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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: Bihar • Common Service Centres • Digital India • Indian National Highways • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology • national highways • Rural Development
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
Nitin Gadkari chairs Infrastructure meeting
On July 7, 2020, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari chaired an infrastructure meeting in New Delhi virtually. The other union ministers such as minister of railways, Environment, Forest and Climate change, heavy industries also participated in the meet. Highlights Several issues were considered at the meet. This includes pending ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) • national highways • NHAI • road infrastructure • setu bharatam
‘BhoomiRashi’ Portal accelerates land acquisition process for National Highways
The ‘BhoomiRashi’ Portal is a land acquisition portal launched in March 2018 by the Ministry of the Road Transport and Highways. The Ministry had recently announced that the portal has significantly accelerated the process of land acquisition for National Highways, by reducing the processing time to less than two weeks in a majority of cases. ..
Topics: land acquisition • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways • national highways
Bhoomi Rashi Portal
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways recently claimed that the portal has significantly expedited the land acquisition process for National Highways development. Land Acquisition For the construction of national highways, land acquisition is an important step. It starts after the approval of alignment plans and the land acquisition plans. The process starts with the ..
Topics: CALA • land acquisition • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways • national highways
J&K Development: Rs 2000 crore for Z-Morh Tunnel; 36 Union Ministers’ visit
After Abrogation of Article 370, Government of India is rapidly working on developing the territories of Ladakh and Jammu Kashmir. In order to hasten the process, 36 Union Ministers are to visit the Union Territory. Also, the concession agreement for the Z-Morh tunnel was signed on January 17, 2020. Highlights A concession agreement to complete ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: article 370 • infrastructure • Jammu & Kashmir • Kashmir Issues • national highways • Road Connectivity Project • road infrastructure