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New Delhi: Cash payments at toll plazas will be discontinued for travellers on national highways from April 10, the road transport and highways ministry has said. In a gazette notification, the ministry has said that in cases where a vehicle enters a fee plaza without a valid FASTag, users can still pay via Unified Payment Interface (UPI), but at a higher charge of 1.25 times the applicable toll fee. A senior National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) official said that the move is aimed at r ...Read More >
With this, APSEZ - which is India's largest integrated transport utility and among the nation's leading port developers and operators - also highlighted its goal of reaching 1 billion tonnes of cargo handling by 2030. Speaking on the milestone, Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, said ports are "not merely gateways for trade, they are gateways to national confidence, competitiveness and destiny." In a statement, the firm said it was a "defining moment" which showcased India's "infrastructure ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The road transport ministry on Thursday notified that no cash transactions for toll payments will be allowed from April 10, aiming to reduce queuing of vehicles at toll gates, often a major irritant for commuters.In a move to eliminate the practice of commuters flashing identity cards at toll booths seeking user fee exemptions on NHs and expressways, the road transport ministry has reached out to government entities and offices to either get "Exempted FASTags" for those who fall under ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Fuel shortage concerns and a race to beat expiring tax incentives drove Gujarat's electric vehicle sales up 75.5% year on year in March, with pure EV registrations more than doubling. The state govt has now extended RTO-linked tax incentives for EVs until March 31, 2027, providing an additional boost to demand. In a notification issued on March 30, the govt amended the incentive deadline from March 31, 2026, to March 31, 2027. The decision is expected to further elevate demand for ele ...Read More >
New Delhi: The earnings of Indian Railways from passenger movement rose 6% to around Rs 80,000 crore in 2025-26, while freight revenue lagged, clocking a 1.4% rise to Rs 17.8 lakh crore.Data showed that the national transporter carried a record 741 crore passengers during the last financial year and freight loading was at an all-time high of 1,670 million tonnes, although it was lower than the target of 1,700 MT.Separate data also showed that railways and road transport ministries utilised their ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Wednesday said it has surpassed 500 million tonnes of cargo handled, marking a key milestone in its growth as India's largest integrated transport utility. The achievement reflects the company's expansion from a single port in 1998 to a network of 19 ports and terminals, reinforcing its role in supporting India's trade and infrastructure development. APSEZ Chairman Gautam Adani said the milestone underscores the group' ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ), India's largest integrated transport utility and the nation's leading port developer and operator, today announced that it has surpassed the landmark milestone of 500 million tonnes of cargo handled. This achievement marks a defining moment in APSEZ's evolution and underscores the growing strength of India's infrastructure-led transformation. More than a scale milestone, it reflects the rise of a world-class logistics platform built ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ) has officially surpassed the landmark milestone of handling 500 million tonnes of cargo, according to a company media release issued on Wednesday. The milestone serves as a primary indicator of the scale and execution pace within India's infrastructure sector. While the company took 16 years to reach its initial 100 million tonnes, every subsequent 100 million tonnes has been added at an accelerated rate. This ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), on Wednesday, said it has surpassed the landmark milestone of 500 million tonnes of cargo handled. From a single port-led vision in 1998 to a network spanning 19 ports and terminals across India and beyond, APSEZ has grown into a critical enabler of India's trade, industrial growth and global competitiveness. "Ports are not merely gateways for trade; they are gateways to national confidence, competitiveness ...Read More >
NOIDA: As Noida International Airport prepares to open for commercial flights in May, the race now is to solve every passenger's first impression -- the journey to and from the terminal.In a major push to plug that last-mile gap, UP Roadways has decided to run buses from Pari Chowk to the airport every 30 minutes, while services from Noida City Centre will operate every hour."We are working to link the airport with Noida city centre, Delhi and other major NCR and north Indian cities through a mi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The satellite-based toll collection system will be operational across the country by 2026-end, which will eliminate the waiting time at toll plazas for commuters and bring more revenue for the government, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to supplementaries during the Question Hour, the road transport and highways minister said the new technology will be satellite and AI-based and commuters will not have to wait at toll plazas ...Read More >
