Contractors, consultants and officials found responsible for quality lapses on highways will be blacklisted and penalised, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said the government will intensify technology-driven monitoring of highway quality through Network Surveillance Vehicles (NSVs), warning that contractors,...
Category: Roads & Highways
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MoRTH Clears Path for E100 Flex-Fuel Vehicles as India Deepens Ethanol Push
The amendments expand India’s flex-fuel vehicle framework by extending emission certification provisions to include E100. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has amended the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to formally recognise E100 fuel alongside E85, paving the way for wider adoption of flex-fuel vehicles capable of operating on high-ethanol blends. The move...
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India’s Open Mobility Pioneer Takes Its Ride‑Hailing Model to Europe
Moving Tech Innovations plans to help European cities build open, sovereign mobility infrastructure using an India-developed model. A decade and a half after app-based cab aggregation began taking root in India, a Bengaluru-based company is preparing to bring an alternative mobility model to Europe. Moving Tech Innovations (MTI), the parent of Namma Yatri, Chennai One,...
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NHAI Introduces Independent Design Checks for Major Bridges and Critical Highway Structures
The initiative establishes a uniform mechanism to improve the safety, quality and durability of critical structures on national highways. To strengthen structural safety and quality assurance across national highway projects, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has introduced a uniform system for independent checking of designs and drawings of major bridges and other critical...
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INDIA’S INFRA STORY IS SHIFTING TRACKS
Road construction by MoRTH is expected to remain at around 9,700 km in 2026-27, compared with 9,361 km in 2025-26 estimates PRATAP PADODE, however, railways are set to chart a new course within India’s infra story… Recently, during the Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers’ Association ( iCEMA) AGM, the mood was somber. While mining and real...
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RITES, NHIDCL Partner to Boost Highway Development in Strategic Regions
The MoU provides specialised consultancy and technical support for highway and infrastructure projects across the Northeast and other strategic regions. RITES Ltd, a multidisciplinary engineering and consultancy organisation under the Ministry of Railways, has signed an MoU with National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corp. Ltd (NHIDCL) to provide specialised consultancy and technical support for highway...
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NHAI Tightens AI-Machine Construction Norms
New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has significantly tightened its framework for Automated and Intelligent Machine-Aided Construction (AI-MC), introducing provisions that could directly affect contractor payments, equipment deployment and digital ownership of highway project data. Under Policy Circular No. 11.109/2026 dated August 28, 2026, mandatory AI-MC deployment has been rationalised to highway...
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NHAI Launches Framework to Share Highway Data with IITs, NITs and CSIR‑CRRI
The framework will enhance procedural efficiency while promoting innovation for safer, more durable, and cost‑efficient highway infrastructure. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has introduced a comprehensive framework to facilitate seamless sharing of national highway infrastructure and operations data with premier government research institutions. Announcing the initiative on Tuesday, NHAI said the framework will...
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The Economics of Road Safety
As India builds several kilometres of highways daily, road safety must move from the margins to the centre of national development to sustain the growth story, asserts Amit Thatte. India’s growth story is moving fast, but there is a hard truth we need to acknowledge. Every year, road crashes cost the country nearly 3 per...
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NHAI Expands Rajmargyatra App with Digital Local Pass and MargMitra Help Centre
These initiatives aim to make highway travel more seamless by eliminating manual documentation and providing faster commuter assistance. The national highways developer, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), has introduced citizen‑centric ‘Local Passes’ and a digitally enabled ‘MargMitra’ help centre on the Rajmargyatra mobile app. These initiatives aim to make highway travel more seamless by...