India’s largest power generation company, NTPC Ltd would be able to reduce the transportation cost of coal to fuel to its NTPC Kudgi Super Thermal Power Station (STPP) in Karnataka to around Rs 200-500 per metric tonnes (MT).

About 15.8 billion metric tonnes (MT) of steel and 69.2 billion MT of cement is likely to be consumed in the construction of all the houses sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) as per estimates, Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has said.

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stones for 13 highway projects and inaugurated a road safety project in the North-Eastern State of Manipur through video conference on Monday.

The Indian Railways has generated more than 550,000 man-days of work under the Gareeb Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan in six States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

The country’s largest power generation company, NTPC Ltd has developed an infrastructure at Rihand project in Uttar Pradesh to transport fly ash in bulk to cement plants, located at distance, at a cheaper cost. The development is in line with NTPC's commitment towards 100 per cent utilisation of fly ash from power plants.

Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed a 180-feet bailey bridge in the Jauljibi sector of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, in less than three weeks despite frequent landslides and heavy rains.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a draft notification GSR 502 (E) dated August 13 to address the issue of safety requirements for construction equipment vehicles.

Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) & Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari on Friday today said that the government was likely to set up a multi-purpose R&D centre to reduce import dependence and promote the Make in India and Made in India initiatives.

In a major boost to encourage the adoption of electric mobility, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has allowed registration of electric vehicles (EVs) without pre-fitted batteries.