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Nitin Gadkari says he will double the speed of building roads and highways in India. Exclusive on impact of tariffs, Bihar elections, GST rationalisation and more.

Here are the top headlines of the day: GST Council ‘aligned’ on the need to cut insurance premiums, specific proposal referred to GoM; Bajaj Housing Finance IPO fully subscribed in just 4 hours after opening; EVs will cost the same as petrol and diesel vehicles in 2 years, says Nitin Gadkari; Nifty snaps 3-day fall, 25,000-25,100 major hurdles; GMR Airports to acquire 10% in DIAL for $126 million

Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India, Nitin Gadkari Keynote address at FICCI 2nd Edition of Tunneling India, around theme Emerging Trends and Opportunities

In the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior leaders took oath as MPs. This marks Modi's third term, retaining the Varanasi seat since 2014. As the Leader of the House, he was the first to take the oath. Key cabinet ministers also took their oaths, including Rajnath Singh from Lucknow, UP, Amit Shah from Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur, Maharashtra. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal retained his North Mumbai seat and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia from Guna, Madhya Pradesh. Stay tuned for more updates on the 18th Lok Sabha proceedings.

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari collapsed while speaking at an election rally in Maharashtra on 24 April. He was campaigning at Pusad which comes under the Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency. Watch the video to know more

Urban Extension Road 2 (UER 2) will reduce the travel time from north Delhi to IGI airport to 20 minutes. Addressing the Indian diaspora in Prague, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said UER-2 will get operational in two to three months. So, what is UER 2 and how will it cut the travel time? Watch the video

Nitin Gadkari launches Bharat NCAP. Bharat NCAP is a significant step forward in the government’s commitment to improve road safety through raising the safety standards of motor vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes in India. The programme aims to provide a tool to the car customers to make a comparative assessment of crash safety of motor vehicles available in the market. Watch!

Nitin Gadkari is the minister for road transport in the Narendra Modi government, and is known as the "highway-man of India" due to the transformational change which he has brought to the country’s infrastructure and connectivity in the last nine years.

Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Jairam Gadkari addresses the Inaugural Session of Andhra Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 at AU Engineering College Grounds, Visakhapatnam

Tata Motor's Registered Vehicle Scrappage Facility (RVSF) in Jaipur, Rajasthan, is inaugurated by Nitin Gadkari. Watch!

Nitin Gadkari speaks at FICCI's inauguration conference on future mobility India's journey towards net zero.

Did you know that most road accidents in India occur between 6 pm and 9 pm? And up to 65 percent of people who die in road accidents are between the age of 18 and 45. Why are Indian roads unsafe? What is on the Road Ministry’s agenda to reduce accidents? And if you witness an accident, how can you help the victims with the good samaritan law? Watch this video to find out.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway is so beautiful that people will remember him while commuting. The 117-km highway is built at the cost of Rs 8,408 crore and is expected to reduce the travel time between the two cities to just 70 minutes. Gadkari was attending a press interaction after conducting an aerial inspection of the expressway, which is expected to open from February 2023. Watch the video to know more!

The political twists and turns behind The Sahyadri Guest House, One Of The Most Expensive Buildings In Mumbai’s Malabar Hill. Despite political differences how Nitin Gadkari - Sharad Pawar alliance built this premium guest house.

Vehicles not fitted with FASTag or without valid/functional FASTag entering into the FASTag lane will pay two time equivalent fee of the fee applicable.

Questioning officials, Gadkari asked how the NHAI took almost a decade to complete a single building when the Rs 1 lakh crore Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is planned to be executed in two years.

Nitin Gadkari's remarks were not the first time he had expressed his dissatisfaction on the functioning of the NHAI

Gadkari said work is in progress on setting up of the MSME stock exchange, which is expected to address capital woes of the sector.

In this wide-ranging interview, spoke on a range of issues from woes of MSMEs, scrappage policy, electric vehicles to dealing with COVID-19 outbreak.

From December 1, toll payments will be made only through FASTags under the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) programme, the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.