ministry of road transport and highways

November 3, 2021

New road projects worth ₹1,250 crores approved for Goa

New road projects worth ₹1,250 crores for the state of Goa have been approved by the Union Road Transport and…

September 30, 2021

PM Modi reviews ₹50,000 crore projects at Pragati meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed eight projects, worth around ₹50,000 crore, pertaining to seven states as he chaired the 38th…

Infrastructure

September 11, 2021

Government wants Tesla to start manufacturing EVs in India

The heavy industries ministry has asked US-based electric car major Tesla to first start manufacturing its iconic electric vehicles in…

Sustainability

September 1, 2021

In 6 months offering biofuel vehicles must for auto makers

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said India will make it mandatory for auto manufacturers to offer vehicles running 100% on bio-fuels…

Sustainability

August 5, 2021

Star Rating proposed for Tyres for better fuel saving

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has notified GSR 331(E) dated 17th May 2021 to amend rule 95 of the…

Renewable Energy

August 5, 2021

Installation of Solar Panels on National Highways

Ministry has decided to explore solar energy generation potential on National Highways and to install solar panels in available places…

Power

June 17, 2021

RK Singh reviews progress of energy transition & efficiency

R.K. Singh, Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy chaired a high level meeting to review the progress of various…

Oil & Gas

June 17, 2021

India to boost ethanol production due to high fuel rates

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said India is going to increase the production of alternative fuel ethanol as people are facing…

Oil & Gas

March 30, 2021

Ethanol sale for compatible automobiles to boost demand

Centre's move to allow the direct sale of ethanol as a fuel for compatible automobiles is expected to boost demand,…

Infrastructure

March 2, 2021

MoRTH releases rating mechanism for National Highways

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released the ratings for 18,668 km of completed 4/6 lane NH stretches…

Steel

February 14, 2021

All steel to be allowed to be used for Highway construction

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued orders that all steel whether produced from ore, billets, pellets or melting…

Infrastructure

February 1, 2021

Highest ever capital outlay of Rs 1,08,230 crore for MoRTH

Nirmala Sitharaman announced several measures to augment road infrastructure in the Union Budget 2021-22 presented in the Parliament. An enhanced…

Oil & Gas

November 26, 2020

Dual fuel CNG ‘Backhoe Loader’ launched by JCB India

JCB India has launched the country's first dual-fuel CNG 'Backhoe Loader'. The 'JCB 3DX DFi', which can operate on CNG…

Renewable Energy

November 23, 2020

Government trying to accelerate the uptake of EVs

Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways said that Government aims at creating core global competencies in India by…

Sustainability

September 28, 2020

H-CNG usage allowed by MoRTH to promote clean fuel

In a major step toward adopting alternative clean fuel for transportation, Road Transport and Highways Ministry has allowed use of…

Infrastructure

September 10, 2020

Government’s focus on reducing road construction costs without compromising on quality

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari said that the policy of the government is to ensure reduction…

Sustainability

August 24, 2020

Gadkari calls for use of clean fuel in Public Transport

Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport said, that public transport may be modernised which is based on biofuels, CNG and…

Sustainability

June 20, 2019

Amendments in pipeline to promote EV’s

In order to give a boost to Electric Vehicles in the country, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has…