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Junk your old car, get 5% rebate from automakers on new purchase: Gadkari
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 10:29 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari said, automated fitness tests will be set up under public private partnership (PPP) mode while the government will assist private partners and state governments for scrapping centres.
Gadkari invokes Syama Prasad Mookerjee to counter 'outsider' narrative
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:37 PM IST
- Gadkari, who was addressing a rally in West Bengal’s Joypur, also said the elections will decide the future of West Bengal.
'FASTags will save ₹20,000 crore per year on fuel': Gadkari
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 01, 2021 09:55 PM IST
- "Toll collection through electronic tolling has reached 93 per cent during the last fortnight after the FASTag was made mandatory," Gadkari said.
Hyderabad firm eyes record, builds 25.54km lane in less than 18 hours
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 02:42 PM IST
Gadkari also congratulated all the workers who contributed to achieving this massive feat as he said this will be recorded in the Limca Book of Records.
Gadkari announces new expressway, Travel from Delhi to Dehradun in 2 hours
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2021 03:55 PM IST
The Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor will offer new connectivity to the holy site of Haridwar in Uttarakhand.
Gadkari urges MSMEs to avail concessional finance and install rooftop solar
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 26, 2021 10:25 PM IST
The minister observed that a large amount (average ₹8 and higher per unit) is being paid by the MSMEs for power consumption, which contributes to up to one-fifth of the overall production costs.
Nitin Gadkari approves 5 highway projects for Andhra Pradesh, UP
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 20, 2021 02:58 PM IST
The Union minister approved a proposal to construct a 6 Lane Kantakapalle-Sabbavaram section of NH-130-CD worth ₹824.29 crores.
Nitin Gadkari suggests electric vehicles be made mandatory for govt officials
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 19, 2021 02:48 PM IST
Gadkari also suggested that government should give subsidy to buy electric cooking appliances instead of giving support for buying cooking gas to households.
Nitin Gadkari hails flagging off of bridge between Assam, Meghalaya
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 18, 2021 03:21 PM IST
“Demand for a bridge over river Brahmaputra, between Dhubri in Assam and Phulbari in Meghalaya, is 10 years old. With this, distance between Dhubri and Phulbari will be shortened,” Gadkari said.
Delhi-Mumbai expressway will ease traffic load: Nitin Gadkari
PTI, Pune
PUBLISHED ON FEB 14, 2021 07:06 AM IST
The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is a proposed 1,250-km long controlled-access highway connecting the national capital with the commercial capital of the country.
Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate webinar series on road safety on Feb 9
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 03, 2021 03:05 PM IST
The webinar series being organised by the India chapter of the International Road Federation (IRF) focuses on reducing the road fatalities in the country by half by 2030, IRF said in a statement.
Soon, Centre to impose 'green tax' on older vehicles
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sparshita Saxena, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 25, 2021 07:13 PM IST
- The government has also proposed higher tax (50 per cent of the road tax) for vehicles registered in highly polluted cities.
Nitin Gadkari calls for research to explore cheaper options to cement, steel
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 05:54 PM IST
Gadkari said he has asked people from Indian Institutes of Technology to carry out research on alternatives to cement and steel.
Fee waiver, road tax discount key features of Centre’s draft scrappage policy
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 05:17 AM IST
Features of the draft policy, one of whose caveats is that the vehicles that are sent to the scrapyard must be dismantled in an environment friendly way, were discussed by the ministry at the 40th meeting of the transport development council chaired by Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday.
Before 2025, we aim to bring down road accidents by 50%: Nitin Gadkari
ANI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 04:12 PM IST
Highlighlight the achievements of the Ministry, he said, "We have achieved the target of constructing 30 kilometres of road per day. I believe that by the end of March, perhaps we will achieve the target of constructing 40 kilometres of road per day."
'Need to save lives in India': Gadkari inaugurates Road Safety Month
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 01:48 PM IST
The minister also called for cooperation among government departments, NGOs and other organisations to ensure awareness about road safety is spread.
Gadkari pitches for more research to identify import substitute products
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 01:40 PM IST
He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Atmanirbhar Innovation Challenge organised by Marathwada Accelerator for Growth and Incubation Council (MAGIC).
Khadi Prakritik Paint: Eco-friendly, non-toxic wall paint launched by Gadkari
ANI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2021 11:47 AM IST
According to a press statement from the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, the eco-friendly, non-toxic paint, called "Khadi Prakritik Paint" is a first-of-its-kind product, with anti-fungal, anti-bacterial properties.
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PUBLISHED ON JAN 10, 2021 12:57 PM IST
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There is a cartel in cement, steel industry: Gadkari
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
UPDATED ON JAN 10, 2021 01:14 PM IST
- Gadkari said that if cement and steel industries keep charging higher prices, it will affect the implementation of infrastructure projects.
NHAI to use software to track delays in files processing, says Union minister Gadkari
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 03, 2021 02:30 PM IST
New technologies are being promoted, while attention is being paid on reducing the cost of construction of projects without compromising with the quality, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said.
FASTags mandatory from January 1, Govt clarifies only hybrid lanes will accept cash till Feb 15
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 10:41 PM IST
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways clarified on Thursday that only a single hybrid lane will be functional at tolls for accepting cash till February 15.
Centre extends deadline for FASTag toll collection till February 15
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 31, 2020 02:24 PM IST
The deadline was earlier set to January 1 with transport minister Nitin Gadkari saying that FASTag will be mandatory for all vehicles in the country
FASTag to be mandatory for vehicles from Jan 1, says Nitin Gadkari
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 24, 2020 06:08 PM IST
FASTag was launched in 2016 and four banks together issued nearly a lakh of them. By 2017, their numbers went up to seven lakh and more than 34 lakh FASTags were issued in 2018.
Govt to expanding road infrastructure, focus more on EVs in 2021
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 24, 2020 02:12 PM IST
In the words of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, the driving force behind roadways expansion and numerous infrastructure development projects, the government decided to turn the crisis due to the pandemic into an opportunity.
Telangana: Gadkari lays foundation for over Rs 13,000 crore highway projects
By Asian News International | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 22, 2020 01:26 PM IST
Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari informed that a total of 59 road works with an approved length of 1918 kilometres and a cost of Rs 17,617 crore have been sanctioned in Telangana in the last 6 years.
Ludhiana Inc seeks Centre’s intervention over hiked raw material rates
By HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 10:58 PM IST
The industrialists said if the conditions prevail for some more time, 50 percent of the MSME sector will face closure, which will push around 5 crore staff/labourers towards unemployment.
Gadkari writes to PM over steel price hike, says projects becoming unviable
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 17, 2020 06:07 PM IST
The road transport, highways and MSME minister also said if the players failed to curb the practice, the government will have to change policies and encourage alternative technologies in projects.
‘Over Rs 100 lakh cr worth infrastructure projects underway by 2024-25’: Gadkari
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 10:54 PM IST
The National infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) is a first of its kind exercise to provide world-class infrastructure across the country, he said.
‘Don’t think Anna Hazare will join farmers’ stir, haven’t done anything against them’: Nitin Gadkari
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 08:31 AM IST
Gadkari also said that dialogue is the only way to find a solution to protest by farmer unions and a break in talks can lead to miscommunication.