Page 18 - Latest Updates on Nitin Gadkari
Tesla car to be affordable in India, will cost Rs 35 lakh, says Gadkari
No formal announcement yet but the automobile company is anticipated to bring in its competitive Tesla Model 3
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Nitin Gadkari emphasises on reducing logistics costs below 10%
The road transport and highways minister said it has been planned to construct 25,000 km of national highways within the next two years.
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Gadkari favours raising speed limits on expressways to 140 km/hour
A Bill will soon be introduced in Parliament to revise the speed limits for vehicles for different categories of roads: Gadkari
Govt to aim for 30% EV sales penetration for private cars by 2030: Gadkari
To fulfill everyday transport needs of a large population, he said his ministry is focusing on the development of efficient and affordable public transport systems
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Have asked Tesla to make EVs in India; govt will give all support: Gadkari
The road transport and highways minister said that he is still in dialogue with Tesla officials regarding the company's demand related to tax concessions
India to introduce flexible fuel vehicles soon to increase ethanol use
India will introduce flexible fuel vehicles soon as the country is aiming to achieve 20% ethanol-blending with gasoline by 2025, transport minister Nitin Gadkari told the Reuters Impact conference
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Gadkari has shown how power can be used: NCP chief Sharad Pawar
The two leaders from rival parties shared the dais at a function at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra.
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NHAI developing EV charging infrastructure along highways: Gadkari
According to Gadkari, there is a massive response seen in the domestic market for electric scooters from new start-ups.
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Stock market rally shows in some ministers' portfolios: How they fared
The net worth of Home Affairs and Cooperative Minister Amit Shah grew 32 per cent to Rs 37.91 crore
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Govt to make it mandatory for carmakers to make flex-fuel engines: Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the government will make it mandatory for all vehicle manufacturers to make flex-fuel engines, after it gets permission from the Supreme Court.
Will change development scenario in J-K, Ladakh in next 2 years: Gadkari
Over Rs one trillion is being spent only for tunnels in Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir
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Gadkari reviews construction work of all-weather Zojila, Z-Morh tunnels
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday reviewed the construction work of strategically important Zojila and Z-Morh tunnels on the Srinagar-Leh highway
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We need at least 600 medical colleges, 50 AIIMS-like institutions: Gadkari
The Road Transport and Highways Minister was speaking at the felicitation of COVID-19 warriors in Karad city of Maharashtra's Satara district.
The way ahead: NHAI to put four more expressways on the fast track
They are the Ahmedabad-Dholera, Delhi-Amritsar-Katra, Bengaluru-Chennai and Kanpur-Lucknow stretches, which would be taken up next
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Govt will mandate flex-fuel engines in vehicles in next 3-4 months: Gadkari
Flex fuel, or flexible fuel, is an alternative fuel made of a combination of gasoline and methanol or ethanol
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Govt intends to diversify agriculture to support energy security: Gadkari
Agriculture is India's real strength, said Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday, adding the government intends to diversify it into the energy and power sector
India committed to clean energy-based economy, says Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said India is committed to an eminently achievable clean energy-based economy, and added that the country will soon have a policy for flex-fuel engines
Chinese firms haven't invested in India's highway projects: Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said that Chinese companies have not made investments in highway projects in India in recent times.
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Small cars too need adequate number of airbags to ensure safety: Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari wondered why auto makers are providing eight airbags only in big cars bought by rich people.
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway to fetch Rs 1,000-1,500 cr every month: Gadkari
"Once the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is completed and opened for the public, we will get at least Rs 1,000-1,500 crore as toll revenues every month," he told PTI in an interview.
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