TopicNational Highway

Topic: National Highway

C-130J Super Hercules lands on National Highway — Here’s a look at past landings on expressways

Raghav Bikhchandani - 10 September, 2021

On Thursday, the Indian Air Force conducted a mock emergency landing on NH-925 in Rajasthan's Barmer district with C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.

Road audit, monitoring at-risk points vital, say experts as landslides batter Himachal highways

Moushumi Das Gupta - 2 September, 2021

Govt constitutes team of experts to inspect two sites of massive landslides in Himachal Pradesh. Team recommends determining effect of human activities on highways among other measures.

Govt expects Rs 1.6 lakh cr from monetising 104 NHs by 2025 despite lukewarm investor interest

Moushumi Das Gupta - 24 August, 2021

The govt is auctioning national highway assets under two models — Toll Operate Transfer and Infrastructure Investment Funds — to monetise them. The 104 NHs span 26,700 km.

Gadkari wants speed limits for vehicles raised by 20kmph, says India has better roads now

Revathi Krishnan - 14 July, 2021

At a meeting with officials of road transport and highways ministry, Nitin Gadkari also called for uniform speed limits across the country.

Despite lockdown, national highway construction hits all-time high of 36.4 km/day in 2020-21

Moushumi Das Gupta - 1 April, 2021

Highways ministry built 13,298 km in 2020-21, up from 10,237 km in 2019-20. However, road construction has not crossed Gadkari's 2017 target of 40 km/day.

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

Revathi Krishnan - 1 March, 2021

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

Environmental clearance not required for national highway projects, SC tells Central govt

PTI - 8 December, 2020

The observation was made by the SC in its judgment upholding the notification for acquisition of land for the Rs 10,000-crore Chennai-Salem eight-lane green corridor project.

PMO snubs Gadkari, stalls conversion of 53,000 km of state roads into national highways

Moushumi Das Gupta - 20 August, 2019

PMO stepped in as it felt that Nitin Gadkari's ministry, which has projected a revenue deficit of over Rs 37,000 crore, needs to practise fiscal discipline.

On national highways alone, UP has 226 distressed bridges that need attention

Amrita Nayak Dutta - 17 May, 2018

The UP government wants a regional version of IBMS system to take stock of all the bridges in the state, and then figure out what to do with them.

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Indian law needs to account for women, make finance inclusive

Shreya Garg - 17 May, 2022

Indian women face multiple barriers in accessing finance in an equitable manner. Research suggests adding a gender lens to existing laws and financial products is crucial.