India’s road safety challenge: Experts call for affordable fixes to reduce crashesExperts in road safety are advocating for the essential development of effective and economical strategies to minimize accidents in India. ...
24 Jul, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
Highway project delays invite ₹2,732 crore penaltyThe government has imposed cumulative penalties of about₹2,732 croreon contractors and concessionaires for delays in highway project execut...
24 Jul, 2026, 01.07 AM IST
Parliament watch: 18,154 MSMEs closed till June; MSME jobs see over 16% uptick & moreMSME stress deepened in FY26 with closures rising sharply to 62,747 from 39,446 in FY25, impacting over 3.7 lakh jobs. As of June 2026, 18,...
24 Jul, 2026, 12.45 AM IST
Karnataka: Four laning of national highway in Sira section to start soon, says MoS SomannaUnion Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti V Somanna said construction of the 20.2-km four-laning of the Sira–Badavanahalli stretc...
23 Jul, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
Over 10,000 km of high-speed corridors awarded nationally, 4,809 km completed: GovtOver ten thousand kilometers of high-speed corridors have been awarded nationwide. Nearly five thousand kilometers of these corridors are n...
23 Jul, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
Parliament watch: Surge in ITIs since 2014; PMKVY improves job outcomes & moreIndustrial Training Institutes have seen significant growth in numbers and capacity. Ethanol blending has not caused widespread vehicle eng...
23 Jul, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
NHAI fixes salary for engineers engaged with consultancy firms involved in national highways developmentNational Highways Authority of India has mandated minimum pay for key professionals. Consultancy firms must retain twenty percent of sub-pr...
22 Jul, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
Government says 629 national highway projects behind scheduleMany national highway projects are delayed beyond their original completion schedules. Over 100 contractors faced blacklisting for poor qua...
22 Jul, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
NHAI to share infrastructure and operations data with premier tech institutes for researchThe initiative marks a major shift from the earlier process of executing separate memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for each research pro...
21 Jul, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation stone of infrastructure projects worth over Rs 5,470 crores in JalandharPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated rail and road projects valued at over Rs 5,470 crore. He dedicated 75 redeveloped railway stations...
21 Jul, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
Seven poll-bound states including UP, Gujarat, Punjab on road to get 25% of NHsNearly a quarter of national highways will be built in seven states facing elections. These states will also receive almost twenty percent ...
21 Jul, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
Bengaluru's second airport should come up near Tumakuru: Karnataka Dy CM ParameshwaraKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said he wants Bengaluru's second international airport to come up near Tumakuru, citing bett...
18 Jul, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
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
Border infra indispensable in tech-driven warfare: Rajnath SinghDefence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasized border infrastructure's vital role in future warfare. Strategic projects will define India's civi...
16 Jul, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 24,000 crore highways in VaranasiThe Union Cabinet approved highway projects exceeding twenty-four thousand crore rupees for Varanasi. Railway multi-tracking projects in Od...
15 Jul, 2026, 07.28 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
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