New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Raghavendra Kumar, popularly known as the Helmet Man of India, has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to leverage the massive reach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to promote road safety awareness across the country, stating that cricket remains the most powerful medium to influence public behaviour. Kumar, who was the chief guest at a six-over tennis ball tournament organised by Victorious Endeavours at the DDA Siri Fort Complex on Sunday, highli…
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New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) constructed 5,313 km of National Highways during the financial year 2025-26, which is about 15 per cent higher than the target of 4,640 km for the year, the government said on Wednesday.Working relentlessly towards the development of national highway infrastructure in the country, the capital expenditure by the NHAI in FY26 for the development of NH infrastructure was at Rs 2,44,362 crore.”The capital expenditure for the f…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India’s construction players are expected to witness a revenue growth of 6-8 per cent in 2026-27 after two bleak years, a report said on Monday.Construction revenue growth is likely to remain muted in 2025-26 at 2 to 4 per cent, with increased pressure on road contractors, the report from ICRA said.The shrinking order books for road contractors amid muted project awarding by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways led to the muted growth.Further, a slowdown in Ja…
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) India’s commercial drone industry had a market size of $1.88 billion (Rs 17,000 crore) in FY26, which is expected to grow at a compounded 17.98 per cent rate during FY25–29, a report showed on Thursday.Globally, the US leads the commercial drone industry, followed by China, with India currently ranked seventh, according to a research report by B2K Analytics.As per the report, drones can cut the cost of agrochemical spraying by nearly 80 per cent compared with manual s…
Mehsana, March 17 (IANS) Gujarat has recorded its first successful cashless claim under the PM-RAHAT scheme in Mehsana district, where a road accident victim received fully covered treatment, officials said on Tuesday. According to the district health department, the claim was processed under the “Prime Minister Road Accident Victim Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment (PM-RAHAT)” scheme, implemented by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in coordination with the National Health …
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Toll collections across national highways are expected to rise 6–8 per cent in FY27, supported by traffic growth despite lower inflation‑linked toll rate hikes, a report said on Wednesday.The report from ratings agency ICRA said toll collections are expected to grow 7–9 per cent in FY26, supported by higher traffic growth of 4–5 per cent compared to 2.5 per cent in FY25.Inflation‑linked toll rates are likely to rise around 3.3 per cent for newer projects linked…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Monday, announced that her government has decided to implement the Central government’s ‘Rah-Veer’ scheme that offers a prize of Rs 25,000 to those who save lives of road accident victims. “Under this scheme, citizens who assist seriously injured road accident victims will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 25,000 along with a certificate of appreciation,” an official statement said.If a person saves one or more seriously injured victims i…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The government on Friday said that the NHAI is contemplating to completely discontinue cash transactions at the National Highway fee plazas across the country from April 1, 2026.The move will develop a fully digital National Highway tolling ecosystem.Post implementation, all toll payments at National Highway fee plazas will be processed exclusively through digital modes using FASTag or Unified Payments Interface (UPI).According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highw…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) In a bid to improve road connectivity in Gujarat, the government on Saturday approved upgradation of two sections of National Highway-56 to 4-lane in Gujarat with Rs 4,583.64 crore outlay.This involves construction of 4-lane sections of Dhamasiya–Bitada/Movi (47.46 km) and Nasarpore–Malotha (60.21 km) in the state with a total project length of 107.67 kms, said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The project is pa…
Aizawl, Feb 13 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Friday expressed his appreciation to Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari for his continued support to the state, stating that several proposals submitted by the state government have received positive consideration from the Centre. The Chief Minister also highlighted ongoing discussions on adopting rigid pavement technology suited to Mizoram’s high rainfall conditions. Lalduhoma chaired a meeting at the Chief Minist…