Innovations in Concrete for Infrastructure Challenges

December 2017

The Innovations in Concrete for Infrastructure Challenges (INFRACON-2017) conference was inaugurated on October 6, 2017 by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minis...

Tags: Concrete, Infrastructure Challenges, Road Transport, Highway, Shipping, Avinash Surve, VIDC, Nitin Gadkari, INFRACON 2017

India and UK to sign a MoU in the urban transport sector

December 2017

According to a press release by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, India and the UK will soon sign a MoU in the urban transport sector for co...

Tags: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, MoU, Urban transport sector, Chris Grayling, TFL, IT systems, Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari launches MIT-WPU’s School of Sub-Surface Engineering; MIT dedicates it for nation-building

November 2017

MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU), one of the leading educational institutions in India, has opened the School of Sub-surface engineering in Delhi...

Tags: MIT World Peace University, Nitin Gadkari, MTech programme, Roads, Hydropower, Water transport, Sewage, Transport, Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development, Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India, Rahul Karad

Progress of Tier-II, III and IV cities to be addressed at New India Summit in Nagpur

November 2017

The Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) is organising a New India Summit on November 9-10 at Nagpur to address th...

Tags: CREDAI, Devendra Fadnavis, Nitin Gadkari, Small Towns, Big Capabilities, Housing for all by 2022, Road Transport, Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development, Ganga Rejuvenation, Makers of New India, Jaxay Shah, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Growth Catalyst

November 2017

With several legislations, port projects, highways and corridors to his credit, Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Shipping, Road, Transport, Highways and Wa...

Tags: Nitin Gadkari, Water Resources, Shipping, Road, Transport, Highways, River Development, Ganga Rejuvenation, Investment

Three river linking projects to begin within three months

September 2017

Nitin Gadkari has reportedly stated that the work on three river linking projects is set to begin within the next three months. The total estimated c...

Tags: Nitin Gadkari, River linking projects, Tapi, Narmada, Ken, Betwa, Damanganga, Pinjal rivers

Government exploring public financing to raise Rs 10 trillion

September 2017

Nitin Gadkari has reportedly mentioned that a deficit of bank credit for huge infrastructure projects has spurred the government to look for a plan t...

Tags: Nitin Gadkari, Infrastructure, Bharatmala, Sagarmala, Road construction, Investment

Govt saved Rs 3 lakh crore loans to road sector turning into NPAs: Gadkari

September 2017

The NDA government has managed to save Rs 3 lakh crore worth bank loans to the road sector turning into NPAs, according to the minister of road trans...

Tags: Nitin Gadkari, NDA government, IACC, NHAI, Infrastructure, Ports, Inland Water Ways, Logistics, Equipment, Uber type, Sagarmala project