Stating that 415 people die on roads in India every day, Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari said there is a need to expedite the task of saving the lives of people

In a statement, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said that it has created a record by constructing 534 km of National Highways (NHs) in the last week commencing 8 January

Gadkari said once the policy is approved, India will become a automobile hub and there will also be reduction in the prices of automobiles

Vaibhav Taneja, Venkatrangam Sreeram, and David Jon Feinstein have been appointed as directors of Tesla India; it has been incorporated as a private unlisted company

It will be difficult to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of making India a  $5 trillion economy if the steel and cement prices keep going up, Gadkari said

Fuel consumption, however, posted a month-on-month increase for the fourth straight month, helped by reviving transportation and business activity

The National Capital Region Transport (NCRTC) has awarded the contract to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Company to construct a 5.6-kilometre underground stretch from New Ashok Nagar to Sahibabad

The guidelines issued by the ministry regarding FASTags pertain to the process of toll-collection. All vehicles passing through a toll plaza need to have the FASTag affixed to their windshields

At hybrid lanes of the toll plazas on National Highways, payments in cash will also be accepted until February 15, 2021. All other lanes, including the current FASTag lanes, are to use the stickers to deduct the cash automatically

According to Nitin Gadkari, this is to eliminate stoppage time at the plazas while also reducing the need for human interactions and cash transactions

According to a draft notification issued by the Transport Ministry,  the Centre plans to implement this norm for all new models of cars which are manufactured from April 1, 2021, onwards

COVID-19 surveillance, containment guidelines to persist until Jan 31 Despite the declining trend in new COVID-19 cases, Centre on Monday issued an order to extend the 'Guidelines for Surveillance' until January 31 next year. The surveillance guidelines mandate states and union territories (UTs) to follow containment measures, as well as to maintain surveillance. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued the new order, justifying the need for surveillance despite a decline in the rate of po...

The validity extension applies to all documents, which were supposed to expire on February 1, 2020, and to those which would expire by March 31, 2021

FASTag has been made mandatory for registration of new four-wheelers. Renewal of fitness certificate of a transport vehicle is done only after it has a FASTag

Enumerating FASTag's benefits, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari said, it is useful for the commuters as they will not need to stop at toll plazas for cash payments.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot presided over the virtual function. Union ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, V K Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Kailash Choudhary and former Union Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore also attended the event

European nations and other countries have started imposing bans on flights and travellers from the UK in an attempt to ensure that the new strain of coronavirus doesn't reach their shores

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said over 900 km NH length has been added in Karnataka during last six years, and it now stands at 7,652 km

The event was presided over by Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and was attended by former Prime Minister HD Devegowda, Union Ministers Prahlad Joshi, Sadanand Gowda, Gen Dr VK Singh, ministers from the State and senior officers

The top-most technical committee on vehicle standards has given its approval to the government's proposal to make airbags mandatory for the passenger seat