Road Current Affairs, GK & News
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
National Highway Authority of India to rank roads in the country
The National Highway Authority of India is to rank roads based on their quality. The ranking is to done to improve quality and also provide higher service to the highway commuters. Highlights The ranking and assessment exercises are to be conducted under the supervision of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The exercise is to ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways • National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) • NHAI • Plantation • Road • Road safety • Traffic accidents in India
Indian Oil launches drive to turn plastic to bitumen
The Indian Oil had taken several initiatives to support Government drive to eliminate single use plastic. The Corporation announced about the conversion of plastic to bitumen on 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The initiatives are part of Clean India Campaign The company is set to supply bitumen commercially for road construction. The project was ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: bitumen • bituminous roads • Indian Oil Corporation • Plastic • Road • single use plastic
Short Note : Road construction in Rural India
To improve road connectively in the rural areas of the country, The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-lll (PMGSY-III). The PMGSY-III aims to consolidate the roads in the rural area which include the Through Routes and Major Rural Links that connect habitations to Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), Higher ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Insurgency • Road • Rural Connectivity • village
Assam hosts ‘Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting – 2018’ under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
The ‘Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting – 2018’ under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has started in Guwahati, Assam on April 18, 2018. The team is led by the Chairman and Transport Minister of Rajasthan, Yunus Khan, and transport ministers of various states are its members. In total 24 states are participating in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Government of India • Guwahati • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways • Road • Road traffic safety • Yunus Khan