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Indian Roads Congress 2024

The 83rd annual session of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) is currently taking place in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. This important event commenced with the inauguration by Union Minister for...

November 11, 2024

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: PM inaugurates first stretch

The Sohna-Dausa stretch in the Delhi-Mumbai expressway was recently inaugurated by PM Modi. With this, the travel time between Sohna in Haryana and Dausa in Rajasthan will be...

February 12, 2023

Green National Highways Corridor Project

The Government of India recently inked 500 million USD loan pact with World Bank to develop Green National Highway Corridors in the country. These corridors are to be...

December 23, 2020

India-Austria Cooperation in Road Infrastructure sector

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between India and Austria on Technology Cooperation in Road Infrastructure Sector in New Delhi. The MoU seeks to create a framework for...

December 19, 2020

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...

July 7, 2020

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...

June 12, 2020

Bharatmala Pariyojana delayed

The Bharatmala Pariyojana that was scheduled to be completed in 2021-22 is to be completed by 2025-26. The announcement of delay was announced by the rating agency ICRA...

June 11, 2020

UP Government implements Herbal Roads Project

The Uttar Pradesh Government is to implement Herbal Roads Project in a stretch of 800 km in the state. Highlights Under the project, the state government is to...

May 29, 2020

GoI allows MGNREGA to begin in rural regions

On April 15, 2020 the Government of India issued guidelines for the extended lock down. Under the guidelines, the Government allows industrial works, road construction works and MGNREGA...

April 16, 2020

NHAI: 3,979 km of NH constructed in one year; Highest in Indian History

The National Highway Authority of India recently completed the construction of 3,979 km of national highways in the financial year 2019-20. This is the highest ever target achieved...

April 8, 2020

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