India, Dec. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The National Test House (NTH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to strengthen quality control and third-party testing in national highway and infrastructure projects.

The MoU was signed at the NHAI Headquarters in New Delhi in the presence of Shri Bharat Khera, Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Shri Santosh Kumar Yadav, Chairman, NHAI, and Dr. Alok Kumar Srivastava, Director General, NTH, along with senior officials from both organizations.

Under the agreement, NTH will be empanelled as a recognised laboratory for NHAI. It may send samples related to highway construction and allied works to...