Held on 12 March 2026 at Courtyard by Marriott, Mumbai, alongside the Infrastructure Today Airport Conclave, the RAHSTA Roundtable brought together stakeholders from across the highways and infrastructure ecosystem to shape the agenda for the 16th RAHSTA 2026, scheduled for 8–9 July 2026 at the Jio Convention Centre, Mumbai. The session focused on key industry...
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From Muddy Tracks to Expressways: Bihar’s Quiet Road Revolution
Bihar’s successful execution of road development proves that with commitment and integrity, even decades of backwardness can be returned to the highway of progress, writes Nitin Nabin, Minister for Road Construction, Government of Bihar. Through the 1990s and early 2000s, Bihar was synonymous with broken, pothole-ridden roads. Locals often quipped: “In Bihar, you find the...
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Road Construction May Hit Five-Year Low in FY2026, Cautions ICRA
The revised estimate of 9,000-9,500 km, down from an earlier forecast of 9,500-10,000 km, reflects the impact of an extended monsoon and slower project awarding across FY2024 and FY2025. India’s road construction activity is projected to slow sharply in FY2026, with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) expected to execute just 9,000-9,500 km,...
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Highlighting the Future of Smart, Sustainable Infra
RAHSTA Expo 2025, Asia’s premier road and highways exhibition, will showcase groundbreaking innovations in road construction, sustainability, and smart technologies, offering a platform for global collaboration in transforming infrastructure. Roads form the backbone of any modern economy, facilitating trade, connectivity, and socio-economic growth. Across the world, road networks continue to expand, adapting to the challenges...
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Road construction leaders launch RAHSTA Expo 2024 in Delhi
14th RAHSTA (Roads and Highways Sustainable Technologies & Advancement) Expo – India’s biggest road exhibition – will be held as a part 10th India Construction Festival 2024 at Jio Convention Centre, Mumbai, from October 9-10, 2024. April 10, 2024, Delhi “The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways have constructed 12,349 km of national highways in...
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Road construction industry to launch RAHSTA Expo 2024
14th RAHSTA (Roads and Highways Sustainable Technologies & Advancement) Expo – India’s biggest road exhibition – will be held as a part 10th India Construction Festival 2024 at Jio Convention Centre, Mumbai, from October 9-10, 2024. 14th RAHSTA (Roads and Highways Sustainable Technologies & Advancement) Expo – India’s biggest road exhibition – will be held...
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Will the Road construction target be achieved in 2023-24?
The road sector is suffering from immobility! Surprised? The road sector is suffering from immobility! Surprised? Let us say that it has landed in a standstill spot. Its ability to construct beyond 40 km per day is probably 15% as the rate at which we have seen the construction get executed has always been between...
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Technologies Empowering the Right Pace of Road Construction
Road sector is adopting and implementing innovative technologies. The road sector is seeing adoption and implementation of innovative technologies with durable roads being a priority. In order to bear the increasing traffic load, and overcome various challenges, the sector will have to develop new materials, processes and technologies to set the right pace of construction....
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Today the road sector is much more mature and robust
A candid interview with experienced financier PR Jaishankar, MD, IIFCL PR Jaishankar, MD, India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL), an experienced financier helming the infrastructure financing affairs, shares his deep thoughts on the latest progress, the pace of road development, new strategies carried out by IIFCL to speed up the infra projects, and much more from...
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Improving Pace of Road Construction
India is accelerating in terms of road construction, but is it enough? Roads have forever been an integral part of the infrastructure for any country, as it drives the efficiency of transportation, and India, being the second largest road network in the world, is scaling new heights in getting richer in road construction. Click here...