Yogima Seth Sharma

India Inc should take up large scale production of biofuels: Nitin Gadkari

Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkar.Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari...

Single road bids to be considered for highway projects, though with riders: Road ministry

MoRTH says even a single bid for national highways work will be considered if it is reasonable.The m...

Policy in works to extend lifespan of national highways

Government to form policy to allow strengthening of ageing national highway.New Delhi: The governmen...

NHAI sets up an asset monetisation cell; aims to achieve over INR 50k cr monetsiation target for 2024-25

The ministry of road transport and highways monetize assets worth INR 40,314 crore in 2023-24, out o...

Certification to be must for road expansion joints

The government has set a target to reduce road accidents and fatalities by half by 2030 and faulty e...

Road contractors relieved from developing wayside amenities

Under the existing provision, a highway contractor or concessionaire is responsible for developing W...

International Road Federation calls for reducing GST on helmets from 18% to nil

“This in turn will assist, not only in reducing road accident fatalities of 2W riders, but will also...

NHAI to monetise assets with INR 15000 to INR 20000 cr in 2024-25 through InvIT

Historically, units of NHIT were issued for INR 101 per unit in November 2021 and listed on both the...

Highway builders want infra loans provision pared to 2%

"The phasing may not help the infrastructure industry as the lenders may factor in the highest provi...

Road Ministry against hike in project lending rates, bats for status quo

The central bank earlier this month proposed tighter norms, requiring lenders to allocate 5% of the ...

NHAI set to incorporate wayside amenities into design of highways

With wayside amenities now becoming part of holistic planning of expressways, land acquisition for e...

Self-healing roads may soon be a reality: NHAI

The technology allows asphalt, used to build roads, to self-heal and address the issue of potholes, ...