Topic: Roads in India

Cube Highways bid the highest for third lot of TOT projects

Cube Highways has emerged as the highest bidder for the third of the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) projects offered by the National Highways Authority of India.  The National investment and...

November 21, 2019

NHAI Gears up for the Implementation of FASTag Mandate

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Ministry had mandated to declare all lanes of fee plazas on National Highways as “FASTag lanes” by 1st December 2019, while provisioning...

November 18, 2019

How NHAI aims to fund Highway Construction in India?

While India has decided to become a USD 5 trillion dollar economy, it also needs a dedicated network of roads and highway infrastructure to enable the quick transport...

September 6, 2019

PM Modi dedicates to nation 13 km, 2 lane Kollam bypass on NH-66 in Kerala

On 15th January 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the 13 km, 2 lane Kollam bypass on NH-66 in Kerala. Constructed at a cost of...

January 15, 2019

India’s first Sri Vishwakarma Skill Development University to come up in Haryana

In Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently laid foundation of India’s first Sri Vishwakarma Skill Development University at village Dudhola in Palwal district via remote control ....

November 19, 2018

National Green Highways Mission

National Green Highways Mission (NGHM), a plantation drive around 1500 km of National Highways, was launched in 2016. The objective of this mission was to provide a green...

April 7, 2018

The Union Cabinet approves Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel as part of ‘Chardham Mahamarg Pariyojana’

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to the construction of 4.531 km long 2-Lane Bi-Directional...

February 21, 2018

Nitin Gadkari releases India’s first-ever Highway Capacity Manual (Indo-HCM) in New Delhi

The Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari has released India’s first-ever Highway Capacity Manual (Indo-HCM) in New...

February 12, 2018

Union Ministry of Defence grants additional administrative and financial powers to BRO to speed up construction of roads along Indo-China border

Recently, the Union Ministry of Defence has granted additional administrative and financial powers to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to speed up the construction of roads along the...

August 22, 2017

Proposed NHAI International

The Government has decided to set up a separate body NHAI International to venture into the road building business outside India. NHAI-International will have offices in several countries...

October 5, 2015

India, Myanmar and Thailand decided to implement Trilateral Connectivity Project by 2016

India, Myanmar and Thailand reviewed the Trilateral Connectivity Project and decided to put all efforts to establish it by 2016. What is Trilateral Connectivity Project? It is a...

September 14, 2012

National Highways Construction in India

By the end of August 2011, India had around 71,000 kilometers of National Highways which connected all the major cities and state capitals. Most of these highways are...

December 28, 2011    Government Schemes Current Affairs