National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) Current Affairs, GK & News
NHAI’s Guidelines for Toll centres to reduce waiting time
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) issued guidelines for Toll centres to reduce waiting time to 10 seconds per vehicle at any point of time. What is yellow line? According to the guidelines, yellow lines at toll plazas will reduce the waiting queue of vehicles to 100 metres even during peak hours. If queue is ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Electronic toll collection • FASTag lanes • FASTags • National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) • Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology
India’s first five animal bridges: Key Facts
India is to see the first five animal overpasses on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. The expressway is under construction. Highlights The animal bridges were planned to avoid disturbances to Ranthambore Wildlife Corridor that connects Mukundra and Ranthambhore Wildlife Sanctuaries. The plan of the animal bridges have been approved by the Central Wildlife Board. The Rajasthan Government ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Environment Current Affairs
Topics: animal bridges • Human-Animal Conflict • National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) • National Parks • Ranthambore National Park • Wildlife Protection
‘Harit Path’: mobile app launched to oversee plantations along National Highways
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Sh. Nitin Gadkari launched a mobile app named ‘Harit Path’ to conduct monitoring operation of the plantation along the national highways through Geo-tagging and web-based GIS-enabled tools. Key Highlights In the virtual meeting on the context of ‘New Green Highways Policy (Plantation)’, the road transport ministry also discussed ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Afforestation • Ministry of Road Transport and Highway • Mobile app • National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) • Nitin Gadkari
NHAI to collaborate with premier Technical Institutes
The National Highways Authority of India has approached NITs, IITs and other reputed Engineering colleges to stretch National Highways. The institutes have been approached under their Institutional Social Responsibility. Highlights The main of the collaboration is to leverage the knowledge of students and faculty towards improvement of road infrastructure. Benefits When an institute adopts a ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Memorandum of understanding • National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) • national highways • Road safety • Road traffic management • Traffic accidents in India
GoI: New Economic Corridor Projects of Rs 20,000 crores in Haryana
On July 13, 2020, the Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs inaugurated and laid foundation stones to new economic corridors in the state of Haryana. Highlights The projects will help the state of Haryana to provide smooth connectivity to states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Also, the projects will save fuels, ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Asian Development Bank • Connectivity • Haryana • National Highway • National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) • Road • Uttar Pradesh