Farm scientist Varinderpal Singh refuses to accept FAI's award in solidarity with farmersVarinderpal Singh was joint winner of Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) Golden Jubilee Award for Excellence for the best work done in t...
09 Dec, 2020, 01.34 PM IST
Dredging Corp Q1 results: Net profit at Rs 11 croreIts total income during the quarter under review stood at Rs 168.22 crore as against Rs 199.65 crore in the year-ago period.
31 Aug, 2020, 07.04 PM IST
India to save 20% logistic cost in supplies to CIS countries via Chabahar: Mansukh Lal MandaviyaChabahar port, located in the Sistan-Balochistan province at energy-rich Iran's southern coast, lies outside the Persian Gulf and is easily...
05 Jul, 2020, 02.26 PM IST
Cabinet nod to Major Ports Authority Bill to replace existing law"At present the ports are governed by a ports law of 1963. The Cabinet today has approved the Major Ports Authority Bill that will be intro...
12 Feb, 2020, 04.13 PM IST
70 rail, road projects worth Rs 48,782 crore to augment port connectivity: MandaviyaOut of 55 rail projects, 15 worth Rs 1,048.20 crore have been completed and 40 projects with a cost of Rs 44,785 crore are under implementa...
12 Dec, 2019, 06.54 PM IST
Coastal Shipping, Jobs for Coastal communities a priority: Mansukh MandaviyaFishermen and people across India's 7,300-km coastline have been traditionally dependent on sea for livelihood.
18 Jun, 2019, 08.38 PM IST
435 infra, road projects stuck due to land acquisition issuesOther factors behind delay of projects include road over bridges and under bridges issues with Railways, public agitation for additional fa...
13 Dec, 2018, 05.26 PM IST
Amit Shah fields trusted central ministers to gather full info from poll-bound RajasthanShah has also summoned party leaders from other states to take charge of organisational activities in the state.
12 Oct, 2018, 07.07 AM IST
Rs 46,000 cr initiative taken for new express highways, elevated roads: GovtThe government has undertaken initiatives for building new express highways and elevated roads at an estimated cost of Rs 46,416 crore to e...
05 Mar, 2018, 07.34 PM IST
Road construction at 6,604 km, misses target of 15,000 km for FY17Mansukh Lal Mandaviya said the Ministry has fixed a target of building 41 km of roads a day and 20 km a day was achieved as on February 28 ...
27 Mar, 2017, 05.49 PM IST
Pharma and Med Tech Zone to be set up soon at Bengaluru: Ananth KumarIndia's pharma sector, which has achieved a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of over 15%, would be worth $55 billion by 2020.
11 Feb, 2017, 05.08 PM IST
Rs 70,000 crore fell into Central Road Fund kitty in FY'16: GovernmentThe Ministry allocates funds to the states/union territories for development of state roads under the CRF scheme.
09 Aug, 2016, 01.40 AM IST
Decision to phase out old diesel cars after scientific study: Minister of State Mansukh Lal MandaviyaHe said the SC order has directed that the registration of cars of the capacity of 2000 CC and above using diesel fuel shall stand banned i...
08 Aug, 2016, 03.43 PM IST
Regulatory issues, land acquisition delay 112 NHAI projectsThe govt has permitted one-time funds infusion to revive and physically complete languishing highway projects under public-private partners...
08 Aug, 2016, 03.16 PM IST
Government holds meet with RSS affiliates over key economic issuesTo help resolve concerns raised by some RSS affiliates on key economic issues, the government today reached out to them at a meeting, where...
26 Jul, 2016, 11.52 PM IST
Mansukh L Mandaviya takes charge as MoS of Road TransportEarlier, he was Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 2002-2007 and Chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation from January 2011 t...
11 Jul, 2016, 06.39 PM IST
Here's why 5 Ministers of State were dropped by PM ModiTuesday’s Cabinet rejig saw the exit of 5 Ministers of State in the biggest shakeup of the NDA government since it assumed office.
06 Jul, 2016, 11.32 AM IST