Transport and Shipping

News The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways today released the Notification for mass emission standards for flex-fuel ethanol E85 and ED95 in vehicles. The Ministry has notified the test requirements for Type Approval and extension for two, three and four-wheeled vehicles. It has also notified the technical specifications of ...

News Although US was not quite happy , India went ahead with the signing of an agreement with Iran for the development of the strategically important Chabahar port. The MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) was signed after the talks between the two sides. India intends to lease two berths at Chabahar for 10 ...

News Government has closed 62 toll plazas after recovery of capital cost and in public interest. It launched a  webportal make the information about toll plazas on national highways and expressways operating under the Road Transport and Highways Ministry and National Highway Authority of India available to users. The information includes ...

What is Bharat Mala? It is the name given to a ambitious programme of the Modi government which is a road built along India’s west to east land border, from Gujarat to Mizoram, at a cost of around Rs 14,000 crore. It links  to a road network in coastal states, from ...

News Since Nitin Gadkari took over as shipping minister, the government has put greater focus on coastal shipping and waterways. The Cabinet okayed a legislation to declare 101 rivers as national waterways so that the Centre can explore the possibilities of cargo and passenger movement on these rivers. Incentives The ...

News Many of the over 700 uninhabited islands across India will be developed for tourism, filmmaking, entertainment activities, as honeymoon destinations, maritime security and also for generating non-conventional energy – both wind and solar. This scheme will be part of the ambitious Sagarmala project. The Cabinet approved the concept note ...

News The much-delayed Delhi-Jaipur Expressway would be completed by June, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said today. Centre is ready to build four bypasses by December for important towns if Rajasthan government offers land. Out of 57 structures to be completed which include flyovers, vehicle underpasses and pedestrian ...

Shipping: Kamrajar Port, Ennore is now ISO 14001-2004 certified for Environmental Management System. Ministry of Shipping has evolved a new incentive scheme to encourage major ports to become green ports. Green projects such as waste water treatment, renewable energy generation, use of bio-diesel and provision of shore power would be ...