Newly appointed surface transport and rural development minister Nitin Gadkari has drafted an ambitious green plan to plant 200 crore saplings on national highways across the country.

The government plans to plant 200 crore trees along the entire 1 lakh km National Highways network across the country to employ jobless youth.

NASHIK: Environment activists and central public works department (CPWD) officials will conduct a joint inspection on Thursday of the trees planted at Sinnar in lieu of the ones that will face the

The Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) on Monday approved Rs 1.31 trillion national development budget for the next financial year 2014-15, which is 13.42 percent higher than the original bu

Infrastructure projects are likely to get a major push under Modi's regime

Land acquisition is the topmost hurdle in the execution of highway projects in the country and should be dealt with on a priority basis by the incoming government, a top official of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has said.

The government has so far released over Rs 310.545 billion under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against total allocations of Rs 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013

The United States has pledged to provide $90 million for the construction of Kalat-Quetta-Chaman Highway (N-25), according to an agreement here signed on Monday.

The government has so far released Rs 291.679 billion under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various developmental projects in the country against the total allocations of Rs540 billi