The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is starting a massive exercise to diagnose the deficiencies in the infrastructure and system. It will come up with solutions for seamless movement of big carriers or trailers on the highways that connect six-seven major ports such as JNPT in Mumbai, Kandla and Haldia, besides key manufacturing hubs.
FlashNews:
Future of Himalayas White Paper Calls for Systemic Shift in Development and Resilience
Global Wind Installations Surge 40% as Sector Charts Path Beyond Energy Crisis
Siemens Ushers in Industrial AI Transformation with Eigen Engineering Agent at Hannover Messe
India and Asian Markets Adapt to Middle East LNG Disruption: S&P Global Energy
Polaris Smart Metering Secures $80 Million BII Financing to Accelerate Indiaās Smart Meter Rollout
Delhi Airport Unveils MultiāLingual Passenger Guide Under #DELCares
POWERGRID Wins Green World Award 2026 for Climate Change Excellence
Reflections for Safer Roads: The Science of Conspicuity
JAKSON Group Unveils Five Energy Solutions, Eyes Over ā¹90āÆBillion Growth for FY2026ā27
StarāÆAir Launches 70āÆWeekly Flights, Introduces FirstāEver Direct Mundra-DelhiāÆNCR Route
Indiaās Data Centre Market to Double, Crossing $22 Billion by 2030: Vestian
āRVNL Delivers 17,000 km Rail Projects, Executes ā¹2 Trillion Infrastructure:ā Railway Board CEO
Qatar Pledges Deeper Energy Ties with India During Puriās Doha Visit
IRB Group Reports ā¹8.3 Billion FY2026 Toll Revenue, Secures 10% National Share
India and Bhutan Sign Tariff Protocol for PunatsangchhuāII, Strengthening Hydropower Partnership
IndiGo, Digi Yatra and BIAL Pioneer Indiaās First International Contactless Travel Trials with IATA
India-Bhutan Hydropower Push: Minister Manohar Lalās 4-Day Visit to Drive Projects, Trade
India Slashes Airport Charges to Shield Domestic Airlines from ATF Surge Amid West Asia Conflict
India Climbs to Third Globally in Renewable Energy Capacity, Adding Record 55 GW in FY2025-26
Six laning of Bengaluru-Chennai expressway
The revised final feasibility report for six laning of the Bengaluru-Chennai expressway is under preparation and the funds likely to be incurred on the project will be finalised after its completion.
Thinking Afresh
A quality transition to the planned expansion will require a huge capital investment in electricity, railways, roads, ports, airports, irrigation, water supply and sanitation systems.
Move afoot to beef up logistics efficiency
In a bid to improve IndiaĆĀ“s road logistics, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) is implementing a Logistics Efficiency Enhancement Programme (LEEP)
IL&FS receives TOC for Assam-19 Road Project
L&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd (IL&FS Engineering Services) has received a Taking-Over Certificate for substantial completion regarding Assam-19 Road Project from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
Road projects: Concerns on 100% exit policy
The governmentĆĀ“s plan to unlock Rs 4,500 crore equity from road projects seems to have hit a roadblock.
Rs.100-crore project for faster cargo evacuation
In an initiative to ensure faster evacuation of cargo, Visakhapatnam Port Trust and National Highway Authority of India will take up Rs 100 crore port connectivity road widening project.
Egis India working on over 60 infra projects
The global perception that it is not easy to do business in India due to the ĆĀ“license rajĆĀ“ is changing as the present government is playing an active role in this regard, says Nicolas Jachiet, Chairman & CEO, Egis Group.
NHAI to issue tax free infrastructure bonds
Government has allowed National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to issue Tax Free Infrastructure Bonds aggregating to Rs 24,000 crore and Capital Gain Tax Exemption Bonds aggregating to Rs 4,000 crore in the financial year 2015-16.
Hybrid annuity model for PPP projects
The hybrid annuity model announced by the Government that proposes to reduce risks in public private partnership format is likely to provide impetus for the next wave of PPP road projects, said ICRA.



