The meeting assumes significance as it comes amid fierce protests by a section of farmers in Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh against the three new farm laws

The rollout of 100 per cent cashless tolling has been positively received by highway users with a record sale of over 2.5 lakh tags in the last two days, NHAI said in a statement

The fourth quarter highway project pipeline of the ministry will give a major push to awarding of the projects in current financial year, which have been deeply impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic

Among the industry representatives present in the meeting were L&T CEO and MD SN Subramanyan, Feedback Ventures Chairman Vinayak Chattejee, and Siemens Ltd MD and CEO Sunil Mathur

The new policy mandates grant of land to a private party for development of the wayside amenities on lease of up to thirty years

FASTags must from today midnight:  All lanes on the fee plazas on national highways shall be classified as 'FASTag lane of the fee plaza' from today midnight

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As per National Highways Fee Rules 2008, a double toll charge would be collected from the vehicles entering FASTag lanes without the tag or vehicle without valid, functional FASTag

The minister stressed that the accident cost as a tremendous burden to society and the nation and the estimated cost of a death in a road accident is around Rs 91.16 lakh

One can recharge FASTag account by making payment through cheque or online through Credit Card/ Debit Card/ NEFT/ RTGS or through Net Banking

Muted salary hikes in 2021, pay to rise only 1 per cent: survey After job losses and paycuts in 2020, the year 2021 is being welcomed with hope and optimism. But, as many sectors are still recovering from the impact of the pandemic, the salary hikes for the year are still muted. The year 2020 saw an average actual increase of 5.9 per cent in salaries. According to a salary survey by Willis Towers Watson, the projected salary rise to be given to Indian workforce in 2021 is at an average of 6...

The government is constructing highways at a pace of 30 km per day in the current fiscal against an average daily construction of 21.71 km in the previous financial year, despite the disruptions caused due to the Covid-19 pandemic

In a release announcing the measure, NHAI said on Wednesday that the move is aimed at faster FASTag penetration, ensuring seamless traffic and cutting the delays at toll plazas

Rakesh Tikait announced that the farmers have given time to the government till October 2 to repeal the laws, after that, they will do further planning

The UN Human Rights statement comes days after global celebrities like Rihanna, Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and several others supported the farmers' protest

Is Bharat Bandh today: Samyukta Kisan Morcha said that all roads leading towards Delhi except the ones where farmers' protests are going on during nationwide 'chakka jam'

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Economists, CEOs, consultants, sector specialists interpret Nirmala Sitharaman's 'Never-before' Budget

The FM has set the stage, but timely execution is critical

FM bets big on infrastructure with focus on asset monetisation and sharp rise in allocations to highways and railways