Ministry of Road Transport
What is One Nation, One Challan Initiative?
The One Nation, One Challan initiative aims to integrate all related agencies such as traffic police and Regional Transport Offices (RTO) on a single platform for the seamless collection of traffic fines and data transfer. Why is the One Nation ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Government Schemes 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 MMLP
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is going to develop India’s first multi-modal logistics park (MMLP) near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. About the project The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) had awarded RIL the contract to set up India’s first ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2024 • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Road construction worth Rs.15 lakh crore targeted in next two years
The Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari recently announced that the Government of India has set a target of road construction of worth Rs 15 lakh crores in next two years. What are the plans? In order ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
What is Green Tax?
The Ministry of road transport has decided to impose the additional taxes on old vehicles that are no more fit on road. This additional tax is being called as the “Green Tax”. Th decision was taken to curb pollution. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Koilwar Bridge
On December 10, 2020, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Koilwar Bridge over the Sone river in Bihar. The bridge was constructed at an expense of 256 crores of rupees. Background The existing ..