Page 24 - Latest Updates on Nitin Gadkari
Immediately adopt FASTag now, won't extend deadline, says Nitin Gadkari
The FASTag registration has gone up to 90 per cent on some routes and only 10 per cent people are left.
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No FASTag? Pay twice the amount on highway toll plazas after Feb 15
The ministry has decided that all lanes in the toll plazas on national highways shall be declared as "FASTag lane of the fee plaza" with effect from midnight of February 15-16
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Delhi-Mumbai expressway will ease traffic load: Nitin Gadkari
Once completed, the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will ease the current traffic load on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday
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Will support 62,000 e-cars, buses, e-bikes through subsidies: Gadkari
The government aims to support through subsidies about 62,000 electric passenger cars and buses, besides 15 lakh electric three- and two-wheelers, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
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Average pace of NH construction in Apr-Dec was 28 km/day: Gadkari
The pace of highway construction during April-December 2020, on average, was 28 km a day amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Parliament was informed
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Vehicle scrapping plan will create jobs, lower costs: Nitin Gadkari
The move will lower the price of auto components by as much as 40 per cent, Gadkari said
After 'green tax' approval, govt may put vehicle scrap policy on hold
"The announcement of green tax is a step towards the scrappage policy," an official told Business Standard
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Gadkari asks EV makers to shift towards indigenous battery technology
Gadkari on Thursday asked the EV industry to shift towards indigenous battery technologies
Transport ministry okays green tax on vehicles over 8 years old: Gadkari
Proposal to go to states before notification; lower rate for public transport, EVs exempt
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Gadkari calls for research to explore cheaper options to cement, steel
This comes amid rising steel prices in the country
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Centre plans e-portal to sell MSME products: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
The Centre is working with State Bank of India to launch an e-portal on the lines of Amazon
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Gadkari stresses upon making public transport safe, pollution-free
Gadkari has stressed upon the need for making the public transport people friendly, safe, affordable, accessible, cost-effective and pollution-free
Accord top priority to road safety: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has asked state governments to accord top priority to road safety
Draft scheme to give jobs to youth in tribal villages: Gadkari to officials
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday asked the Tribal Affairs Ministry to coordinate with the MSME Ministry for a jobs scheme
Gadkari hopes reduction in road accidents, deaths by 50% by 2025
Gadkari said there should be no compromise on saving the lives of the persons involved in road accidents
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13 highways to be built at cost of Rs 21k cr in North Karnataka: Gadkari
He assured that the ongoing projects in the North Karnataka region including Hubballi - Hospete Highway will be completed shortly
Centre nod to vehicle scrappage policy likely soon: Nitin Gadkari
On July 26, 2019, the government proposed amendments to motor vehicle norms to allow scrapping of vehicles older than 15 years in a bid to spur adoption of electrical vehicles
Tesla marks India entry with new office in Bengaluru, names three directors
Welcoming the move, Gaurav Gupta, Principal Secretary at the government of Karnataka, said the state had been in regular touch with Tesla for a few months
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New regulators: Careful what you wish for
If past experience is anything to go by, creating a new sectoral regulator for a specific industry is more likely to undermine the objective of combating anti-competitive conduct
Tesla registers in India, names 3 directors with Bengaluru as office
Tesla Motors India and Energy Private Limited was incorporated on Jan. 8 with its registered office in the southern city of Bengaluru, a hub for several global technology companies
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