The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed to allow rigid vehicles as well as trailers to have a maximum of three decks to transport two-wheelers, with the load body not projecting over the driver's cabin, according to an official statement.It will enhance the carriage capacity of two-wheelers by 40-50 per cent, according to the statement.It also added that this has been done after examining the issue of static stability tests and dynamic stability of the three-deck vehicles. Comme

Road Transport and Highways( MoRTH) on Wednesday announced an annual toll pass that will eliminate

Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari along with other Union ministers on Tuesday discussed various issues related to infrastructure development, including ways to expedite forest clearances for highway and other infrastructure projects. Gadkari chaired a meeting of the ninth Group of Infrastructure Committee to address existing inter-ministerial issues with regard to implementation of infrastructure projects.He reiterated his commitment to infrastructure development while giving du

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said around 35 multi-modal logistics parks, under the Bharatmala project, will come up in the country, and four are proposed in Maharashtra. Gadkari was speaking at the signing of a memorandum of understanding( MoU) between Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust( JNPT) and National Highways Logistics Management Ltd( NHLML), a special purpose vehicle of NHAI, for a multi-modal logistics park at Sindhi in the Wardha district of Maharashtra. T

' All weather terrain' might well be a befitting description for the country's road sector.... The target is higher than the record construction of 37 kms daily during 2019-20 period." Our achievement can be much more than the current financial year....

Traffic on the national highways has jumped 30-35 per cent in June and reached the level of April.... Therefore, some states have eased restrictions while some still hold on partially.... That jumped to Rs 2, 770 crore in April this year just when the second wave of the pandemic hit India....

India is witnessing a steep rise in gig employment, with a rise of 184 per cent in white-collar gig jobs this year compared to the previous year, according to insights from hiring platform Foundit.... The overall hiring activity picked up on a month-on-month basis with a 3 per cent increase compared to the last month.... However, compared to the previous year, hiring declined by 4 per cent, suggesting a slower pace of recruitment this year, according to the report....

The government has broadly met the tax collection target of over Rs 34.37 trillion for 2023-24 on the back of robust economic activity and improved compliance, an official said.... The net direct tax collections( comprising corporate tax and personal income tax) reached over Rs 18.90 trillion as of March 17.... ALSO READ: Real-estate firm Sobha Ltd gets Rs 46 cr income tax demand notices The gross tax collection target as per the revised estimate stood at Rs 34.37 trillion for FY24....

Road, transport and highway minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday directed the officials of his ministry, including those of NHAI and NHIDCL, to prepare a road map for up to Rs 3 lakh-crore projects for immediate execution.... The minister also warned the officials of action in case of any delay in execution of projects and fixing issues related to them.... Give approvals to projects and try to start them immediately so that there is less burden on annual plan in which there are projects of NHAI, N

" Approved the draft notification to mandate the installation of air-conditioning systems in the cabins of trucks belonging to categories N2 and N3.... Air-conditioned cabins for trucks will soon be made mandatory, Gadkari had said.... India, China and the problem of 4-2-1 Legal hurdles likely for anti-trust fines’ tweak Why are young doctors feeling burnt out?...