Transportation Infrastructure

Faulty road construction should be non-bailable offence: Nitin Gadkari

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said faulty road construction should be made a non-bailable offence and road contractors and engineers should be held responsible for accidents and sent to prison. Addressing an event organised by industry body CII, Gadkari further said India is number one in road accidents in the world. "Faulty road construction should be a non-bailable offence and road contractors, concessionaires and engineers should be held responsible for accidents and sent to prison," he said. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways aims to reduce road accident fatalities to half by 2030. According to the minister, the ministry data of road accidents in 2023 shows five lakh mishaps in the country resulting in 1,72,000 deaths. "Of this, 66.4 per cent, or 1,14,000, were in the 18-45 years age bracket while 10,000 deaths were of children," Gadkari said. He pointed out that 55,000 deaths were reported due to absence of helmets and 30,000 w

Auto OEMs likely to invest $323 billion by 2070 on EVs: CSI report

The report further projected that EVs could add $9.6 trillion in OEM revenues by 2070, with cars being the major contributor from 2030 onwards

Delhi's Dwarka Expressway to get 'free flow' toll system for smooth rides

The National Highways Authority of India is working to implement a 'free flow tolling' system on the Dwarka Expressway in New Delhi - a move that will eliminate physical toll plazas

Lakshwadeep LS polls: Women voters demand gynaecologists, better transport

"We need good hospitals as well as doctors. For better access to education, we need more schools as well as teachers," a woman voter from Lakshwadeep said

Indian cities cry out for UMTA

A unified metropolitan transport authority should be a game-changer for urban mass transport

Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail extended: Check station, tickets details here

Prime Minister Modi is set to inaugurate a 17km extension of Duhai to Modi Nagar North, which is due to begin next week and will reduce travel time between Delhi and Meerut to under an hour

PM Modi to inaugurate Rs 600 cr-worth First Mile Connectivity projects

The First Mile Connectivity projects aim to reduce reliance on coal transportation via roads, thereby mitigating traffic congestion, road accidents, and environmental impact

Over 800,000 vehicles ply on Mumbai's Atal Setu link in over one month

The much-hyped sea bridge has also become a popular spot for people to take selfies by stopping their vehicles on the bridge, prompting police to take action

Centre cuts logistics costs to below 9% of GDP with higher state spending

According to the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index, India ranked 38th out of 139 countries in 2023, helped by improving road and port networks and digitisation of the supply chains

Govt planning integrated transportation project for Central Vista area

Central Vista refers to the main government administrative buildings of the country. It houses the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, North and South Block, and India Gate, among other buildings

Time and money: The impact of govt projects missing their deadline

Average delays of more than three years mean large cost overruns for the country

India's improved 1.7% spend on logistics to set stage for $5 trn economy

India will spend a whopping 1.7 per cent of its GDP on transport infrastructure this year -- around twice the level in America and most European countries -- a feat that has been noticed even by The Economist which called it 'eye-watering' upgrade that will set stage to achieve a USD 5 trillion economy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has hiked capital outlay on infrastructure to USD 122 billion for the fiscal year starting April as it looks to provide a strong impetus to job creation and boost economic activity amid a global slowdown. According to official data, the Modi government has allocated Rs 2.4 lakh crore for railways capital expenditure, nine times higher than the amount in the financial year 2013-14. The funds will mostly be spent on building tracks, new coaches, electrification, and developing facilities at stations. Allocation for roads has jumped 36 per cent to Rs 2.7 lakh crore for 2023-24. There is also the focus on reviving 50 additional airports, heliport

Road transport and highways sector has maximum delayed projects: Report

The road transport and highways sector has the maximum number of delayed projects at 358, followed by railways at 111 and the petroleum sector at 87, showed a government report. In the road transport and highways sector, 358 out of 769 projects are delayed. In railways, out of 173 projects, 111 are delayed, while in the petroleum sector, 87 out of 154 projects are running behind schedule, as per the latest flash report on infrastructure projects for November 2022. The Infrastructure and Project Monitoring Division (IPMD) is mandated to monitor central sector infrastructure projects costing Rs 150 crore and above based on the information provided on the Online Computerised Monitoring System (OCMS) by the project implementing agencies. The IPMD comes under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The report showed that the Muneerabad-Mahaboobnagar rail project is the most-delayed project. It is delayed by 276 months. The second-most delayed project is the ...

As Uber, Ola continue tussle with state govts, cabbies try different route

Ride-hailing giants Ola and Uber are challenging order by States to ban autorickshaw rides through companies' apps; in the meanwhile alternative government-backed taxi/auto aggregators are coming up

FAME II scheme helps put EV transportation on a par with ICE vehicles

The incentive scheme helps put green transportation on a par with ICE vehicles

What is Nord Stream 1 pipeline, and why is it critical for Europe?

Nord Stream 1 is the biggest pipeline transporting cheap natural gas between Russia and Europe via Germany

Transporters may have to shell out more for toll on new port roads

The development comes at a time when the shipping ministry stares at under-utilisation of assets since there has been slow progress on road and railway connectivity projects

Gadkari seeks environment ministry's approval to build wider hill roads

Accidents can be avoided in Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, says union minister

L&T's transportation infrastructure business bags 'significant' contracts

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday said its transportation infrastructure business has secured various orders from prestigious clients. The company did not provide the value of the contracts, but said the orders fall under the "significant" category, which ranges between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 2,500 crore according to the classification of contracts. The business has secured an order from the Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation to construct the Chennai Peripheral Ring Road EPC-02 package of section-II in the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mode. The scope of work broadly includes constructing a six-lane greenfield highway of 12.80 kms with flexible pavement, two-lane service roads and paved shoulders on both sides of the carriageway, at-grade intersections, major/minor bridges, vehicular/light vehicular/ small vehicular underpasses, and culverts followed by maintenance for seven years, L&T said in a statement. The railways business unit ...

Flipkart, cab operator Meru join hands to deliver essential products

Meru to deliver essential goods to Flipkart customers in Ozone sanitized cabs across Delhi NCR, Bengaluru and Hyderabad