Even as the work on National Highway-4 is expected to be completed by July this year, thousands of applications seeking upward revision of compensation for land acquisition are awaiting disposal.

To achieve his target of building 20 km of national highways per day, Highways Minister Kamal Nath seems to have it all figured out

After the public feuding over Bt brinjal, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is at the centre of another policy dispute with ministries of road transport and commerce for holding up critical development and industrial projects.

To say that the Union environment ministry has been blocking national highway projects is not factual, said minister Jairam Ramesh, even as he couldn

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L&T Ramboll's alignment along NH 4 will reduce human displacement, cut monetary and social cost, ensure easy green nod and help complete the project in a shorter duration -- Petitioner M Perumal

Environment Minister lashes out at NHAI for its poor re-forestation record

New Delhi: The tussle between ministries of surface transport and environment over environmental clearances continues unabated, with environment minister Jairam Ramesh levelling serious charges against Kamal Nath.

Even after Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath complained to the Prime Minister over the progress of highways being stalled by the Environment Ministry, Jairam Ramesh seems in no mood to relent.

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, whose ministry has been come under severe criticism from his many colleagues in the government, more specifically Minister for Road Transport Kamal Nath for

LUCKNOW: Apart from assessing the party's performance in the state, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat, in Uttar Pradesh on a three-day visit that ended on Wednesday, is preparing a report on the the contentious Ganga Expressway Project undertaken by the UP government.

ANGUL: The State Government will construct 10,000-km length of roads to improve the rural connectivity, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here today.

Addressing a public meeting at Natada after laying the foundation stone of Natada setu, Patnaik said communication and development in rural areas are his government