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Non-functional FASTag to be charged double toll Fee

Vehicles with invalid or non-functional FASTag to be charged double toll Fee applicable to their category The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued notification for amendment in the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 which provide that if a vehicle which is not fitted with FASTag or the vehicle is without a valid or functional FASTag, enters into “FASTag lane” of the Fee plazas, then they shall pay a

18 May, 2020
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Making public transport safe during COVID-19

Making public transport safe during COVID-19 By, R. Jayakrishnan is Professor, University of California, Irvine, U.S.; Ashish Verma is Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru; and S. Velmurugan is Chief Scientist, Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi Context # Central to India’s lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19 was a complete shutdown of the transport system. Now, as the country emerges from the lockdown, a proper ramping up of the transport sys

15 June, 2020
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India to be the manufacturing hub for E-vehicles in next 5 years

India to be the manufacturing hub for E-vehicles in next 5 years Union Minister for Road Transport& Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari has expressed confidence that in the next five years, India will become a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles. He said, the Government is trying to extend best possible concessions to this sector, and has lowered the GST on electrical vehicles to 12 per cent. Addressing a webinar on ‘India's Electric Vehicle Roadmap post-COVID-19&r