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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicFaulty roads

Topic: faulty roads

Parliamentary panel flags poor quality of rural roads built under PMGSY, asks govt to ‘tighten grip’

In Action Taken Report (ATR) tabled in Parliament, the panel did not accept the rural development ministry’s explanation regarding the quality check mechanism put in place.  

After days of mud, Burning Man festival road reopens, allowing attendees to leave

Unexpected summer rain turned the weeklong arts festival into a muddy nightmare. Up to 70,000 people were asked to stay put as officials closed the roads.

Parliamentary panel flags poor quality of rural roads, slow pace of work under PM Gram Sadak Yojana

New Delhi: Compromise on the quality of construction of roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is unacceptable, the Standing Committee on...

Cyrus Mistry tragedy shows road safety is not limited to seatbelts

The govt has admitted to the design of roads often being faulty. It is now aiming to take actions to improve curves on highways and identify black spots.

On Camera

Palayan politics is playing out in Bihar. It’s redundant, ignores key economic truth

The idea of a self-contained labour force, be it intellectual or physical, seems redundant. Bihari migrants are an indispensable part of the domestic workforce.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?