Road Minister

The new road minister will have to tackle challenges like the rising debt of NHAI, maintaining pace of road construction in the country and financing of road projects in India.

PM announces Rs 12,000 cr investment in 8 highways in Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced investment of Rs 12,000 crore in upgrading eight state highways to National Highways in Gujarat as part of efforts to boost infrastructure development and job generation in the state.

Cargo transports to soon find a waterway, but at what cost?

In order for companies to take to shipments over water, the government went ahead and said it would offer an incentive of Rs 1 per tonne per kilometer of cargo to them. But freight owners who are more used to roads will have to pay a small price for it.

Ehanol run vehicles would be a welcome step: Sugar industry

The Road Minister Wednesday suggesting it is possible to manufacture vehicles that could run entirely on ethanol. Reacting to the news, M Manickam, MD, Sakthi Sugars said vehicles are run on ethanol it can be extremely beneficial in terms of reducing pollution in metros.