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QR codes on highways: NHAI to provide digital access to emergency, utility services

India, Oct. 3 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will soon begin installing sign boards embedded with QR codes across the national highway network, which will provide travellers with i... Read More


Khattar launches Swachh Shehar Jodi programme to boost urban sanitation

India, Sept. 27 -- Union housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday launched the Swachh Shehar Jodi (SSJ) programme under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U), descr... Read More


Union cabinet clears rRs.r6,014 crore road, rail projects in Bihar

India, Sept. 24 -- The union cabinet on Wednesday approved a railway and a highway project in Bihar worth a combined Rs.6,014 crore. The 78.94 km four-lane highway on the Sahebganj-Areraj-Bettiah sec... Read More


Gadkari dismisses criticism of India's 20% ethanol petrol rollout as 'paid campaign'

India, Sept. 11 -- Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday dismissed criticism of India's rollout of 20% ethanol-blended petrol (E20), calling it a campaign driven by "ves... Read More


1995 to 2025: Pune tops India's urban growth chart with 332%, followed by Bengaluru

India, Sept. 10 -- Pune has witnessed the steepest urban growth among India's largest cities over the past three decades, expanding its built-up footprint by 332% between 1995 and 2025, according to a... Read More


Hiccups derail India's Metro expansion

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- India's Metro rail systems are meant to transform urban travel, replacing endless traffic jams with punctual, predictable journeys, but the travel experience in Mumbai, Bengaluru... Read More


Hiccups derail India's Metro expansion

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- India's Metro rail systems are meant to transform urban travel, replacing endless traffic jams with punctual, predictable journeys, but the travel experience in Mumbai, Bengaluru... Read More


Govt issues SOP for tunnel alignment in NH projects, mandates multi-criteria evaluation

India, Sept. 4 -- The ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) regarding the identification, evaluation, and selection of optimal tunnel alignmen... Read More


Urban Challenge Fund prototype finalised with rRs.r300 crore outlay: Official

India, Sept. 3 -- A Rs.300 crore prototype of the Rs.1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) announced in the February Union Budget has been finalised for cities with populations of 100,000 (as per th... Read More


1,457 deaths: Delhi tops India in road fatalities for 2nd year in a row

new Delhi, Aug. 30 -- Delhi recorded the highest number of road crash fatalities in 2023, with 1,457 deaths from 5,834 road accidents, making it the worst-affected city for two years in a row, accordi... Read More