National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded projects for a total cumulative length of 1,330 km in the current financial year. The projects awarded so far are 1.6 times higher of 828 km awarded in FY 2019-20 and 3.5 times higher of 373 km awarded in FY 2018-19 during the same period.

The launch of the Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes-Ports (SAROD-Ports) is a much-needed alternative step to resolve and reduce the disputes in the ports sector in less time and a cost-effective manner, according to the rating agency ICRA.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stones for 45 highway projects for the state of Madhya Pradesh through video conference on Tuesday.

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Nitin Gadkari has called for greater investments by international institutions and bodies India’s highways and MSME sectors.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had expected to construct about 500km of roads in March, but that could not happen after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a nationwide lockdown.

I am very sure that past investments and better connectivity are going to help reduce the logistic costs and increase connectivity on pan-India basis.

While the interim budget for the financial year 2018-19 was comprehensive albeit with an emphasis on farmers and tax payers, it continued the emphasis on infrastructure development with an outlay of over $ 66 billion aiming to propel the economy into a $10 trillion economy.

The highway sector has been the ignitor of PPP framework in India. The sector has received a significant support from the government and NHAI has played its role well through constant innovation.

Is the Indian Railways chugging towards a gargantuan bailout? Startling as it may sound, the question is within the realms of plausibility given the lumbering behemoth's financials.