New Delhi: The multi-lane free flow (MLFF) toll system and AI-driven highway management will be completed across the country by 2026-end, and after implementation, these technologies will eliminate wait time at toll plazas for commuters, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to supplementaries during the question hour, the road transport minister said the new technology will be AI-based. Commuters will not have to wait any longer at toll plazas, and this ...Read More >
CNG supply in Mumbai was disrupted on Sunday following damage to a main gas pipeline operated by GAIL, PTI reported. Mahanagar Gas (MGL) said the incident affected gas flow to its City Gate Station (CGS) at Wadala, impacting CNG availability across the network. A large share of the city's autorickshaws, taxis -- including those operated by ride-hailing firms -- and several buses run by public transport undertakings rely on CNG supplied by MGL. The company said it had prioritised piped natural ...Read More >
Mumbai: India's maritime sector forms the backbone of its economy, with over 95 per cent of the nation's trade by volume moving through the sea, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Tuesday, adding that under the Net Zero by 2070 commitment, India aims to reduce carbon emissions per tonne of cargo by 30 per cent by 2030 and 70 per cent by 2047, making the sector a key driver of climate action. Addressing the 'India Maritime Week (IMW) 2025' here, Sonowal highlighted India's unwavering focu ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has started putting details of land acquisition status and statutory clearances for each highway project -- tenders of which are out or will be floated -- online. This is aimed at bringing greater transparency, and reducing disputes and arbitrations after projects are bid out.The exercise began on Wednesday and the dynamic status of conditions to be fulfilled before every project will now be updated regularly, allowing bidders to have a ...Read More >
Jammu, Oct 9 (PTI) In a landmark achievement for logistics and transportation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Northern Railways has for the first time carried out simultaneous unloading of two goods rakes in the Union Territory, a senior official said on Thursday. The first dual unloading of NMG (New Modified Goods) rakes loaded with Maruti Suzuki vehicles was carried out at goods shed terminals of Jammu division - Bari Brahmana in Jammu and Anantnag in Kashmir valley, Senior Divisional Commercial Ma ...Read More >
Indian Railways is introducing scheduled container train services to ensure timely cargo delivery and boost exports. A pilot Tughlakabad-Kolkata domestic service begins October 1 with a 120-hour transit assurance, while EXIM services to Mundra are under deliberation. This aims to reduce transit delays and attract private participation, improving logistics for businesses. The Indian Railways will allow select container train operators to run on a fixed schedule, in a significant shift that will ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Railway Board is set to launch its first assured transit time (ATT) container train service on Wednesday between Delhi's Tughlakabad and Kolkata's Shalimar via Agra and Kanpur. The Ministry of Railways said on Tuesday that the train will have a guaranteed transit time of 120 hours. This development is seen as a significant milestone in the logistics sector. The service, being introduced on a pilot basis, will be operated by the Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR). It ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister Suresh Gopi stirred controversy on Tuesday by claiming that those elected by "corpses" are now serving the state. Speaking at a neighbourhood meet called "Kalungu" in Idukki district, he alleged that cadavers from 25 years ago had cast votes in Kerala elections. Media reports have previously highlighted incidents of deceased voters being listed as active in Kerala's voter list, he said, while indirectly referring to the accusations of "scientific rigging " aga ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 30 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said 13,000 potholes in the city have been filled so far, and said his plan was to find a "permanent solution" to Bengaluru's road issues. He said he has instructed officials to chalk out a Rs 1,100 crore action plan to develop 550 km arterial roads in the city. Shivakumar, who is also the Minister in-charge of Bengaluru development, on Tuesday inspected pothole repair and road works underway in various parts of ...Read More >
