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Number of road accidents in India rose 12 pc to 4.6 lakh last year; 19 deaths every hour : MoRTH report
"This marks an increase of 11.9% in accidents, 9.4% in fatalities, and 15.3% in injuries comp…
PTI
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SIMPLY PUT: All you need to know about India’s rules for road safety
Over 1.55 lakh lives were lost in road crashes across India just in 2021, says a recent report b…
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322 new projects for 12,413 km road construction sanctioned under 'Bharatmala Pariyojana'
Till August, 2,921 km road has been constructed under the project. The Ministry of Road Trans…
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India plans to build 11 emergency airstrips on its national highways
The government has prepared a standard design for the road runway. The airstrips will span ove…
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India’s first-of-its-kind Bullet train project might be a reality soon
The ministry is already in the process of acquiring land for it and the rail lines might come up…
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Govt to kick off FY24 Budget making exercise on Monday
On the first day on Monday, RE meetings with Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Mi…
PTI
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Transport minister Gadkari says that officials who are 'dead assets' will be shown the door
In a clear warning to "non-performing" officials in the ministry, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on M…
PTI
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G7 members will spend 'hundreds of billions' on infrastructure to rival China's Belt and Road initiative, according to a US official. China says G7 proposals are doomed to fail.
G7 allies are expected to announce a multibillion-dollar plan to build infrastructure overseas in o…
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Road Ministry wants 50% more funds in Budget allocation, several plans in pipeline
According to ministry official, a major part of this grant would be used for the government’s progr…
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Road ministry wants Rs 2,500-crore annual grant in Budget 2016 for state road transport
The ministry wants to double state transport buses and the issue might be taken up on a pari passu …
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Soon, highways will also double up as airstrips. Here’s how
Gadkari confirmed his ministry will be meet officials of the defence ministry and will strengthen t…
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Soon, India won’t have world’s highest number of road accidents as Rs 2,000 crore are being pumped in to make roads safer
The Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Sadak Yojana will be launched soon with an initial funding of Rs 2,000…
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It’s official: Surge pricing for Uber, Ola is legal now
Ola and Uber who have gone off the Indian roads multiple times causing distress to regular customer…
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Transport Policy in a month; Focus will be on innovation, reforms in public transport: Gadkari
New Delhi, Jan 30 () The government is planning to come out with a new transport policy, that will …
PTI
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GST could ensure vehicles over 15 yrs don’t go off the roads, despite govt’s plans
Government’s programme to keep the polluting vehicles off the road is facing an unwanted speed bump…
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Nitin Gadkari, a top performer in Modi's first term, gets a second term as Road Transport and Highways Minister
Narendra Modi's thumping win in 2019 general elections depended a lot on the successes of Nitin G…
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Narendra Modi announces Union Cabinet portfolio
President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office and secrecy in Hindi to Modi at a cere…
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States to decide if Ola and Uber should use digital meters or GPS to calculate fare
"Since transport is a concurrent subject, we have left it to the states to decide. The ministry is …
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Centre asks states to cap the maximum fares Ola and Uber can charge
The reason why states have been pitched in for this decision is that transport is a state subject a…
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The crew of a Russian oligarch's $600 million superyacht was fired after sanctions meant wages couldn't be paid, reports say
Alisher Usmanov is worth an estimated $18.4 billion and has been described by the EU as one of "Put…