Tag: Road Transport Ministry

Ride-hailing aggregators told to remove tipping prompts
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Ride-hailing aggregators told to remove tipping prompts

New Delhi: The road transport and highways ministry on Wednesday directed motor vehicle aggregators to pull down all pre-trip and mid-trip tipping prompts from their…

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India can mobilise ₹8 lakh crore annually for roads, but spending lags: Transport minister Nitin Gadkari

New Delhi: Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said India has the capacity to mobilise up to ₹8 lakh crore every year…

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No stops, new laws, longer roads: Inside the transport ministry’s 2026 roadways agenda

India’s road transport ministry is setting the stage for a major shift in how highways are built, paid for and regulated, with 2026 emerging as…

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Road, rail ministries log record capex in April-September, spend over ₹3.1 lakh crore

The road transport and railway ministries have achieved record capital expenditure (capex) utilisation of 63% and 56.5%, respectively, during the first half of the current…

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