The environment ministry is likely to decide on a second set of key changes in green norms meant for SEZs, roads and the real estate sector, especially multi-storey buildings, next week.

Over 3,000 trees, including those falling within the Narpuh Reserve Forest in eastern Meghalaya, might face the axe for the proposed widening of the National Highway 44 which connects the state to

Mainly include four-laning of the existing NH-37 from Numaligarh to Dibrugarh in three parts

The Centre has approved road projects worth Rs. 1,932 crore for Assam, which mainly include four-laning of the existing National Highway 37 from Numaligarh to Dibrugarh in three parts. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for the four-laning of the Demow-Bogibeel junction section of National Highway-37 under the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Region (SARDP-NE) on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis in build-operate-transfer (BOT) (Annuity) mode of delivery.

The Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs has approved four proposals to widen a total of 471 km of highways requiring investment of Rs 4,618 crore.

Gandhinagar: India’s major roads may double up as solar highways, if an innovative proposal by some scientists gets the government's approval. The proposal is the brainchild of scientists at the Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) in the state capital.
In a paper just published in the International Journal of Energy, Environment and Engineering, the scientists say highways can be used to generate solar power, if a roof of solar panels was laid over them, across the length of the roads.

Putting an end to the face-off between the National Highways Authority of India and Ministry of Environment & Forests, the latter has delinked environmental and forest clearances in case of all

Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region will invest 22 billion yuan ($3.5 billion) in transport construction this year, a senior regional official said.

Work could soon begin in a clutch of stranded highway projects with likely combined investments of over R20,000 crore, as the Union environment ministry is set to give them approvals in one go.

Department of Economic Affairs has signed an agreement with the World Bank to make available Rs 1,166 crore for the second phase of the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP).

Given the economic and political circumstances, the finance minister has presented a pragmatic vwith good intentions for inclusive and sustainable development.