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    • Centre clears Rs 3,175 cr NH-167 upgrade, approves key highway projects across 3 states

      The Union Cabinet has approved major highway upgrades worth over Rs 3,000 crore across Telangana, Gujarat and Maharashtra to ease congestion, boost logistics efficiency, enhance tourism connectivity and generate lakhs of job days.

    • NHAI issues warning against fake FASTag annual pass websites targeting users: How the scam works and safety tips

      National Highways Authority of India has warned users about fake FASTag Annual Pass websites promoted online, explaining how scammers operate and sharing key steps to avoid financial fraud.

    • Bengaluru-Hosur Road caves in during NHAI work, traffic hit

      NHAI officials said a stretch near Chandapura gave way during construction of vehicular overpasses

    • FM puts highways on fast track with Rs 3.09 lakh-crore allocation

      Of the Rs 3.09 lakh crore, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been allocated around Rs 1.87 lakh, a 10 % increase from 2025-26

    • Margins crack raising financial viability concerns for road construction firms

      Large sized firms are better poised to weather the risks arising from high competition, weak order flows and long working capital cycles

    • Fresh setback for Delhi–Mumbai Expressway as NHAI flags contractor's 'continued non-performance'

      RSIL, a Pune-based infrastructure firm specialising in road and highway projects, had won several packages of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway in Gujarat in 2021.

    • NHAI installs QR code-based info boards in Bengaluru; users say contractor details missing

      Users flag gap between on-ground rollout and Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari’s promise of full project transparency

    • NHAI introduces India’s first wildlife-safe road with table-top red marking on NH-45 through Madhya Pradesh forest corridor: All you need to know

      NHAI introduces India’s first wildlife-safe road on NH-45 in Madhya Pradesh with table-top red markings, underpasses and eco-friendly design to reduce animal-vehicle collisions.

    • NHAI picks 4 investments banks for Rs 8,000-crore InvIT IPO

      This will be the second InvIT from NHAI, which operates a private InvIT, National Highways Infra Trust, which is anchored by global investors CPP Investments and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan 

    • Centre nudges states to monetise power transmission assets

      Centre pushes states to monetise transmission assets through a proposed tax-efficient model as India readies for a massive grid expansion requiring Rs 9.1 lakh crore by 2032.

    • Centre may soon clear NHAI’s public InvIT plan to speed up highway monetization

      Sources familiar with the matter said the government views a public InvIT as a critical tool to broaden market participation, reduce dependence on budgetary support and strengthen NHAI’s ability to recycle capital.

    • Chart of the Day | What improved toll revenue, freight movement tell us

      Steady rise in toll revenue reflects revised fees, efficient tolling, and higher share of heavy vehicles

    • WPI linking factor to take a toll on road asset returns

      Lower linking factor can also lower the debt-service coverage ratio that could be a challenge for operators who are highly leveraged

    • See a dirty toilet on highway? Click, report and earn Rs 1,000 FASTag credit

      The highway users can upload geo-tagged pictures through the latest version of the ‘Rajmargyatra’ app and provide details such as user’s name, location, vehicle registration number and mobile number to get the FASTag credit.

    • NHAI picks advisers for Rs 10,000-crore InvIT IPO

      This will be the second InvIT from NHAI, which operates a private InvIT, National Highways Infra Trust, anchored by global investors CPP Investments and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan 

    • NHAI’s sharp decline in debt -- a shot in the arm for highway projects?

      The nodal agency for highways is targeting a list of 124 projects at a cost of Rs 3.5 trillion in FY2026

    • InvIT IPOs gain momentum with deals worth over Rs 20,000 crore in the pipeline

      India’s InvIT market has seen just four IPOs after the first such trust, IRB InvIT Fund, went public in 2017

    • ‘Delhi paralysed with merely two hours of rain’: CJI Gavai questions toll in Kerala NHAI case

      “Why should a person pay Rs 150 if it takes 12 hours for him to get from one end of the road to the other end? A road which is expected to take one hour, takes 11 more hours and they have to pay a toll as well,” the CJI said.

    • Parliamentary panel flags major concerns over toll collection on national highways

      The panel also raised alarm over the practice of perpetual tolling, which was made possible through an amendment to the Fee Rules in 2008 and further formalised in 2023.

    • NHAI begins work on Rs 10,000-crore InvIT IPO, to appoint legal advisers soon

      This will be the second InvIT from NHAI that operates a private InvIT, National Highways Infra Trust, anchored by global investors CPP Investments and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan 

    • Amid weak awards, listed firms’ share in road construction drops sharply

      Share of listed players falls to 24 percent now from about 61 percent in FY2016-18

    • GST Council may give relief to NHAI toll contractors in upcoming meet

      The council's fitment committee has recommended exemption from GST on toll-operate-transfer contracts, which can benefit private road developers such as Adani Enterprises and IRB Infrastructure

    • Macquarie prepares to sell its TOT road bundle for $1.5 billion

      If the entire portfolio of nine roads is sold, it will be the biggest such deal in India, exceeding KKR’s acquisition of 13 roads from PNC Infratech for Rs 9,000 crore

    • Rail services to Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, south Assam remain disrupted for 5th day

      The train services had to be suspended as tracks were rendered unsafe owing to "improper" road repair work by NHAI in the area, said a NFR bulletin.

    • NHAI's funding dilemma

      Faced with borrowing restrictions, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is tapping into a bold new funding strategy—monetising its highway assets through Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs). This move aims to reduce debt and invite the Indian public to invest directly in the nation's road infrastructure

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