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TopicMinistry of Road Transport and Highways

Topic: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

NHAI is a gold mine, it will never face debt trap, says Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari

By 2024, India’s road infrastructure will be comparable to US & Europe, with access-controlled expressways, public transport running on electricity, Nitin Gadkari said at ThePrint's Off the Cuff.

Airbags now a must for front passenger seats in cars manufactured on & after 1 April

For existing car models, which are already under production, the deadline for fitting airbags for front-seat passengers is 31 August 2021, according to a highways ministry notification.

102-km section of NH-48 linking Ahmedabad to Vadodara ranked India’s best highway stretch

In a first of its kind exercise, Union road ministry and NHAI rated 219 stretches of highways across India, covering 18.668 km.   

Govt to launch vehicle scrappage policy in phases, commercial vehicles likely to go first

Road transport ministry is planning to incentivise owners when they go to buy a new vehicle after getting the old one scrapped. Renewal fee to see a steep increase.

Body & dash cameras for police — Modi govt’s new plan to keep roads safe, check ‘malpractice’

The road transport & highways ministry has released a new draft notification that seeks to ensure stricter implementation of road safety rules.

Recent flash flood in Uttarakhand had nothing to do with Char Dham project, Centre tells SC

In a letter, the chairman of the court-appointed High Powered Committee Ravi Chopra had attributed the Uttarakhand flash flood to the Rs 12,000-crore road project.

India’s security could be harmed if parts of Char Dham road only 5.5m wide, MoD tells SC

SC ordered on 8 September that width of Char Dham highway will be 5.5m due to ecological concerns in Himalayas. MoD wants it at 7m for security reasons.

Highways ministry ‘flouting’ SC order in Char Dham project, top court takes suo moto cognisance

SC took cognisance of a letter by chairman of a court-appointed panel, who alleged the ministry was adhering to an old circular & making 10-metre wide roads on Char Dham route.

Over 81,000 road accidents during March-June, but no separate data on migrant deaths, says govt

Mos V.K. Singh replied to a question by Congress leader Manish Tewari on the number of migrant workers who died on national highways after the lockdown was announced.

Onus on NHAI as new Modi govt rules require 90% of highway land arranged before work starts

The revised Model Concession Agreement for BOT (toll) projects seeks to plug delays by imposing a deadline on NHAI and incentivising timely work by concessionaires.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?