Mumbai: Amid relentless overnight rains that battered Mumbai, the city police on Monday morning issued a strong advisory asking residents to avoid coastal and low-lying areas. "In view of the Red Alert issued by IMD across Mumbai city and suburbs, citizens are requested to avoid visiting coastal and low-lying areas. Our officials and staff are alert and ready to assist Mumbaikars. Dial 100 / 112 / 103 in case of any emergency," the Mumbai Police posted. The advisory came after the India Meteoro ...Read More >
New Delhi: Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the Centre and states could earn up to ₹40,000 crore in goods and services tax (GST) if all the 9.7 million unfit and polluting vehicles in the country are scrapped. A total of 300,000 such vehicles have been scrapped till August, including 141,000 government vehicles, said Gadkari, addressing the annual session of the Automobile Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA). "According to our estimate, there ar ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the Centre and states could earn up to Rs 40,000 crore in Goods and Services Tax if all 97 lakh unfit and polluting vehicles are scrapped. Addressing ACMA Annual Session 2025, Gadkari further said up to August this year, 3 lakh unfit and polluting vehicles have been scrapped, out of which 1.41 lakh were government vehicles. "According to our estimate, there are 97 lakh (unfit and polluting) vehicles, which we need to scrap...7 ...Read More >
Lucknow: The facility for the registration of vintage motor vehicles is now available in UP. The state govt is preparing a detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) for vintage vehicles' registration in the state. Until the final SOP is approved by govt, registrations will be done as per notification of the Union ministry of road transport and highway (MoRTH).Transport commissioner, UP, Brajesh Narain Singh said, "Vintage registration is not for daily or commercial use. It is meant to preserve ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said on Aug 13 that India's electoral system suffers from "serious discrepancies" and he pledged to continue challenging its integrity through public mobilisation and potentially the courts. Mr Gandhi, the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that controls the main opposition Congress party, last week accused authorities of manipulating voter rolls by adding fake names in the 2024 general election and other recent polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bh ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel looking into the levy of user fees or toll charges on National Highways (NHs) has raised concerns over the current practice of "perpetual tolling" even after project costs are recovered and a 3% annual escalation, irrespective of the highway quality, traffic volume, or user affordability.While recommending rationalisation and substantial reduction in toll charges on such stretches, its report has also mooted a "tariff authority" for toll fixation. The Public Acco ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday told a Delhi court that the Gandhi family's claim of having no control over Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the publisher of National Herald, is false. During the hearing at the Rouse Avenue Court, the agency accused senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of fraudulently acquiring property worth Rs 2000 crore belonging to Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the original publisher of the Nati ...Read More >
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday inspected vulnerable sections of the under-construction 27-km Shoghi-Dhalli four-lane highway near Shimla, following rising public concern over the environmental and safety impacts of ongoing hill-cutting work.Sukhu visited Bhattakufar, Sanjauli, Dhalli, Lindidhar, and nearby areas, where local residents voiced fears about property damage and life-threatening risks caused by aggressive excavation work undertaken by the Nat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Irked by increased pollution levels in Delhi, Union minister Nitin Gadkari, who is an MP from Nagpur, on Tuesday confessed that he does not feel like visiting the national capital where pollution is leading to decrease in life expectancy of common people. Gadkari also said it is foremost responsibility of all stakeholders to reduce pollution due to fossil fuels consumed by vehicles on the roads. "I stay in Delhi for two or three days only, and when I arrive, I start thin ...Read More >
Noida, Jul 4 (PTI) Police arrested three accused on Friday night for allegedly 'digitally arresting' a elderly woman advocate living in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh and defrauding her of more than Rs 3.29 crore, an official said. According to an official of the Cyber Crime Police Station, Hemantika Vahi, in her complaint filed on Tuesday, alleged that on June 10, she received a phone call where the caller informed that that four bank accounts had been opened using her Aadha ...Read More >
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