Roads
Government tightens bidding norms for highway projects
28 Apr 2010
The new norms are intended to keep black-listed entities and non-performers out and to curb intentional or accidental accumulation of the projects by bidders.
Nath to speed up Express Authority proposal
26 Oct 2009
International conference on Indian roads to focus on potentials, strengths and opportunities in the sector
22 Sep 2009
World Bank sanctions $3 billion for national highways
18 Sep 2009
The World Bank has agreed to provide a $3-billion loan for developing India’s national highways, says road transport and highways minister Kamal Nath
Kamal Nath roadshow to hit UK on 1 September
19 Aug 2009
Government to spend Rs100,000 crore on National Highways
30 Jul 2009
The government plans to spend Rs100,000 crore on National Highways to further augment the road network across country.
Separate body for expressways likely: Kamal Nath
14 Jul 2009
Road projects may have foreign investors
11 Jul 2009
The ministry of road transport and highways, along with ICICI Bank, is planning to conduct international road shows in Asia, Europe and the US to attract foreign investors
Sonia Gandhi inaugurates India's first sea bridge
30 Jun 2009
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today declared open the country's first sea bridge that links Mumbai's western suburbs of Bandra and Worli
Bandra-Worli Sea Link sets another landmark for Mumbai
30 Jun 2009
Mumbai, which has a rich legacy of old, historical buildings and gardens built during the British colonial rule, now sport modern landmark with the opening of 8-lane Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) today
Spectacular show of laser, lights and fireworks
29 Jun 2009
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