Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport proposes measures to reduce road accidents, clear backlog of road projects with NHAIA Parliamentary committee has proposed specific annual reduction targets for road accidents and fatalities, alongside a dedicated National ...
25 Mar, 2026, 08.52 PM IST
ITPL opens greenfield bitumen derivatives plant near ChennaiIndianOil Total Pvt Ltd (ITPL) has inaugurated a new greenfield Bitumen Derivatives Plant in Gummidipoondi, near Chennai. This facility wil...
01 Dec, 2025, 01.14 PM IST
India to say goodbye to queues at tolls soon? Nitin Gadkari provides a big updateNitin Gadkari announced the tendering process for four highways with automated toll systems, aiming to eliminate queues by deducting toll b...
28 May, 2025, 03.58 PM IST
Reduce import dependency, focus on green construction, modular infra: Piyush Goyal to industryPiyush Goyal urged the construction industry to decrease reliance on imports, embrace sustainable practices, and prioritize earthquake-resi...
13 Apr, 2025, 02.13 PM IST
19,826 km roads constructed so far under Bharatmala: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari informed that 26,425 km of Bharatmala projects have been awarded, with 19,826 km constructed. High-speed corri...
14 Mar, 2025, 09.46 AM IST
Road ministry to adopt AIMC technology to construct highways: Nitin GadkariAddressing a stakeholder consultation, organised by the National Highways Authority of India, on the automated and intelligent machine-aide...
31 Jan, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
Road ministry to automate highway constructionIndia's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will pilot Automated & Intelligent Machine aided Construction (AIMC) on select expressways....
16 Dec, 2024, 10.13 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
Gati Shakti status to be tracked monthlyAs many as 168 roads are identified for building for the defence ministry. The Ports, shipping and waterways ministry comes next with 61 pr...
29 Nov, 2022, 12.19 AM IST
Centre prepares monthly plan under Gati Shakti for awarding 235 critical road projectsA Transport Ministry order said that these identified projects spread over the Ministries of Steel, Fertilizers, Ports, Shipping and Waterw...
28 Nov, 2022, 04.23 PM IST
Installation of traffic management systems on highways is a huge opportunity: Nitin Gadkari“The ATMS are being installed on all newly constructed highways and existing four plus lane highways to provide seamless and safe traffic o...
12 Sep, 2022, 03.33 PM IST
Autodesk acquires construction software provider Pype at an undisclosed amountBoth the companies have offices in India and after acquiring Pype, Autodesk India expect to capture larger share of real estate and constru...
22 Jul, 2020, 08.27 PM IST
EoI sought for first pod taxi; to follow US safety normshe development follows a high-level panel recommending inviting fresh bids for the project, also known as Personal Rapid Transport (PRT).
15 Mar, 2018, 04.55 PM IST
Government working on Construction Equipment Manufacturing legislationThe proposed legislation is similar to the Central Motor Vehicle Rules and will soon be placed before Parliament for its enactment.
07 Dec, 2016, 03.58 PM IST
Government to plant trees on 1,500 km highways on July 1: Nitin GadkariHe said wide-ranging consultations have already been done with 100 agencies including Malaysian and American consultants on the topic.
22 Jun, 2016, 03.55 PM IST
- Trials at Bangalore’s new airport to start in December
With the construction of the Bangalore International Airport in its last leg, the airport’s management team announced that trials and tests...
29 Nov, 2007, 04.07 AM IST