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Monday, November 3, 2025
TopicRoads

Topic: Roads

Road building is a money-making racket in India. And we have a very short memory

We get very angry when rain disrupts our lives and brings our cities to a halt, but by the time the elections come around, we have forgotten how angry we were.

BMC’s road concretisation project has turned Mumbai into a maze of rubble. Why it’s going south

The ambitious project, a flagship initiative of Eknath Shinde when he was Maharashtra chief minister, began in February 2023. In total, 701 km of Mumbai’s roads are to be concretised.

UK Government pledges £1.6 billion to fix potholes

Funding to repair local roads and fill potholes in England.

17 yrs later & at double cost, Pune’s ambitious ring road project to finally get off drawing board

Cabinet approved escalation on 4 October & authorities say tendering process for all 9 packages of outer ring road is complete. Construction of outer ring road likely to start by year-end.

ADB loans Pakistan $320 mil to reconstruct roads, incorporate climate resilient design

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rural Roads Development project aims to upgrade 900 kilometers of flood-prone rural roads.

Wrong turn? 6 states & UTs failed to meet even 20% of PMGSY rural road goals: MoSPI report

Maharashtra & West Bengal lagged the most among states in achieving rural road connectivity targets under PMGSY in April-December 2022, shows latest govt progress report.

Gati Shakti Mission shows way for infra planning, states make full use of digital mapping

States mapping their essential data, relevant for planning physical and social infrastructure, on National Master Plan, along the lines of central govt's PM Gati Shakti scheme.

India’s road infrastructure beginning to look impressive. But it’s a long way from world-class

We are in the middle of an incredible infrastructure-building spree that occurs once in several generations in most countries, and we must keep it going.

In Manipur’s worst-connected district, these villagers have given up their rights to get a road

For generations, villagers in Tamenglong have had to walk miles to access basic necessities, even healthcare. 10 villages have agreed to give up land for free so a road can be constructed.

Not selling govt land, assets: FM Sitharaman on Rs 6 lakh crore asset monetisation pipeline

The FM launched the ambitious asset monetisation plan Monday. It is spread across assets like roads, railways, sports stadiums, airports, etc.

On Camera

The Kapoors’ love for food is stuff of legends. Netflix gets us a seat at a table

If there is one celebrity who has made talking about food both relatable and entertaining, it is Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Nvidia worth $5 trillion: What does it mean for the market?

The chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history. Nvidia has been the primary driver of the market’s gains since the start of 2023.

Launch of India’s heaviest comms satellite is a level up for its soaring military ambitions. Here’s how

ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.