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Friday, September 12, 2025
TopicBharatmala Pariyojana

Topic: Bharatmala Pariyojana

House panel recommends CAG audit of consultants’ work in Centre’s flagship Bharatmala project

Bharatmala Pariyojana, conceived by Centre in 2017 to develop 74,942 km of national highways, has overrun its costs and is well past its deadline.

After snags in Bharatmala Phase I, Modi govt decides against umbrella highway projects in 3rd term

Only individual road corridors will be approved by Modi govt in 3rd term, it is learnt. Cabinet’s nod to 8 high-speed roads spanning 936 km is part of this new strategy.

888 projects delayed, panel of MPs wants NHAI to focus on incomplete roads, not new ones

Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture has also said it is ‘distressed’ to note NHAI’s Rs 97,000-crore debt servicing liability in the coming years.

Slowdown hits the road sector — toll revenues set to fall, Bharatmala costs could shoot up

Rating agency India Ratings and Research has painted a bleak picture of India’s road sector, revising the outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘stable-to-negative’.

Next protest headache for Tamil Nadu govt is on the Chennai-Salem mega highway

Farmers, activists claim Rs 11,000-crore expressway will destroy forests and displace nearly 40,000 families.

On Camera

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?