Indian National Highways Current Affairs, GK & News
PM Modi launches “Ghar Tak Fibre” scheme in Bihar
On September 21, 2020, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched nine highway projects and Optical Fibre Internet Services in Bihar. The optical fibre services are being provided under the scheme “Ghar Tak Fibre”. Highlights The Highway projects are to construct 350 km of road. The roads are to be built at a cost of Rs ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Common Service Centres • Digital India • Indian National Highways • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology • national highways • Rural Development
NHAI Gears up for the Implementation of FASTag Mandate
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Ministry had mandated to declare all lanes of fee plazas on National Highways as “FASTag lanes” by 1st December 2019, while provisioning one lane (in each direction) which would be kept as hybrid lane to accept FASTag and other modes of payment. The move was taken to give a ..
Topics: Car costs • Electronic toll collection • FASTag • Indian National Highways • Land transport • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways • National Highway • National Highways Authority of India • Road Transport • Roads in India • Toll road • Transport
How NHAI aims to fund Highway Construction in India?
While India has decided to become a USD 5 trillion dollar economy, it also needs a dedicated network of roads and highway infrastructure to enable the quick transport of goods and people in the country. The construction of highways in the country is the prime responsibility of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). While ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Indian National Highways • Land transport • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways • National Highway • National Highways Authority of India • Outer Ring Road, Nagpur • Road Transport • Roads in India • Roads in Kerala
PM Modi dedicates to nation 13 km, 2 lane Kollam bypass on NH-66 in Kerala
On 15th January 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the 13 km, 2 lane Kollam bypass on NH-66 in Kerala. Constructed at a cost of Rs 352 core, this highway has three major bridges over Ashtamudi Lake. The Kollam bypass project will ease traffic congestion around Kollam town and reduce the travel ..
Topics: Alappuzha • Ashtamudi Lake • Districts of India • Indian National Highways • Kerala • Kollam • Kollam Bypass • Kollam district • National Highway 183 • National Highway 66 • National Highway 744 • Roads in India
Proposed NHAI International
The Government has decided to set up a separate body NHAI International to venture into the road building business outside India. NHAI-International will have offices in several countries and will work as contractor mostly in the neighbour countries such as Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal as well as Iran. The NHAI –International is an excellent idea ..
Topics: Indian National Highways • Ircon International • Land transport • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways • National Highways Authority of India • RITES • Road Transport • Roads in India • Transport