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Mint explainer: What is MoRTH doing to reduce road deaths on India's highways?

New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- India is building highways at a record pace, but safer roads have not followed automatically. With over 4.6 lakh road accidents and more than 1.6 lakh deaths every year, road cra... Read More


Haven't paid e-challans or toll dues? You could lose highway access

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Motorists with pending e-challans or unpaid toll dues may lose access to highways under proposed changes to motor vehicle legislation that the Centre is likely to announce during... Read More


Highway toll collections may cross Rs.1 trillion next fiscal

New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- India's national highway toll collections are projected to top the landmark Rs.1 trillion mark in the fiscal year 2027 (FY27), a surge fuelled by an aggressive expansion of high-... Read More


Economic activity pickup to help India record all time high toll collection of Rs1 trillion in FY27

New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- India's national highway toll collections are projected to breach the landmark Rs.1 trillion mark in FY27, a surge fuelled by an aggressive expansion of high-speed corridors and ... Read More


Mint Explainer: How India's toll reforms are making highway travel smoother

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- India's national highway network has expanded rapidly over the past decade, transforming long-distance mobility and regional connectivity. But this growth has brought with it a f... Read More


India's unemployment rate stable in December, but remains stubbornly high in urban areas

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- India's unemployment rate for those aged 15 years and above remained stable at 4.8% in December, rising marginally from 4.7% in the previous month owing to almost static joblessn... Read More


Budget 2026-27: Road ministry outlay to remain flat in push for private capital

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The Centre may maintain the road ministry's allocation at nearly the same level as Rs.2.72 trillion in 2025-26 in the Union Budget 2026-27, aiming to shift focus towards attracti... Read More


Pension regulator sets up panel to frame rules for guaranteed payouts under NPS

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has constituted a high-level committee to formulate guidelines and regulations to enable a framework for assured pay... Read More


Govt plans to expand UPI's reach overseas: financial services secretary M. Nagaraju

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- The government is working to expand the reach of the homegrown Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to more countries, especially in East Asia, financial services secretary M. Nagara... Read More


Indian Railways to test galvanized rails for humid, coastal zones

New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- The Indian Railways plans to use galvanised steel rails in coastal and high-humidity regions to reduce corrosion and quadruple track life, two people aware of the development sai... Read More