Highways
Green National Highway Corridors Project and the World Bank Loan: Important Facts
India and the World Bank have recently signed a loan agreement to construct 781 kilometers of green highways across four states in India. The project aims to build the Green National Highway Corridors Project in 4 Indian states. The loan ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Surety Bonds Insurance Product for Infrastructure Sector
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is set to launch India’s first-ever surety bonds insurance product for highway contractors on December 19 this year. This comes two years after the union ministry directed the Insurance Regulatory and Developmental ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2024
India’s first Multi-Modal Logistics park in Assam
On October 20 2020 the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone of the first multi modal Logistic Park of India in Assam. The park is being developed under the ambitious bharatmala pariyojana. Highlights The park is to be ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
India-ADB sign 177 million USD to develop roadways
On October 19, 2020, the Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement of 177 million USD to upgrade 450 km of district roads and state highways in the state of Maharashtra. Highlights The loan agreement ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Campaign launched on Prevention of Human and Animal Mortality on Highways
On June 5, 2020, the Union minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari launched the United Nations Development Programme campaign called “Prevention of Human and Animal Mortality on highways”. Need India is witnessing 5 lakhs road accidents every ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
GoI: Dashboard launched to provide details about dhabas and repair shops
On April 21, 2020, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways launched a dashboard in its website www.morth.nic.in. The dashboard will provide information about dhabas and trucks. Highlights The dashboard has been launched to help cargo and truck drivers and ..