National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for use of artificial intelligence (AI) in data-driven decision making and advance data management system for highways.

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways & Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises (MSMEs), Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi bridge over River Ganga through video conference in Bihar on Friday.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has notified a draft notification seeking comments and suggestions from the public and all stakeholders for an amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1979 through GSR 461(E) dated July 22, 2020, for the inclusion of hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (CNG) as an automotive fuel.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has clarified that the heavy road making machinery was not a motor vehicle, and, therefore, not covered under the Motor Vehicle Act.

In a draft notification GSR 436(E) July 10, 2020, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has proposed amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, for the inclusion of the standards for the safety evaluation of the vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

In its effort to improve the quality of roads, the state-owned builder of expressways under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to undertake performance assessment and ranking of highways in the country.

Intending to facilitate investment in the roads & highways sector, the state-owned builder of expressways under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is in the process of setting up an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT).

India has amended the dimensions for transport vehicles. This has been done to bring them in line with international standards as well as improve their logistics efficiency as enhanced dimension would provide for extra passengers or carrying capacity within the prescribed weight.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has prepared a blue print for implementing the scheme of cashless treatment of motor accident victims, as contemplated under the Motor Vehicles Act 2019.