During the meeting, the minister informed the Governor about his ministry's plan of harnessing the Brahmaputra for transportation and promotion of business and trade activities and to harness the tremendous power generation potential of the river.

New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approved the draft notification to introduce 'Bharat NCAP' (New Car Assessment Program), wherein automobiles in India shall be accorded 'Star Ratings' based upon their performance in crash tests, an official statement said on Friday.

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): Renowned industrialist, social worker, and educationist Dr. Arvind Kumar Goyal along with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari facilitated the stalwarts of the automobile industry in a program organised in New Delhi.

New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Finance on Friday said a ministerial panel empowered by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the sale of the government's stake and transfer of management control of Pawan Hans Limited to Star9 Mobility Private Ltd.

New Delhi Feb 27 PTI The compensation to the kin of hit-and-run victims will be increased sharply by eight-fold to Rs 2 lakh in case of death from April 1 according to a notification by the Road Transport and Highways Ministry The solatium to a person sustaining grievous injuries in a hit-and-run case will increase to Rs 50000 from the current Rs 12500 The ministry in the notification issued on February 25 said that the scheme may be called the Compensation to Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme 2022 and it shall come into force with effect from April 1 2022 A draft scheme was notified by the ministry on August 2 2021 The Scheme for Compensation of Hit Run Accident Victims seeks to enhance compensation from Rs 12500 to Rs 50000 for grievous hurt and from Rs 25000 to Rs 200000 for death an official statement had said This scheme will supersede the earlier Solatium Scheme 1989 it added Under the scheme the ministry has come up with the procedure for detailed investigations of road accidents Detailed Accident Report DAR and its reporting along with timelines for different stakeholders for quick settlements of claims The government will set up a Motor Vehicles Accident Fund which will be used for providing compensation in case of hit and run accidents and treatment for accident victims Last year Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told Rajya Sabha that 536 persons were killed and 1655 persons were injured in accidents categorised as hit and run in the national capital in 2019 According to the latest government data a total of 366138 road accidents occurred in India during 2020 causing 131714 deaths PTI BKS MR MR

Panaji (Goa) [India], February 3 (ANI): Gearing up for the Assembly elections which are just 10 days away, the BJP central leadership will visit Goa for the campaign, said a press release.

New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that to substitute import of petroleum as fuel and provide direct benefits to farmers, the automobile manufacturers in India have now been advised to start manufacturing Flex-Fuel Vehicles (FFV) and Flex-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) complying with BS-6 norms in a time-bound manner within a period of six months.

Nagpur Dec 27 PTI Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday asserted that use of drones in the farm sector can generate about 50 lakh jobs in the vast rural segment in one year aloneGadkari said he has discussed with his two cabinet colleagues the need to draft a policy on using the drone technology in the farm sectorHe was addressing farmers and others present at the closing ceremony of Agrovision exhibition in Nagpur The Lok Sabha MP from Nagpur is the chief patron of Agrovision an annual summit on agricultureUnion MSME minister Narayan Rane visited the exhibition on Monday while Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar had attended the inaugural function of the four-day event on December 24Gadkari talking about various opportunities in the agriculture sector said I discussed with Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union MSME minister Narayan Rane the need to work on preparing a policy on use of drones in the farm sector Drone is related with agro and MSME and drones alone can generate about 50 lakh jobs in the rural sector in one year Besides it will benefit farmers too he maintainedThe minister citing his own example of deploying drones in his farm stressed on cutting down on mechanised spraying of pesticidesGadkari said a drone powered by lithium-ion battery would cost around Rs 6 lakh while the same unmanned aerial vehicle with flex engine and run on ethanol fuel would come at much cheaper price of around Rs 15 lakhThe Road Transport and Highways Minister said spraying of pesticides from drones will need pilots for operating them and this will open up huge job prospectsLast week Tomar had released a set of standard operating procedures SOPs for the use of drones in the farm sector including for spraying pesticides as well as other soil and crop nutrientsThe adoption of drone technology is the need of the hour and it will benefit farmers Tomar had said PTI COR CLS RSY RSY

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The government has been at the forefront in supporting the industry by re-aligning its policies towards creating a business-friendly and hassle-free environment, said Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday.