NCC Ltd founder AVS Raju passes awayAVS Raju, the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of NCC Limited, passed away on October 13, 2026. His contributions to the construction industry...
13 Oct, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
PM GatiShakti: over 400 infra projects worth Rs 20.23 lakh cr recommended for approvalOver 400 infrastructure projects worth approximately Rs 20.23 lakh crore have been approved under the PM GatiShakti initiative. The initiat...
13 Oct, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
Less than 8% of India’s national highways are now narrower than two lanes: High-speed corridors grow 12 times as government plans 51,000 km of faster roadsIndia’s national highway network is undergoing a major shift, with roads narrower than two lanes now accounting for just 8% of the total ne...
12 Oct, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
Will work with CM Vijay for Tamil Nadu's growth, development my 'mantra,' says PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted his commitment to Tamil Nadu's development during a recent project inauguration. He emphasised the...
11 Oct, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
KTR seeks cancellation of Rs 3,296-crore Telangana road tenders, alleges irregularitiesKT Rama Rao has raised concerns about irregularities in the Radial Road-2 tender process, alleging misconduct by the Telangana government. ...
11 Oct, 2026, 09.42 AM IST
PM Modi to visit Chennai, kickstart projects worth Rs 13,000 crPrime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Chennai for the launch of significant development projects. He will inaugurate the Chenn...
10 Oct, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
Highway projects get three more months of bitumen, diesel cost escalation cover amid West Asia crisisThe ministry of road transport and highways is extending the cost compensation for bitumen and diesel. This extension will apply to project...
09 Oct, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
In 2019, a South African town opened Africa's first plastic road, the 300-metre stretch contains 700 kg of recycled plasticThe road was constructed using a special process in which waste plastic was converted into pellets before being added to the asphalt mixtur...
09 Oct, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
NCC shares jump 5% on Rs 1,286 crore Telangana road project orderNCC shares rose on Friday after the company secured a Rs 1,286.03 crore road construction order in Telangana from Hyderabad Growth Corridor...
09 Oct, 2026, 10.08 AM IST
Chandrababu Naidu meets PM Modi, seeks national water grid by interlinking riversAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss drought issues, highlighting the signifi...
09 Oct, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
Manipur CM seeks highway, elevated road projects in meeting with Nitin GadkariManipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh urged Union minister Nitin Gadkari to expedite key road projects, including construction of t...
08 Oct, 2026, 09.12 PM IST
How Netherlands built the 'World’s First PlasticRoad Cycle Path' using recycled plastic equivalent to 218,000 cupsThe Netherlands opened the world’s first PlasticRoad cycle path in Zwolle in 2018. The 30-metre stretch used recycled plastic equivalent to...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.13 AM IST
New Zealand's wealthy visa investors are helping build a new cable car in QueenstownNew Zealand’s Active Investor Plus visa programme could help finance a proposed NZ$265 million cable car in Queenstown, with approved fund ...
06 Oct, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
Gadkari calls for better highway planning, safetyDuring a recent Chintan Shivir in Gujarat, Nitin Gadkari brought attention to the essential role of quality and safety in national highway ...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.48 AM IST
Highway engineers to face rating cuts for failuresMajor structural collapses and severe serviceability losses in national highway projects are classified as catastrophic failures, leading t...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari announces over Rs 500 crore for highway strengthening & widening in Bengal: What will change for commuters travelling on NH-14 and NH-114Nitin Gadkari has announced Rs 508.66 crore for strengthening and selective widening of NH-14 and NH-114 in West Bengal’s Birbhum district....
04 Oct, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
NHAI’s Rs 30,491 crore outer ring road plan for Amaravati: 190-km six-lane corridor, 4 construction packages, 3 tunnels & 2 bridges over KrishnaAmaravati ORR Project: NHAI is preparing to begin work on Amaravati’s proposed six-lane outer ring road, spanning nearly 190 km with a tota...
02 Oct, 2026, 08.46 AM IST