Ministry of Shipping will now be known as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. This was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of the roll-on-roll-off terminal at Hazira on Sunday.

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.

A total of 322 projects with a length of 12,413 km has been awarded under the Bharatmala Pariyojana till August 2020. Further, 2,921 km has been constructed under the project till the same month, an official Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) release has said.

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles or Grupo CAF, the Spain-based manufacturer of railway vehicles, equipment and Solaris brand of buses, is also in the list of notable applicants for the private train project.

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh on Wednesday unveiled 23 roads and bridges projects in Kathua, Doda, Udhampur and Reasi districts in the Jammu region of the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir through video conferencing.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated six mega development projects in Uttarakhand under the Namami Gange Mission and announced a campaign under Jal Jeevan Mission to ensure drinking water connection to schools and anganwadis (child care centres) in the country through video conferencing on Tuesday.

General (Dr.) VK Singh (Retd), Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways on Friday said that the Indian road infrastructure and road construction industry, including the equipment and materials, was the biggest ingredient in spurring the economy.

A total of 322 projects with a length of 12,413 km has been awarded under the Bharatmala Pariyojana till August 2020.

L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Ltd, IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pvt. Ltd, GMR Highways Ltd, PNC Infratech Ltd, Welspun Enterprises Ltd and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp. Ltd are among 15 firms that have submitted a request for qualification (RFQ) for public-private participation (PPP) in the operation of Indian Railways' passenger trains.