Yogima Seth Sharma

India Inc should take up large scale production of biofuels: Nitin Gadkari

Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkar.Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari...

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Single road bids to be considered for highway projects, though with riders: Road ministry

MoRTH says even a single bid for national highways work will be considered if it is reasonable.The m...

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Policy in works to extend lifespan of national highways

Government to form policy to allow strengthening of ageing national highway.New Delhi: The governmen...

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NHAI sets up an asset monetisation cell; aims to achieve over INR 50k cr monetsiation target for 2024-25

The ministry of road transport and highways monetize assets worth INR 40,314 crore in 2023-24, out o...

auto | 2 months ago

Certification to be must for road expansion joints

The government has set a target to reduce road accidents and fatalities by half by 2030 and faulty e...

auto | 3 months ago

Road contractors relieved from developing wayside amenities

Under the existing provision, a highway contractor or concessionaire is responsible for developing W...

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International Road Federation calls for reducing GST on helmets from 18% to nil

“This in turn will assist, not only in reducing road accident fatalities of 2W riders, but will also...

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NHAI to monetise assets with INR 15000 to INR 20000 cr in 2024-25 through InvIT

Historically, units of NHIT were issued for INR 101 per unit in November 2021 and listed on both the...

auto | 4 months ago

Highway builders want infra loans provision pared to 2%

"The phasing may not help the infrastructure industry as the lenders may factor in the highest provi...

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Road Ministry against hike in project lending rates, bats for status quo

The central bank earlier this month proposed tighter norms, requiring lenders to allocate 5% of the ...

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NHAI set to incorporate wayside amenities into design of highways

With wayside amenities now becoming part of holistic planning of expressways, land acquisition for e...

auto | 5 months ago

Self-healing roads may soon be a reality: NHAI

The technology allows asphalt, used to build roads, to self-heal and address the issue of potholes, ...

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