Multimodal logistics parks to come up

August 2016

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has set up a Logistics Efficiency Enhancement Programme, under which it is developing multimodal logistic...

Tags: Ministry of Road Transport, Highways, Logistics Efficiency Enhancement Programme, Multimodal logistics parks, Automobile Pollution

How are potholes adding to the country’s death toll?

August 2016

Stats have it: The year 2015 witnessed a massive 10,727 deaths due to crashes caused by potholes, speed breakers and roads that were under repair or ...

Tags: Crashes, Maharashtra, Surface Transport Ministry Road Accidents report, Civic body, Sewerage, Stormwater drainage systems, Construction, Road Transport Ministry, Rules of Road Regulation

Indian investment in highways and ports

August 2016

The government has allocated a total Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs.46,834 crore including cess and toll remittance for 2016-17 for the Ministry...

Tags: Gross Budgetary Support, Ministry of Road Transport, Highways, IEBR, Ministry of Shipping, GBS

Mandaviya takes over as MOS

August 2016

Mansukh Lal Mandaviya has assumed the charge of Minister of State, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping from July 11, 2016. He is a BJP...

Tags: Mansukh Lal Mandaviya, Ministry of Road Transport, Highways, Shipping, Rajya Sabha, BJP MP, Parliamentary Committees, Real Estate, Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd

US investors to invest in India´s port sector

August 2016

Asserting that there is a huge opportunity of investment in the port sector in India, the Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping...

Tags: Port, Union Ministry, Road Transport, Highways, Shipping, Colachel Port, Sagar Port, Wadhawan port

E-tolling on state highways soon

July 2016

The Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) being rolled out to remove bottlenecks, ensure seamless movement of traffic, and collection of user fee through ...

Tags: Electronic Toll Collection, RFID, Highways, Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

E-tolling on state highways soon

July 2016

The Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) being rolled out to remove bottlenecks, ensure seamless movement of traffic, and collection of user fee through ...

Tags: Electronic Toll Collection, RFID, Highways, Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Rail ministry plans redevelopment of Surat railway station

June 2016

The rail ministry has invited an Expression of Interest (EoI) from companies for redevelopment of Surat railway station in Gujarat, as part of a larg...

Tags: EoI, Rail ministry, Gujarat, IRSDC, SPV, DBOFT, Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation, Surat Municipal Corporation