintain the pace of highway development, with a strong pipeline of projects across the country. "For 2023...
CDPQ may sell ₹1,500 crore stake in India InvIT to meet normsCDPQ is likely to raise about $150-$200 million (₹1,000 -1,500 crore) by selling additional stake in the InvIT, the sources said. The sale ...
Maharashtra pattern 'Jal Kranti' can change farmers' fate, fast-track highways network: Gadkari'Jal Kranti', a brainchild of the Road Transport, Highways and MSME Minister Gadkari, entails excavation or dredging of ponds in drought-pr...
NHAI to develop 57 stretches as model national highwaysIn order to exhibit the model stretches of national highways as per norms, NHAI plans to develop 57 stretches of NH (1,735 kms) across the ...
Need to convert COVID-19 into opportunity; restart highways construction on war footing: Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari said plans are afoot to boost the highways sector. A committee has already been set up, he said, adding that work needs to be...
New norms likely for BoT road projects to lure private investorsNHAI has already recommended changes in the BOT framework which are now being reviewed by the highways ministry.
Plans to vacuum clean major national highways passing through Delhi: Nitin GadkariCentre is planning to vacuum clean major national highways passing through high density areas like Delhi at least once in a month, Gadkari ...
Ministry asks agencies to follow road safety normsThe road transport ministry has issued a fresh circular asking all agencies managing national highways to comply with road safety norms dur...
Environmental clearances, land issues impacting road sector: MinistryDelay in environmental clearances and land acquisition issues are proving to be bottlenecks in the smooth construction of highways: Ministr...
- Autobahns in India? Drive at 120kph on expressways
NHAI intends to award 1,000 km of expressways during FY11. Govt plans to build fences along high-speed corridors. Tallest rail bridge over ...
- NHAI to develop wayside amenities
The NHAI will tie up with oil companies such as RIL, HPCL and Essar to develop way-side amenities at every 100 km of national highways.
- New norms to avert chemical disasters
Prevention and mitigation of chemical disasters will now not only be limited to strict regulation and safety audits of industries handling ...