Road Transport And Highways Ministry

Airbags, rearview sensors, speed warning and other safety systems to be mandatory from Oct 2017

If the Road Transport and Highways Ministry has its way, automakers could soon be forced to equip cars with airbags, rearview sensors, speed warning systems and more on their cars.

Govt plans Rs 4000 crore overhaul of 80 border check posts for GST: Nitin Gadkari

Road Transport and Highways Ministry is considering a Rs 4,000 crore overhaul of around 80 border check posts across the country for GST.

Pay double fine to traffic officials and avoid appearing in front of court

The accused will also have a provision to sign up for community service

A life lost every four minutes! Stats of Indian road accidents in eight graphs

The year 2015 has seen the greatest rise in number of road accidents in five years- 12,023 accidents more than the previous years.

Take decisions as delays in road projects are not permissible: Gadkari to officials

In a stern warning to officials that government is in no mood to tolerate delays in highway projects, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday, asked them to shun "negative approach" and take prompt decision to avoid cost over-runs and achieve targets within set deadlines.

Budget 2015: Road Min seeks Rs 50,000 cr to fast-track highway projects

Citing the need to fast-track highways development and meet the ambitious plan of building 30 kms of roads a day, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry sought the doubling of its budgetary allocation to Rs 50,000 crore.