Govt considering monthly or yearly pass for passenger vehicles travelling on national highways: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that the government is considering monthly and yearly passes for private vehicles on National Highwa...
15 Jan, 2025, 08.52 PM IST
Highway tolls to use satellite-based technology soon; Here's how it works and other details?India is set to introduce a new satellite-based toll collection system, a global first. Using GNSS and GPS, this system charges vehicles ba...
07 Jun, 2024, 08.41 PM IST
Highway toll mopup rises 35% to 5-year high of ₹64,810 croreYear-wise, toll collection stood at ₹25,154.76 crore in 2018-19, ₹27,637.64 crore in 2019-20, ₹27,923.80 crore in 2020-21, ₹33,907.72 crore...
11 Apr, 2024, 01.12 AM IST
Toll collection on national highways surpassed Rs 50,000 crore till January-end this FYThis fiscal year will see record toll collection of about Rs 62,000 crore aided by increase in tolled roads and addition of new FASTag user...
26 Feb, 2024, 06.45 PM IST
Govt to soon come out with tender for introducing GPS-based highway toll collection system: GadkariThe government plans to introduce a GPS-based highway toll collection system on national highways, replacing toll plazas. Union Minister Ni...
21 Feb, 2024, 10.12 PM IST
Road ministry to bid out BOT projects of up to Rs 2 lakh crore by March 2024: GadkariAddressing the annual conference of Highways Operators Association of India, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said the go...
20 Dec, 2023, 08.06 PM IST
Govt to introduce GPS-based toll system in six months to replace toll plazasAddressing an event organised by industry body CII, Gadkari further said state- owned NHAI's toll revenue is currently Rs 40,000 crore and ...
24 Mar, 2023, 02.48 PM IST
What's your source? Paytm founder warns of fake news with Big B's 'KBC' video, Dr Nene calls last 2 yrs 'infodemic'Vijay Shekhar Sharma also remembered the fake FasTag video that went viral last week.
01 Jul, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
Govt working on proposal to build double-decker flyover in Jamshedpur: GadkariThe Centre has also proposed building a double-decker flyover connecting Chennai Port with other vital locations in Tamil Nadu at a cost of...
25 Mar, 2021, 03.09 PM IST
Rs 7 lakh cr being spent on green highways; Rs 60K cr projects in Delhi to curb pollution: Nitin GadkariGadkari said work on Delhi-Amritsar-Katra project is likely to start in two to three months and in the pipeline are Rs 4,063 crore Delhi-Fa...
24 Mar, 2021, 04.03 PM IST
Toll booths to be removed, GPS-based toll collection within 1 year: Nitin Gadkari"I want to assure the House that within one year all physical toll booths in the country will be removed. It means that toll collection wil...
18 Mar, 2021, 01.22 PM IST
Mandatory FASTag to help save Rs 20,000 crore per annum on fuel: Nitin GadkariFollowing the mandatory payment of user fee through FASTag at toll plazas from February 16, 2021, toll collection has seen consistent growt...
01 Mar, 2021, 07.32 PM IST
Govt asks automakers to stop selling vehicles with purposefully downgraded safety standards"I am deeply perturbed by some news items that Indian models are purposefully downgraded by auto manufacturers' safety standards in India. ...
09 Feb, 2021, 01.39 PM IST
Gadkari cautions steel makers against profiteering; says projects getting unviable, writes to PMAddressing the Assocham Foundation Week on 'national infrastructure pipeline critical for economic revival across sectors', Gadkari also sa...
17 Dec, 2020, 06.51 PM IST
In two years, all highway toll plazas will be barrier free: Nitin GadkariWith the help of Russian Government we have accepted the GPS system and in the next two years we will have a toll collection system running...
17 Dec, 2020, 06.27 PM IST
NHAI to conduct pilot run of GPS-based tollingThe pilot project involves implementing a satellite based electronic toll collection system running on GPS/GSM technology on the Delhi Mumb...
07 Feb, 2018, 02.54 PM IST
Kumbh Mela Experiment to predict stampede risk 30 minutes in advanceAn estimated 10 crore devotees are expected to take part in the month-long Ujjain Kumbh Mela, which takes place once every 12 years.
13 Apr, 2016, 04.00 AM IST