India to become No 1 electric vehicle manufacturer in world: Nitin GadkariUnion minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday expressed confidence that lithium-ion batteries would be manufactured fully in the country in the next six months and India will become number one electric vehicle maker in the world in due course of time. Addressing Amazon's Smbhav Summit virtually, Gadkari further said that the government wants to encourage automakers to introduce flex-fuel engines in India and he is in the fina...

Addressing the Amazon's Smbhav Summit virtually, Gadkari further said that the government wants to encourage automakers to introduce flex-fuel engines in India and he is in the final discussion with manufacturers

\"Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has sanctioned 8 projects of 39.7 km worth Rs 128.66 crore for the state of Goa, said Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari

\"We have filed papers related to InVIT with the Sebi on March 31. We expect the Sebi approval to come in the next three weeks. We hope to launch the first tranche of the InVIT worth Rs 5,000 crore by the mid of May,\" said NHAI chairman Sukhbir Singh Sandhu

The project was awarded to the SPV for a 24-year concession in 2011 and involved strengthening and widening the two-lane highway. Toll collection on this road started in June 2015

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Despite COVID, when every sector is facing problem, we have constructed highways at record pace of 37 km in a day, said Nitin Gadkari in his address during commemoration of construction of national highways at record speed in 2020-21

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FM Sitharaman launches Central Scrutiny Centre to scrutinise user filingsMinister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday virtually launched Central Scrutiny Centre (CSC), an initiative of Corporate Affairs Ministry, to scrutinise the filings by users under straight through processes. The finance minister also launched the mobile app of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA). The two initiatives aim to strengthen Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision ...

Around 20-25 gunmen stormed into the store and started firing when the staff tried to stop them; no injuries or casualties have been reported yet

The Centre has also proposed building a double-decker flyover connecting Chennai Port with other vital locations in Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore

Considering the heavy loss, state administrations have been requested to restore the user fee collection, Road, Transport, Highways and MSMEs Minister Nitin Gadkari said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha

As on 16th March 2021, more than 3 crore FASTags have been issued. The average daily fee collection through FASTag is more than Rupees 100 crores from 1st March 2021 to 16th March 2021, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari told Rajya Sabha

Going forward, private vehicles will be de-registered after 20 years if found unfit or in case of failure to renew registration. Enhanced re-registration will be applicable on private vehicles from the 15th year of original registration

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Priyanka Gandhi on Twitter posted photos of Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat in which they were seen wearing a white shirt and khaki shorts

With an expected upside in the revenues from GST as well as vehicle registration as a fallout of the policy, the ministry of road transport and highways believes that relief should be transferred to potential buyers opting for it

Mindful that these incentives may not be enough, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has also requested Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to consider a GST cut for such vehicles.

The media houses are Sweden's Sveriges Television and Germany's ZDF. Their reports alleged that Scania delivered a luxury bus to a company linked to Gadkari's son for bagging supply contracts in India