Waterways

How a robust water transportation can help India drastically cut its freight costs

The government has decided to take up 30 of these waterways for development in the next three years

Lok Sabha discusses National Waterways Bill moved for consideration by Nitin Gadkari

The Lok Sabha on Monday discussed a bill that provides for declaring certain inland waterways as national waterways.

Cabinet gives nod to Bill on national waterways conversion

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the government is hopeful of Parliament's nod on the bill in the current session.

Gadkari aims at 30 km road building a day by 2016

The minister indicated that the public-private partnership (PPP) model was being put on the back burner at present as private players were reluctant to come forward due to equity crunch and other issues.

Modi to review performance of key infrastructure sectors in September

This follows Modi's meeting with the secretaries of nine infrastructure ministries last month to set targets for 2014-15 and identifying key projects in sectors like road, power and railways.<br />