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Soumya Chatterjee

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Gap between growth & liveability increasing in Indian cities: Janaagraha report

CEO of Janaagraha Srikanth Viswanathan, said India’s largest cities have grown into economic powerhouses. (File photo)

Updated on Mar 18, 2026 06:55 IST

Delhi-Amritsar-Katra e-way to be completed by March 2028: Gadkari

The 667-km Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway will now be completed in phases up to March 2028, with several stretches facing delays and some contracts being foreclosed and re-tendered, Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 02:14 IST

Delhi-Katra e-way to be completed in phases till March 2028, Gadkari tells Rajya Sabha

Delhi-Katra e-way to be completed in phases till March 2028, Gadkari tells Rajya Sabha

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 01:16 IST

44% vehicles plying on Indian roads uninsured: Govt

Representative photo.

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 01:06 IST

Cabinet approval to 11km-long stretch linking Noida's Jewar airport to Faridabad

The elevated corridor will link Jewar airport with the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway’s Faridabad–Ballabhgarh–Sohna spur.

Updated on Mar 11, 2026 02:01 IST

PM hails Delhi’s ‘fast growth’, raps AAP over stalled projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of the metro projects in New Delhi on Sunday.

Updated on Mar 8, 2026 22:20 IST

PM opens over 2.7K GPRA flats in Delhi, sets stone for 6.6K more

The PM also laid the foundation stone for another 6,632 flats across Netaji Nagar, Sarojini Nagar, Sriniwaspuri and Kasturba Nagar. (Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Mar 8, 2026 22:14 IST

New emission norms propose particulate matter cuts for tractors

The 37–56 kW category will see a similar 40% tightening, though with a longer runway. (ICCT website)

Updated on Mar 3, 2026 09:44 IST

'For good governance, we need to rethink free public services'

In an interview with HT, he cautioned against the trend of providing free public services and stressed the need to build the capacity of urban local bodies to generate revenue to pay their share of centrally sponsored schemes. (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Feb 28, 2026 24:58 IST

Chintan Shivir to discuss urban plans for temple towns: Khattar

Khattar said urbanisation in India has increased from 20% five decades ago to about 37% today. (@mlkhattar)

Updated on Feb 25, 2026 07:33 IST

PM Modi sharpens poll pitch in Assam as state gets key underwater tunnel project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed at the first Emergency Landing Facility of the northeast aboard the IAF's C-130J aircraft.

Updated on Feb 15, 2026 24:37 IST

Urban Challenge Fund to tackle challenges from rapid urbanisation: Vaishnaw

Information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw . (X)

Updated on Feb 14, 2026 10:09 IST

Centre proposes raising truck height limit to 4.5 m for white goods, solar panels

The Union government has proposed increasing the permissible vehicle height from 4 metres to 4.5 metres for N2 and N3 category trucks and semi-trailers. (Representative photo)

Updated on Feb 4, 2026 10:33 IST

Finance Commission boost for urban infrastructure with ₹3,56,257 crore grant

The commission has increased the urban share within local government grants to 45% (up from 36% under the 15th FC (HT Photo/Mahendra Kolhe)

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 17:44 IST

Union Budget 2026-27: Focus on developing economic regions in Tier-2, Tier-3 cities

This photograph taken on November 20, 2025 shows commuters riding past the Teen Darwaja, a triple-arched historical gateway, in Ahmedabad. (AFP FILE)

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 15:54 IST

Budget 2026: ₹5,000 crore to develop CER around temple towns, tier-2, 3 cities

Seven rapid rail corridors will be built to connect Mumbai to Pune, Pune to Hyderabad, Hyderabad to Bengaluru, Hyderabad to Chennai, Chennai to Bengaluru, Delhi to Varanasi, and Varanasi to Siliguri. (HT Archive)

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 07:26 IST

Integrated approach key to growth of cities, tells Economic Survey 2025-26

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran addresses the media during the Economic Survey 2025-26 press conference in New Delhi on Thursday. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 30, 2026 02:06 IST

Govt allots 30 GHz radio frequency for V2V safety tech: Nitin Gadkari

Nagpur: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari (PTI)

Updated on Jan 23, 2026 15:12 IST

New rules to enforce payment discipline on barrier-less tolls

The changes are designed to support the upcoming roll-out of multi-lane free flow tolling, officials said. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 21, 2026 01:42 IST

Shastri Bhawan, Krishi Bhawan set to be demolished soon

The demolitions are part of the Central Vista project. (Archive/PTI)

Updated on Jan 20, 2026 21:54 IST

States embrace tighter speed limits

ANI representative picture

Updated on Jan 19, 2026 24:42 IST

Weak state finance commissions leave city finances unstable: Janaagraha report

The report is titled Strengthening State Finance Commissions for Empowered Local Governments. (Representative photo/ Getty image)

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 13:13 IST

AC on: New rider to make car mileage claims more realistic

Representational image.

Updated on Jan 16, 2026 24:10 IST

DL rules may shift gears: Violations to get penalty points with insurance link

A driver behaviour-linked insurance premium model to incentivise safe driving was earlier mulled as a major value-added offering to a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)-based tolling system. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 14, 2026 24:04 IST

Andhra Pradesh highway sets Guinness record for 24-hour paving

The record — 28.95 lane-kilometres of bituminous concrete laid in a single day — was set on January 6 on the Vanavolu–Vankarakunta stretch of National Highway (NH) 544G (Representative photo)

Updated on Jan 11, 2026 13:21 IST

Nitin Gadkari announces vehicle-to-vehicle tech for safer Indian roads

Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari addresses a press conference in New Delhi. (PIB)

Updated on Jan 9, 2026 09:19 IST

CSIR hands bio-bitumen production licences to Indian manufacturers: Officials

Officials said that providing licences to more than one industry partner to produce bio-bitumen would help speed up production. (Representative photo)

Updated on Jan 7, 2026 13:31 IST

Water quality rankings sink without a trace

Indore: Family members of a victim, who died after consumption of allegedly contaminated water, mourn in Bhagirathpura area of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026.

Updated on Jan 7, 2026 01:06 IST

Across India, patchy supply raises risk of contamination in water line

An exposed water pipeline in Indore’s Bhagirathpura where 10 people died after drinking contaminated water. (ANI)

Updated on Jan 4, 2026 23:56 IST

No need for routine KYV for cars once FASTag issued, decides NHAI; plugs gaps

Know Your Vehicle (KYV) is a verification mechanism designed to ensure FASTags are correctly mapped to vehicle registration numbers (FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 1, 2026 13:02 IST

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