NHAI's new AI rule for pothole-free, top-quality highways: How projects above Rs 500 crore will now have to use AI-powered machines to prevent quality shortcutsNHAI has mandated the use of automated construction technology for major highway projects. The technology will be deployed across key layer...
31 Aug, 2026, 11.28 AM IST
Govt to hire EIL for third-party quality checks on 5,000 km of highways and expresswaysEngineers India Ltd will inspect 5,000 km of highways for quality. This agency will examine construction quality from start to completion. ...
28 Aug, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Mishap: Pillar collapses near Meerut, two injuredA pillar of the ₹12,000 crore Delhi-Dehradun Expressway collapsed in Deoband, UP, injuring two workers. The incident occurred during the co...
24 Mar, 2025, 09.24 AM IST
UP govt to monitor Kanwar Yatra with helicopter, shower flowers on kanwariyasThe state government of Uttar Pradesh will monitor the Kanwar Yatra with a helicopter and shower flowers on participants, as directed by Ch...
06 Jul, 2024, 08.51 PM IST
FASTags with inadequate KYC to be deactivated after January 31, 2024: Here is how to updateBanks will deactivate or blacklist FASTags with a legitimate balance but inadequate KYC after January 31, 2024. Here is how to do KYC for F...
31 Jan, 2024, 11.36 AM IST
NHAI to penalise officials for shoddy construction qualityThe road transport ministry has outlined the responsibility of the officers in-charge at site to inspect construction projects to ensure pr...
24 Jun, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
NHAI introduces AI-based face recognition system for attendance monitoringApplicable to all key personnel/engineers deployed by authority engineers/independent engineers and consultants, the technology will assist...
05 Mar, 2021, 07.03 PM IST
NHAI chief pitches for internal mechanism by consulting engineers to come out with quality projectsChairman Sukhbir Singh Sandhu said NHAI has come out with a performance check system for consultants, and those providing good-quality work...
26 Feb, 2021, 09.50 PM IST
NHAI to use software to track delays in files processing, says Union Minister Nitin GadkariIn June last year, the National Highways Authority of India had said that it has become the first construction sector organisation to go 'f...
03 Jan, 2021, 02.19 PM IST
Centre to lodge criminal cases against polluters who fail to clean up their actNoting poor compliance of its directives to check air pollution in Delhi-NCR, the Centre said the names of violators — both private and gov...
28 Oct, 2018, 10.34 AM IST
View: How NHAI's asset recycling plan is a step forward in the right directionThe concept, implemented by NHAI through the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model, culminated in a bid offer of Rs 9,681 crore, about 50% abov...
07 Mar, 2018, 11.52 PM IST
Tax-free bonds turn attractive againCurrently, tax-free bonds of top rated public sector companies offer a yield of 6.4-6.5 per cent.
26 Feb, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
NHAI identifies 15,000 km of roads for four-laningNHAI will work with states and ministries to identify problems at various check posts where multiple agencies connect tolls, state excise t...
12 Aug, 2016, 05.26 PM IST
Air pollution: NGT directs Delhi government to call urgent meetingThe Tribunal also directed the CPCB to seek information from various states and UTs on air quality and submit a report on the same to the b...
02 Dec, 2015, 03.55 PM IST
Mobile app soon to catch traffic violators: National Highways Authority of IndiaNHAI will soon launch a mobile application on which public can make complaints against those doing rash driving, breaching speed limit or i...
09 Oct, 2015, 03.42 PM IST
- Regulator, monitoring units to oversee projects under PPP
According to prevailing norms, the government appoints independent engineers who supervise the implementation of projects as per the MCA.
15 Apr, 2009, 02.41 AM IST
- Whose highways are these anyway?
The simple reason that different national highways give widely different experiences is just that they pass through different states, even ...
27 Oct, 2008, 03.29 AM IST