Topic: Highways
Modi govt built 1.5 km of highway per day in Northeast, up from 0.6 km per day by UPA
Modi govt built 2,731 km of national highways across 8 northeastern states in 2014-19 as compared to 1,079.25 km that UPA managed from 2009-14.
Nitin Gadkari ticks off national infra fund over delay, says many others ready to fund govt
At an NIIF event to sign an MoU with NHAI, Nitin Gadkari says highways sector is economically viable but time is biggest capital.
Off The Cuff with Nitin Gadkari
This edition of 'Off The Cuff' saw Hon. Minister of Road Transport & Highways for India, Nitin Gadkari in conversation with ThePrint Chairman &...
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Modern wars need tech edge. Army’s Integrated Battle Groups will be toothless without it
In the IBGs, third-generation anti-tank and air defence weapons, and loiter ammunition must be available down to unit level.
Asian refiners to ramp up gasoline exports to US as sky-high prices beckon
In Asia, gasoline margins have doubled to more than $33 a barrel since the end of March and have edged above those for diesel, which have eased from a peak in early May.
Defence
India to ink ‘repeat order’ deal for 73,000 SiG 716 rifles from the US
In February 2019, 72,400 SiG 716 rifles of 7.62 x 51mm calibre were contracted from SIG Sauer Inc, USA, under government's 'Buy (Global) category', through fast track procedure.
How Congress is like the Ambassador & why Indian politics needs a brand new set of wheels
Like the car, nothing the party has done to reinvent itself has worked. Only way forward is to offer something looking towards the future, not in image of glorious past.