MoRTH identifies 300 NHs for completion by March 2019

July 2018

Roughly 300 National Highway projects have been considered for completion by March 2019. The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has carved out the...

Tags: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, NHAI

Issues of fund flow to road projects to be reviewed

July 2018

After reviewing over 700 ongoing national highways projects in the country, the road ministry has identified 300 projects for completion by March nex...

Tags: National highways projects, Road ministry, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, NHAI, DPR

Relaxation in cabotage law to benefit Indian ports

July 2018

The Centre's move to relax cabotage law may transform India's ports into a major transhipment hub. Recently, the shipping ministry issued a notificat...

Tags: Ports, Shipping Ministry, Transhipment hub, Transportation

GST positive for road logistics sector: ICRA

June 2018

The effect of the GST implemented in July 2017 has been largely positive for the road logistics sector and has led to several benefits....

Tags: GST, Road logistics, Road transportation, Trucks, Warehouses

Rs 2.04 lakh crore to be allocated under Smart Cities for urbanisation across 99 cities: Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, MoHUA

June 2018

The Smart Cities mission is central to the overall strategy to accommodate the massive urbanisation that is expected in the future. The government’s ...

Tags: Smart Cities Mission, CR Chaudhary, Durga Shanker Mishra, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, ITPO, CR Chaudhary, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, HE Daniel Carmon, Ambassador of Israel to India, IoT, Smart Cities India expo, Buildings India expo, Solar India expo, Transport India expo, Water India expo

We are working on increasing our lines for different locations, says Mahendra Jain, MD, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation

June 2018

It is progressing well. Currently, we are operating two lines - North-South and East-West - that span over 42.8 km with a ridership of over 400,000 c...

Tags: Mahendra Jain, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation, Electronic City, DPR, BMTC, BMRC, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, Construction

Next-gen quick-launch bridges are the need of the hour in India to save time and money, writes KK Kapila, Chairman, International Road Federation

June 2018

India has challenging ground conditions in places like Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and the northern and eastern parts of the count...

Tags: KK Kapila, International Road Federation, Indian Railways network, PWD, Construction, National Highways, Yatra, Acrow Bridge, IRF, FICCI Transport Infrastructure Committee

WOMAN IN CONSTRUCTION

June 2018

"Multitasking" doesn't even begin to describe it! In her current role as COO at Louis Berger, Shefali Saxena provides strategic, operational and fina...

Tags: Shefali Saxena, Louis Berger, Bridges, Tunnels, Highways, Roads, Public Transportation systems, Aviation, Smart cities, WLB