Articles about Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

13 Aug 2021
IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the National Vehicle Scrappage Policy, aiming to phase out unfit and polluting vehicles.

21 May 2021
AutoThe Government of India has issued a notification that proposes new mandatory norms for four-wheeler tires.

22 Mar 2021
IndiaThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Sunday alerted the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and its other wings as well as automobile makers to enhance their IT security systems citing reports about possible cyber attacks targeted at the Indian Transport sector.

20 Mar 2021
AutoIn an attempt to encourage voluntary vehicle scrappage, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has proposed to increase the prices for the renewal of registration of vehicles older than 15 years.

14 Feb 2021
IndiaThe automatic toll plaza payment system FASTag will be made mandatory from tomorrow midnight, the central government said on Sunday.

01 Feb 2021
BusinessDuring her Union Budget 2021 speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a voluntary vehicle scrappage policy.

09 Jan 2021
WorldA Sriwijaya Air passenger plane with more than 50 people on board has lost contact with the Indonesian aviation authorities shortly after taking off from Jakarta on Saturday.

09 Feb 2020
IndiaMonths after it was first proposed, the much-delayed vehicle scrappage policy is finally in its last lap of clearance.

12 Sep 2019
PoliticsAt a time when steep traffic fines have given sleepless nights to offenders, Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol blamed "good roads" for accidents.

01 Sep 2019
IndiaHeftier penalties and fines for traffic rule violations come into force today across the country as 63 clauses of the newly-amended Motor Vehicle Act will be implemented from Sunday.

05 Jun 2019
IndiaAlmost as long as India has had pucca roads, we have dealt with the pothole problem and the package deal it comes with- road accidents, water-logging, traffic jams, etc.

01 Jun 2019
PoliticsUnion Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Saturday said that all highway projects in the country will be completed within three years by his department.

19 Apr 2019
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12 Jan 2019
IndiaIn what may not come as a shock to many, nine out of 10 Indians don't secure their children with seat belts while traveling in four-wheelers thus putting them at risk, according to a study.

08 Dec 2018
IndiaWe all know the importance of government-issued documents like Aadhaar, PAN, Driving License etc.

14 Oct 2018
IndiaIndia's driving licenses (DLs) and vehicle registration certificates (RCs) are getting an overhaul, including a new, uniform look, and modern security features, starting July next year.

18 Aug 2018
IndiaThe Indian law requires all citizens, aged 18 or above, to hold a driver's license issued in their name, to be able to drive anywhere in India.

18 Jul 2018
IndiaOn Tuesday, the government announced that driving licenses and pollution control certificates can now be carried in digital forms.

14 Jul 2018
DelhiIn a drive conducted earlier this month against overloaded commercial vehicles entering the national capital, Delhi Transport Department and the NHAI imposed fines on 120 trucks.

01 Jul 2018
IndiaIAS officer Alka Tiwari has been named the Secretary of anti-corruption watchdog Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) as part of a major senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the central government.

14 Jun 2018
IndiaThe Center is likely to direct taxi aggregators, mainly Ola and Uber, to introduce 'exclusive women pooling' option for its female passengers, in the wake of multiple incidents of assault.

07 Jun 2018
TechnologyAfter a long legal battle, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has finally approved Quadricycles as a new category of small vehicles.

26 May 2018
WorldAt least 22 people, including three children, died when a bus hit a tractor driving with no lights at night and a truck last night in Kiryandongo, about 220 km north of Uganda's capital Kampala, police said today.

08 May 2018
TechnologyUS-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has proposed to set up a Hyperloop transportation system in Andhra Pradesh, which is an emerging form of an ultra-high-speed ground transportation system.

14 Apr 2018
BengaluruThe country's IT city, Bengaluru, might become inhabitable by 2030, as per IISc.

31 Mar 2018
IndiaIn what is being seen as unreasonable by transporters, and exactly the opposite by authorities, toll rates have been revised for National Highways.

20 Mar 2018
IndiaContinuing his campaign for safe two-wheeler riding, cricket icon, and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has written a letter to Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari seeking action against the manufacturers of low-quality helmets.

04 Mar 2018
IndiaThe vehicles of India's top constitutional authorities - the President, Vice President, Governors and L-Gs, will soon have to display their registration numbers.

15 Feb 2018
IndiaRailway Minister Piyush Goyal has a plan to take send "50% cars off the roads" in Delhi: revive the long-neglected ring rail and link it with Delhi Metro services.

13 Feb 2018
IndiaThousands of LPG tankers went off the roads yesterday in the South and East in protest against new rules in the tender system.

01 Feb 2018
DelhiCome February 15, all public transport vehicles must have functional GPS in their vehicles, announced the Delhi government on Wednesday.

18 Jan 2018
IndiaFrom April 1, it will be mandatory for all public transport vehicles, primarily taxis and buses, to have a tracking/GPS device and an alert button.

05 Jan 2018
IndiaOver 1L employees of various state transport corporations launched sudden indefinite strikes across Tamil Nadu after day-long talks with the government over wage hikes failed.

23 Dec 2017
IndiaCausing death by drunk-driving may soon land people in prison for up to seven years.

28 Nov 2017
IndiaIn a significant development, the Indian Railways has registered an increase of 50mn passengers during April-November'17, an increase of roughly 1% over the corresponding period in 2016.

09 Oct 2017
IndiaLakhs of truck drivers in India have launched a two-day strike today to protest the GST, diesel price hike and more.

18 Sep 2017
IndiaThe Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) will finally become a reality for pan-India on 31st October.

10 Sep 2017
IndiaPublic transportation in India is set for a massive overhaul. If all goes according to plan, citizens can expect to have as many as six new modes of rapid mass transport.

08 Sep 2017
IndiaUnion minister Nitin Gadkari's message, to automakers that produce vehicles which run on traditional fuel, is pretty clear - switch your cars to alternative fuel or he'll have no problem in "bulldozing" you to ensure that India's pollution level is at bay.

07 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi recorded the highest number of road accident deaths in 2016, according to "Road Accidents in India 2016" report by Road Transport and Highways Ministry.