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Numerous land plots owned by the MSRTC are underutilised or lie vacant, officials said

Eyeing extra revenue, Maharashtra Govt increases lease term for MSRTC land projects to 98 years

September 03, 2025 6:04 pm

The new policy is expected to enable the development of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation's (MSRTC) surplus land under a public-private partnership mode.

The power sector, already shifting rapidly towards renewable energy, would require an additional $47 billion. (File photo)

$467 billion needed to decarbonise four of India's emission-heavy sectors by 2030: study

August 31, 2025 5:34 pm

The power sector, already shifting rapidly towards renewable energy, would require an additional $47 billion, while road transport would need about $18 billion, the study said.

Nitin Gadkari announces FASTag annual pass at Rs 3,000 for 'hassle-free highway travel'

June 19, 2025 5:28 am

Gadkari said the FASTag-based passes will be effective from August 15 and valid for one year or 200 trips, whichever comes earlier.

Shifting to rail transport can help environment, economy

May 21, 2025 10:49 am

A modal shift from road to rail is crucial for India, which is one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters, with 14 per cent coming from the transport sector alone

karnataka, road transport, shakti scheme

Karnataka’s 4 road transport corporations face Rs 1,694-crore deficit over Shakti scheme reimbursements: Minister Ramalinga Reddy

December 18, 2024 5:37 pm

Under Shakti scheme, the RTCs issue 'zero sum tickets' to a woman travelling in government buses, based on which the corporations calculate the ticket value of the total distance travelled by her and submit claim for reimbursement.

Road transport, highways sector has maximum number of delayed projects: Govt report

April 30, 2023 11:39 am

In the road transport and highways sector, 402 out of 749 projects are delayed.

Big infra ministries push the pedal in capital spending in first five months

October 10, 2022 10:39 am

For Railways, 79% of spend in April-Aug was capex, for Road Transport & Highways 95%

Punjab: State transport buses to run from tomorrow

Road transport corporations' revenues to contract up to 40% in FY21 due to COVID-19: ICRA

September 16, 2020 3:41 pm

According to ICRA, the most significant challenge ahead for the RTCs after the lockdowns are fully lifted would be to increase passenger movement while containing the spread of the virus, through various measures like regular sanitisation of the buses and provision of protective gear for the staff.

Truckers' strike HIGHLIGHTS: Nearly 4.5 lakh trucks off the roads in Tamil Nadu, movement of commercial vehicles affected in MP

July 20, 2018 10:29 pm

Truckers' Strike HIGHLIGHTS: "We held a meeting with Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari today but that was inconclusive. We are meeting finance minister Piyush Goyal at 2130 hrs today," Bal Malkit Singh, chairman of the All-India Motor Transport Congress core committee said Thursday.