India needs Rs 10 lakh crore to clean major rivers: Nitin Gadkari"Centre can’t do it alone. We need states, corporates, local bodies and citizens to pitch in. We can have CSR and then low-cost funds from ...
24 Feb, 2018, 09.47 PM IST
India's first pod taxi on the way, to follow US safety normsIf all goes according to plan, the first phase will be linking the 70-km stretch from Dhaula Kuan in Delhi to Manesar in Haryana to deconge...
26 Dec, 2017, 07.42 PM IST
Niti Aayog clears six proposals for high-tech public transportThe ministry of road transport and highways sought the approval of Niti Aayog to experiment and introduce six latest mass rapid transportat...
27 Jul, 2017, 04.30 PM IST
Elevated highway, tunnel, Metrino to IGI Airport soon: GadkariThe minister said the government will also construct a tunnel from Haryana side and connect it with the Terminal 3 of the airport to reduce...
13 Apr, 2017, 05.37 PM IST
Multi modal hubs, mass rapid electric transport soon: Nitin GadkariThe government is committed to set up multi-modal hubs where all modes of transport -- air, road, rail and waterways wherever possible -- a...
03 Feb, 2017, 11.10 PM IST
Amid Hyperloop hype, Bengaluru lines up own big-ticket mobility projectsThe city has heard, debated and discarded several such that get mentioned at the whim and fancy of city planners and politicians.
20 Jan, 2017, 01.59 PM IST
Delhi pollution impacted my health: Nitin Gadkari"Delhi pollution has impacted my health....rice straw which people burn, cause pollution and can be used to produce second generation ethan...
10 Nov, 2016, 07.23 PM IST
Decks cleared for Rs 800 crore pilot Metrino project: Nitin GadkariThe pilot project will be for about Rs 800 crore for a 12.3-km stretch from Delhi-Haryana border on NH 8 to Badshahpur via Rajiv Chowk, IFF...
02 Oct, 2016, 01.28 PM IST
New highway to cover Delhi-Jaipur in just two hours: Nitin GadkariThe Minister also said an "intelligent transport" system - with CCTV cameras installed to monitor the traffic rule violators - would be put...
12 Sep, 2016, 11.21 AM IST
Work to begin on Rs 4,000 crore Metrino project in 2 months: Nitin GadkariUnder the project, fully automatic, driverless small pods travel independently suspended over an overhead network which is usually 5-10 met...
07 Jun, 2016, 04.43 PM IST
NHAI starts work on first phase of pod transportFirst phase will be 24 km long and will cost Rs 882 crore. The project envisages small, fully automatic, driverless pods moving on a suspen...
06 Apr, 2016, 12.06 PM IST
Metrino: India’s first pod taxis in Gurgaon soonA project called the Metrino-a PRT system in which pods are suspended from an overhead rail -has been under consideration for a while.
20 Mar, 2016, 07.02 AM IST
Government buckles up, to take National Highway length to 1.5 lakh kilometres by December"We are committed to overhauling the country's infrastructure. In 3 months from now, we will take the length of NH to 1.5 lakh km," Gadkari...
02 Sep, 2015, 03.22 PM IST
Work to begin on Metrino project in 6 months: Nitin GadkariGovernment's ambitious Rs 4,000 crore 'Metrino' public transport project, which will enable people to travel in driverless pods suspended t...
27 Aug, 2015, 09.01 PM IST
Metrino pilot project worth Rs 4,000 crore marked for Delhi: Nitin GadkariAlso on the anvil is a new policy where those surrendering old cars would be incentivised to decongest traffic through less vehicles on roa...
03 Jul, 2015, 07.09 PM IST
Government mulls new policy for incentives on discarding old carsGadkari said the road infr is not able to match the growth of vehicles in the country, while discarding of old vehicles will also help de-c...
03 Jul, 2015, 05.54 PM IST
'Metrino' pods set to connect Delhi, ManesarHe added that survey of the stretch will start soon. "We will run it without government funding and will get foreign direct investment for ...
13 Feb, 2015, 11.18 AM IST