Auto Component Manufacturing Hub: Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari highlights Kolhapur's potential to become a hub for manufacturing automobile components and aims to boost the ethanol industry. He discusses plans for renewable energy, irrigation projects, and encouraging the IT industry in the region.
Road construction usually sees a drop in an election year as the execution of projects is delayed during the model code of conduct and project awarding is delayed in the financial year before the Lok Sabha elections.
Self-healing Roads: The technology allows asphalt, used to build roads, to self-heal and address the issue of potholes, one of the key reasons for road accidents and deaths in the country, they said. "We are considering ingenious and unconventional methods to improve durability and to address the issue of potholes," said a senior government official, who did not wish to be identified.
Yavatmal: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday fainted while speaking at an election rally in eastern Maharashtra's Yavatmal district. The BJP leader
At 5 pm, West Bengal registered the highest voter turnout of 77.57% while Uttar Pradesh registered a turnout of 57.54% and Maharashtra recorded 54.85%.
Maruti Bharat NCAP: Maruti Suzuki has applied for Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat-NCAP) safety ratings for select vehicles, following Tata Motors' SUVs Safari and Harrier, which received 5-star ratings last year. Bharat-NCAP, launched in August, aims to enhance vehicle safety standards beyond mandatory regulations, aligning with global benchmarks.
To a query on China unilaterally renaming places in Arunachal Pradesh, the former defence minister said, "Our government is not taking national interests seriously". He said there was ''no thinking yet'' on who would be the INDIA bloc's prime ministerial face.
In his recent statements, Gadkari vowed to remove all petrol and diesel vehicles from Indian roads, signaling a significant transition towards a more environmentally friendly economy.
Keeping in mind the upcoming elections, the central theme of this year’s celebration is to make voters aware of the work done by the Narendra Modi-led Union government in the last one decade