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Govt chalks out plan for Rs 100-lakh cr investment in infrastructure over 5 years: Piyush Goyal
•The Centre has chalked out a plan envisaging an investment of Rs 100 lakh crore in the infrastructure sector over the next five years, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday
Nepal eyes railway deal with China during Xi Jinping visit; deal expanding railway link between Kathmandu and Tibet likely
•Both sides are expected to sign a deal expanding a railway link between the Himalayan nation and Tibet, officials said
Mumbai’s fishermen are relieved after the High courts pause the coastal road project
Mongabay India •This project is considered to be the pet project of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who launched in 2018.
Economic Survey 2019 says airports, monuments, trains, roads could be named after highest taxpayers over decade
•To improve tax compliance, the Economic Survey 2018-19 on Thursday suggested that the government could consider giving top-10 taxpayers in each district recognition by way of "diplomatic"-type privileges at the immigration counter, express boarding at airports, and even naming of roads, buildings and schools
ADB approves Rs 1,650 cr infra projects in 7 districts in Tripura; first of its kind aid to modernise towns, boost tourism and trade
•The ADB will provide Rs 1,650 crore, out of which 80 percent will be grant-in-aid and the state will have to repay 20 percent loan in due course of time
Mumbai’s traffic flow worst in the world, Delhi at fourth spot, finds report; congestion down in two cities from 2018
•Traffic flow in Mumbai is the worst in the world while Delhi is close behind at fourth position, according to a new report detailing the traffic situation in 56 countries
China to lay 1.3 million kilometres of roads by 2020 to aide military mobility, Pentagon tells US Congress
•China is also improving its existing domestic airfields to handle heavier payloads, constructing airfields on islands and outposts in the resource-rich South China Sea, and restructuring airfields to support military and civilian use.
Amarinder Singh meets Nitin Gadkari, discusses expansion and upgradation of national highways in Punjab
•Amarinder Singh met Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday and urged him for expansion and upgradation of national highways in the state and development of roads in border areas.
Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari rules out stopping of highway toll collection
•The union transport minister, Nitin Gadkari said toll collection can "never go" if funds are to be raised for constructing roads under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model
National road safety week: Navigating the streets hassle-free is a basic right; we have to walk the talk
Nitinprasad •Roughly 80 percent of all fatal accidents stem from human behaviour, according to figures available with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.