New Delhi: For India’s dreams to pump up growth with a heavy dose of infrastructure spending, the latest data on highway building provides a tough reality check. Highway building in FY25 lagged previous year’s levels while new project awards remained virtually unchanged, latest data for the period up to February showed. While construction was completed…
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday urged the construction industry to reduce import reliance, embrace sustainable practices, and focus on earthquake-resistant and modular infrastructure. In his address  to the inaugural session of Vibrant Buildcon 2025, organized by CAPEXIL in New Delhi, Goyal emphasized that sectors like housing, infrastructure, real estate, railways,…
New Delhi: Taking a leaf out of Europe, India will introduce new standards for helmets manufacturing to enhance safety, a move aimed at preventing road injuries and fatalities involving two-wheelers, two people aware of the matter said. “As per the proposed new norms, ventilation over the wearer’s head will become a mandatory element in helmet…
Concerned about the rise in accidents on the highways, the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) has proposed to make the installation of safety devices mandatory for all heavy vehicles. Minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has said that MoRTH will soon finalise a draft notification for mandatory installation of Electronic Stability…
The government on Friday approved the construction of eight new highways with a total investment of â‚ą50,655 crore as part of its bid to become a developed country by 2047. The project, aimed at developing infrastructure across the country, received approval from the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
