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Road crash deaths rose by 3.5% to 183,382 in 2025, government tells Lok Sabha

India, July 24 -- Road crash deaths in India rose to 183,382 in 2025, a 3.5% increase over 177,175 fatalities in 2024, while the total number of crashes climbed 5.3% to 513,563, the Union government i... Read More


How NHAI's new toll fee collection formula could make your highway journey cheaper

India, July 24 -- Motorists using national highways with bridges, tunnels, flyovers and elevated stretches are set to pay less tolls under a new formula, with the National Highways Authority of India ... Read More


Unpaid e-challans may freeze vehicle, licence services

New Delhi, July 24 -- Motorists who fail to clear traffic challans may soon be unable to access several vehicle and licence-related services, according to draft amendments to the Central Motor Vehicle... Read More


Draft rules to deny RC, licence services for unpaid challans

New Delhi, July 24 -- Motorists who fail to clear traffic challans after they become final could soon find themselves unable to access several vehicle and licence-related services, according to draft ... Read More


Unpaid e-challans may freeze vehicle, licence services

New Delhi, July 24 -- Motorists who fail to clear traffic challans may soon be unable to access several vehicle and licence-related services, according to draft amendments to the Central Motor Vehicle... Read More


Unpaid e-challans may freeze vehicle, licence services

New Delhi, July 24 -- Motorists who fail to clear traffic challans may soon be unable to access several vehicle and licence-related services, according to draft amendments to the Central Motor Vehicle... Read More


Smart City Mission funds likely to run out by September, hubs under strain

India, July 20 -- When Covid-19 hit, Jabalpur's Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), like those in many of India's 100 Smart Cities, became the city's operational lifeline. Repurposed as the ... Read More


Nod for Rs.18k-cr infra projects in Varanasi, Odisha, Jharkhand

New Delhi, July 16 -- The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved road and railway infrastructure projects worth more than Rs.18,300 crore, including a six-lane elevated corridor in Prime Minister Narendr... Read More


Nod for Rs.18k-cr infra projects in Varanasi, Odisha, Jharkhand

New Delhi, July 16 -- The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved road and railway infrastructure projects worth more than Rs.18,300 crore, including a six-lane elevated corridor in Prime Minister Narendr... Read More


IIT Madras, C-DAC to manage software system for bridge health monitoring

India, July 9 -- The Union road transport and highways ministry plans to centralise the software platform for real-time bridge health monitoring by engaging the Indian Institute of Technology Madras a... Read More