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Yudhvir Singh Malik appointed as new Chairman of NHAI
The Union Government has appointed Yudhvir Singh Malik as the Chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). He will succeed outgoing chairman Raghav Chandra who has been moved as secretary to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes. Malik is 1983 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre. Prior to this appointment he was posted as ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Topics: appointments • national highways • NHAI • Persons in News • Yudhvir Singh Malik
NHAI inks MoU with IIT-Kharagpur to develop technology to construct maintenance free highways in India
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed MOU with IIT-Kharagpur for research project to develop technology to construct long lasting maintenance free highways. Under this MoU, IIT-Kharagpur will develop ‘Paneled Cement Concrete Pavements’ for highways. The duration of the research project is 3 years. Background Traditionally in India, the highways are paved with ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Topics: Highways • IIT Kharagpur • National • NHAI • Trasportation
NHAI approves pilot project for developing greenbelts along National highways
National Highways Authorities of India (NHAI) has approved a pilot project for undertaking scientific studies on designing greenbelts along national highways. Proposal in this regard was submitted by Nagpur based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI). Key facts The pilot project will be implemented on a 5 km stretch on NH-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari) between ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Topics: Environment • NEERI • NHAI