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Why footpaths in this country are not paved with the best of intentionsIn a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has recognized the right to access footpaths as fundamental. Despite this ruling, many Indian cit...- In 2026, Texas engineers mixed 4.5 tons of waste plastic into nearly a mile of road; the recycled material replaced 8% to 10% of petroleum-based bitumenInnovative researchers are pioneering the use of recycled plastic to improve the durability of asphalt roads. By substituting a portion of ...
- Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway slippages point to design issue, affected stretches need rebuilding: OfficialSlippages on the Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway suggest design issues, not construction defects. Affected stretches will require rebuilding from...
- NHAI fixes salary for engineers engaged with consultancy firms involved in national highways developmentNational Highways Authority of India has mandated minimum pay for key professionals. Consultancy firms must retain twenty percent of sub-pr...
- 'I once coached Rahul Dravid': Meet Arun Pai, The Ugly Indian founder who spent 24 hours staring at a garbage dump, and changed how India cleans its streetsBengaluru's "Footpath Mayor," Arun Pai, transformed a personal frustration with civic apathy into a national cleanup movement. After observ...
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw shares drone cleaning video, asks startups: 'Where's your innovation?'Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Biocon founder, sparked debate by questioning startup innovation. She shared a video of a drone cleaning windows in Be...
- NHAI turns on AI dashcams for smarter highway monitoringThe National Highways Authority of India will use advanced AI dashcams on 40,000 km of highways. This initiative aims to improve road maint...
- New rules classify highway project failures as catastrophic; to affect contractor ratings & future contractsNew rules define catastrophic failures in highway projects. These failures will impact contractor ratings and future contract awards. Incid...
- NHAI to deploy Network Survey Vehicles to collect road inventory dataNetwork Survey Vehicle (NSV) System is a specialized infrastructure management tool comprising vehicles equipped with advanced sensors and ...
- NHAI to provide real-time weather update to NH users during monsoonThe National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is implementing AI-powered traffic management systems to provide real-time updates on weath...
- Corporate Radar: Star Housing Finance, Markolines Pavement Technologies board meeting & moreThe board of directors of Wardwizard Innovations & Mobility is to consider the proposal of raising funds by way of issuance of any instrume...
- Supreme Court sets April 1 as deadline for cleaning Delhi streetsThe Supreme Court on Wednesday set an April 1 deadline for the Arvind Kejriwal government and BJP-run civic agencies in Delhi.
- Poke me: Salman Khan's verdict threw up two issues that India needs to address: undertrial prisoners & the homelessLast week’s verdict on the Salman Khan hit-and-run case, coming after 13 long years, raised much hysteria across the country
- Garbage 'dumped' for Upadhyay to clean at Swachh Bharat eventSatish Upadhyay has found himself in a controversy after photographs emerged that garbage was littered on locality before he along with for...
- SC issues notice to Centre, states on encroachment of footpathA bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha granted 10 weeks time to the Centre and the states to file their response on a PIL seeking its di...
- Puducherry: Lack of space forces officials to plant trees in the middle of roadsIt is difficult to understand why authorities decided to plant trees in the middle of the famed cobbled roads of the French quarter, citing...
- Dogs are not the only party poopersResident welfare associations in urban India are going potty trying to deal with the issue of dog droppings in their shrinking public space...
- Gurgaon expressway: A plan gone haywireIt was supposed to be the showcase for tolled highways in India. But it is turning out to be the poster child for all that is wrong with th...
- Gurgaon expressway: A project gone haywireIf commuters’ woes were not enough, India’s poster highway project is now caught in a fight between National Highways Authority & operator.
- Construction firms look East for cement imports as prices firm upConstruction companies are looking east for importing cement as domestic price of the building material is moving north.
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