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PM Modi flags highway quality woes, sets May deadline for fixesPrime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered the road transport ministry to improve highway quality by May. Tougher rules will hold contractors...
Pakistan's Lahore tops global pollution index as hazardous smog engulfs PunjabLahore, Pakistan, is grappling with severe air pollution, with its Air Quality Index reaching hazardous levels. Thick smog has enveloped th...
Centre asks states to take steps to encourage organ, tissue donation from road accident victimsIn India, the challenge of organ shortages looms large. The government is calling on states to amplify efforts in organ donation. Vital ste...
NHAI directs road contractors to adhere to MBCB guidelinesIn a statement issued Wednesday, the ministry of road transport and highways said the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has direc...
BJP manifesto talks about 'One Nation, One Poll', UCC; doesn't mention NRCPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched BJP manifesto 'Sankalp Patra' which has the imprint of 'Modi Ki Guarantee'. Refraining from...
Budget 2024: 1111111, the attention-catching number that stands outSitharaman's 'no big bang' budget holds back expected welfare spending and sops for voters. The enigmatic numbers 1111111 and 11.11 are rel...
Budget 2024: How the Interim Budget can propel India's ambitions to become the third-largest economyIndia is expected to maintain its growth momentum into FY25, with an "inclusive and prosperous" policy push in the context of incremental p...
After Silkyara mishap, tunnelling SOPs to be overhauledThe government of India is planning to overhaul standard operating procedures (SOPs) and rewrite contracts for tunnel construction to preve...
Centre asks agencies to follow all environmental safeguards in the road, highway projects within 100 km of IB, LoCThe standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the Union Environment ministry on February 6 stresses on mandatory disaster management pla...
Form special teams for probing UA(P)A, NDPS Act cases: J-K top copThe DGP directed police officers to ensure close surveillance on anti-social and anti-national elements and said every step should be taken...
NHAI plans to expand InvIT size to Rs 15,000 croreThe InvIT is likely to hit the market by next month, having obtained approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in May...
ETtech Evening Briefing on Mar. 3, 2021: Adword warsWingreens Farms acquires Raw Pressery for a steal, Infosys bags $500 million deal from Google, India woos Tesla with tax breaks, and other ...
NHAI to fine up to Rs 10 crore for major lapses in structures"In order to deal with the lapses in highway development, NHAI has issued a strict policy to decide penal action against defaulting firms/ ...
Maruti Suzuki MD Kenichi Ayukawa to help Japanese companies relocate from China to IndiaAyukawa, who is also the president of industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), said he will make efforts to organis...
IAF wants highways that can be adapted for use as 'landing strips' in emergencyAbout eight highways have been identified in Rajasthan and Punjab, and it has been suggested that quite a few other stretches can be design...
Power Transmission looks like an interesting sector now: Mayuresh Joshi, Angel BrokingMayuresh Joshi, Fund Manager, Angel Broking believes stocks within the infrastructure space - specifically power and gas transmission offer...
With the Centre caught in policy paralysis, state governments need to take the initiative to reboot growthAll signs suggest that policy paralysis, which has already got the 15th Lok Sabha tagged as the ‘least productive’ one ever, will continue.
Why the NHAI & PFC bonds temptation may yet fizzle outOverwhelming investor response to bonds may have raised hopes for a viable alternative to equity market in India, but that may not last.
- IT township model could end urban woes
The government is drawing a framework for IT towns, on the lines of the petroleum, chemical and petrochemical investment regions approved b...
- No running away from quadrilateral quandary
The good spell for roads and highways could well continue in Budget '03-04. The sector, which has seen fund allocations jump leaps and boun...