NHAI: First Construction Sector to become digital completely

The National Highway Authority of India became the first construction sector to become digital completely. Highlights The project management workflow of NHAI has been transformed from manual to online portal. The platform Artificial Intelligence and cloud-based big data analytics have been used to bring in the transform. With social distancing being one of the key ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI) • data science • National Highway Authority of India • NHAI • Portal • road infrastructure • Road Sector

All lanes at toll plazas to be ‘FASTag lanes’ from 1st Dec

Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has decided to declare all lanes in all toll fee plazas on National Highways across country as dedicated ‘FASTag lanes‘ from 1 December 2019. Key Highlights Objective: To ensure seamless traffic and prevent congestion at toll plazas. It is also a part of Centre’s plan to promote ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Digital India • FASTag • FASTag lanes • National Highway • National Highway Authority of India • National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules 2008 • Radio-frequency identification • Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

MoU for sale of FASTag

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IMHCL) and leading Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) like BPCL, HPCL and IOCL for sale of FASTags through their petrol pumps. FASTag FASTag is an electronic toll collection system operated by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). FASTag enables automatic deduction of toll charges and ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Topics: BPCL • FASTag • HPCL • Indian Highways Management Company Limited • IOCL • National Highway Authority of India • NHAI • Radio-frequency identification • RFID