Global road safety body IRF has urged India to become a signatory to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (1968) and be on par with international standards in this area.

New Delhi: The entry of thousands of heavily loaded polluting trucks into Delhi every day could end in the next couple of years.

Having acquired nearly 145 hectares of the Forest Department land along the Nakodar-Moga-Barnala road for the four-laning project being executed by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Hundreds of taxi drivers Monday blocked National Highway 8 and the Ring Road in New Delhi to protest against the action by enforcement agencies following the court order.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday met Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari and urged him to back the second phase of the odd-even traffic scheme aimed at battling pollution.

Government is committed to supplying Euro VI compliant fuel which will be at par with international standards, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.

The central government is looking at lowering the age for scrapping old trucks and buses to 10 years from 15 years.

Euro VI compliant fuel may be introduced in metros much ahead of the April 1, 2020 deadline, ensuring that Delhi is accorded topmost priority in the rollout plan, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.

The move will decrease pollution and encourage a diversion in the sugar industry’s output away from sugar and towards ethanol

Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt Ltd, hosted a multi-stakeholder conference today on sustainability, where Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari delivered the keynote address.