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Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has held discussions with the finance ministry for offering discounts to incentivize voluntary scrapping of end-of-life vehicles, he…

The condition of the roads in India for the longest has not been up to par in terms of global competition, although in recent times the government of India has made some serious efforts to change this. Recently while speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the first phase of a bridge on the Zuari river, Goa, the union minister of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India, made a huge statement. The minister stated that the roads in India would be better than those in the United States of America by the end…

Last Updated: December 29, 2022, 15:39 ISTNitin Gadkari (Photo: ACMA)Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that India will be one of the world's top countries in the automobile sector by the end of 2024India is aiming to double the size of its automobile industry to Rs 15 lakh crore by the end of 2024, making it one of the world’s top countries in this sector, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday.Gadkari also said that his ministry will carry out project works…

Last Updated: December 13, 2022, 15:27 ISTNitin Gadkari. (Photo:AFP)The road transport and highways minister said his ministry is making roads from Delhi to Mumbai, Delhi to Dehradun, etc“Directly or indirectly, I am the most important person for all of you," Union minister Nitin Gadkari told the auto industry body SIAM on Monday and added that roads developed by his ministry would benefit the industry the most.Participating in an event organised by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Gadkari said his…

Addressing an event organised by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Union Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the country needs to promote vehicles running on more than one fuel (flex-fuel vehicles) and e-vehicles to tide over the problems created by wide fluctuations in crude oil prices in the international market.The SIAM in New Delhi on Monday organised a technology demonstration conceptualised on the adoption of ethanol and the use of flex-fuel vehicles in…

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said if Tesla founder Elon Musk wants to manufacture in India, then he is welcome. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said if Tesla founder Elon Musk wants to manufacture in India, then he is welcome. "If the manufacturing happens in China than in India, they will not get concession for marketing. If they do manufacturing in India, in any state, then they will be benefited," the minister stressed. American electric carmaker Tesla, which has been seeking reduction in import duties to sell its…

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said more than 18 lakh electric vehicles are registered in the country, with Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and Maharashtra emerging as the leading states in EV sales.The road transport and highways minister, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, said the maximum number of electric vehicles has been registered in Uttar Pradesh, followed by Delhi and Maharashtra.Gadkari further said Maharashtra has the maximum number of operational public EV charging stations (PCS) at 660, followed by…

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said more than 18 lakh electric vehicles are registered in the country, with Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Maharashtra emerging as the leading states in EV sales. The road transport and highways minister, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, said the maximum number of electric vehicles has been registered in Uttar Pradesh (4,14,978), followed by Delhi (1,83,74) and Maharashtra (1,79,087). Gadkari further said Maharashtra has the maximum number of operational public EV charging stations (PCS) at…

The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Niting Gadkari is often in the news for any statement that he makes. He often speaks about promoting environment friendly vehicles to reduce the emissions from vehicles. Along with EVs, he has been a promoter of alternate fuel options like flex fuels and hydrogen fuel cell cars. He has often seen using electric cars and he also uses these cars to arrive at a some events to make his stands clear on the topic. Recently in one such event, the minister Nitin Gadkari arrived…

The union minister of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, recently during the opening of the 2022 edition of Agrovision in Nagpur, said that all government-owned cars older than 15 years will be scrapped. All state governments have received a directive to that effect from the Indian government. All types of vehicles, such as buses, trucks, and cars, were included in this. He said that every outdated car will be removed off the roads. The MoRTH chief stated, “Yesterday, I signed a file under the…