New Delhi, September 13, 2021: In a notable step forward in India’s fight against COVID-19, Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has transferred the know-how of indigenously developed Saline Gargle RT-PCR technique, used for testing COVID-19 samples. The Saline Gargle RT-PCR technology is simple, fast, […]
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Green tax to be imposed on older vehicles soon
New Delhi, January 25, 2021: The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approved a proposal to levy a “Green Tax” on old vehicles which are polluting the environment. The proposal will now go to the states for consultation before it is formally notified. The main principles to be followed while levying the […]
Gadkari to lay Foundation Stones of 9 NH projects in Tripura tomorrow
New Delhi, October 26, 2020: Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stones of nine National Highway projects with a total length of nearly 262 kms worth over Rs 2752 crore in Tripura tomorrow. The event will be presided-over by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, in the presence of […]
World’s largest container shipping company to move containers on river Ganga
World’s largest container shipping company Maersk Line will move 16 containers on river Ganga (National Waterway-1) from Varanasi to Kolkata tomorrow. Maersk moves 12 million containers yearly across the globe. The firm is onboard India’s inland waterways for the first time. Maersk moving containers on river Ganga follows similar movements already done by firms like […]
VP to lay foundation stone for the construction of Dera Baba Nanak – Kartarpur Sahib Corridor
Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu will lay the foundation stone for the construction of Dera Baba Nanak – Kartarpur Sahib road Corridor (upto international border ) at a function in village Mann in Gurdaspur district of Punjab on Monday, the 26th of November, 2018. Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin […]
India trying to make Chabahar Port operational by 2019
Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping said in Dushanbe yesterday, that India is trying to make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019. Gadkari was addressing the Indian Community at the inauguration of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre at the Indian Embassy […]
Foundation stone laying ceremony of International Cruise Terminal by Nitin Gadkari
The Arabian sea and sea front is a speciality and strength of Mumbai and Maharashtra. 80 cruise ships came to Mumbai this year and 950 cruise ships will come in the next 5 years said Union Minister for Shipping, Nitin Gadkari. He addressed all stakeholders at foundation stone laying ceremony of International Cruise Terminal at […]
Nitin Gadkari tells highways projects around Delhi NCR to take steps to reduce air pollution
The Minister of Road Transport & highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari has said that directions have been issued to Project Directors, Contractors and field level officials working on highways projects around Delhi NCR to take stringent steps to check air pollution arising out of the construction work. The steps […]
Road accidents decrease by 4.1%, fatalities rise by 3.2%
Road accidents in the country have decreased by around 4.1% during 2016, with the year seeing 4,80,652 road accidents as against 5,01,423 in 2015. However, fatalities resulting from these accidents have risen by about 3.2% during the same period. Nearly 1,50,785 persons were killed in 2016 as against 1,46,133 in 2015. Releasing the Ministry’s annual […]
Get Driving License and Vehicle Registration certificate via mobile App
Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping and Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice jointly launched a new service – integration of DigiLocker with Driving License (DL) & Vehicle Registration Certificate (RC) in New Delhi yesterday With this integration people will no longer need to […]