The apex highway development agency has also launched a dedicated internship portal, opening opportunities across 150-plus national highway projects to ensure transparency and accessibility. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), India’s apex highway development agency, has launched the NHAI Internship Programme in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education to nurture future professionals. The...
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NHAI to Deploy Network Survey Vehicles for 20,000-Plus km Highway Audit Across 23 States
Qualified firms with expertise in pavement condition assessment and digital infrastructure mapping have been invited to bid for the initiative, which aims to enhance commuter experience through improved road surface quality and highway upkeep. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the country’s premier highway development and maintenance agency, will deploy Network Survey Vehicles (NSVs)...
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NHAI Cracks Down on Dubious Contractors with Stricter RFP Norms for Highway Projects
Revised RFP provisions issued by NHAI are expected to raise execution standards, minimise delays, and reduce lifecycle costs across India’s national highway network. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued a detailed clarification on key provisions of its Request for Proposal (RFP) framework, aimed at tightening contractor qualification norms, curbing unauthorised subcontracting, and...
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Gadkari Lays Foundation for 9 Highway Projects in Tripura
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Nitin Gadkari virtually laid the foundation stones of nine national highway projects with a total length of nearly 262 km worth over Rs 27.52 billion in Tripura on Tuesday.
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GST will lead to savings of 10-12% of overall supply chain cost
Shripad Ranade, Practice Head – Automotive & Engineering, Tata Strategic Management Group, explores the impact of government policies and the latest technical developments, on the construction and mining equipment sector.
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More infra funds on the anvil
The government plans three more sector-specific sub-funds, including for development of airports and ports, under the Rs.40,000 crore National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), reports the Business Standard.
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NHAI to build roads connecting export hubs with ports
The NHAI is identifying highway projects connecting export hubs with port cities. The government has already identified industrial corridor Delhi-Mumbai, Amritsar-Kolkata, Chennai-Visakhapatnam and Chennai-Bengaluru to connect the hinterland with the ports.
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Road ministry likely to rebid stuck projs
As a meeting in New Delhi between the government, lenders and concessionaires could not find solutions to 10 of the 19 languishing highway projects, the road ministry is likely to restructure and rebid them.
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Hybrid Annuity model for implementing highway projects approved
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the PM Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the Hybrid Annuity Model as one of the modes of delivery for implementing the Highway Projects.
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Govt´s ultimatum to road developers
Running out of patience for their ¨lack of commitment and lackadaisical approach¨, the government has warned non-serious developers and bankers of terminating highway