The minister has sought the help of US technology, expertise and innovation to make road safety a priority in India.
'The road ahead for the government's fiscal management will be full of many new challenges,' warns A K Bhattacharya.
Villages are flooded, roads have washed away and railway tracks have submerged under the rising waters.
The MG Hector has grabbed a lot of attention and interest, especially for its segment-above technologies.
Rs 28,117.23 crore has been made available so far by the Centre for 30 schemes out of special package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore for the state announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The cigarettes segment had a revenue of Rs 4,554.21 crore during the second quarter of the current fiscal, as against Rs 8,528.47 crore in the year-ago period, down 46.56 per cent.
A bright sunny day and rise in night temperature brought some respite from cold in most parts of the northern India except Kashmir valley where the mercury dipped further.
The 39 are being held hostage by Islamic militant outfit Islamic State.
Inputs by the Petroleum Ministry were found among stolen documents.
The Centre has accorded top priority for cost-effective, pollution-free transportation modes, such as waterways, which reduce logistic costs and increase road safety. Union minister of roads, highways, ports and shipping Nitin Gadkari speaks to Sanjay Jog about the government's strategy.
The vehicle will not be available until end-2017, or later.
True Indian scenes most often lie on less travelled routes, along roads that have fallen off the map, after modern highways have come up. On the fourth leg of their 2,148 km journey, Rediff.com's Archana Masih and photographer Rajesh Karkera discover one such forgotten place in the Thar Desert.
Petrol attracts a total excise duty of Rs 17.46 per litre.
The 40-day period of harshest winter ended on Saturday
The Goa CM knows running a coalition government while pursuing a development agenda will require a fine balancing act.
The Budget for 2018-19 has at least five takeaways that are yet to receive adequate attention, says A K Bhattacharya.
Modi also rolled out the first of the 500 metro coaches manufactured by Bharat Earth Movers in flat 75 days at it Bengaluru facility.
Can welfare schemes truly transform from being flagship to flag-bearers for a government that is looking to get a second term in 2019?
A number of significant linkages between rainfall and economic outcomes have policy implications.
Brazil's economy is heading for recession, the President is threatened with impeachment and a huge corruption scandal has engulfed the nation but Rio de Janeiro is riding a wave of confidence in its preparations to host the Olympics next year.
India is set for decent growth in 2015.
At Rs 52,610 (on-road, Mumbai), the attractive pricing, refined engine and good manoeuvrability makes the Platina 100 ES emerge as a value for money package and a worthy competitor to the offerings from Hero MotoCorp and Honda.
Bright and attention grabbing it certainly is, especially in this gorgeous shade of yellow, but will the new A3 Cabriolet manage to excite us with its new 1.4 litre heart?
'It is folly to think that religious-identity-based politics and a flourishing economy can co-exist in a diverse society.' 'We can fight and kill each other, or fight together and kill poverty. We cannot do both,' says Dasarathi G V.
This was even as the country's economy grew by 7.3%.
A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the 'miniaturisation' of projects.
Team BikeDekho takes the duo for a spin to decide who the winner is in this battle of cruisers
It may not have a bold design but it addresses the needs for comfortable and affordable commuting.
The agrarian crisis must be met with similarly speedy responses.
Kashmir remained on the edge with six more persons, including a cop getting killed in violence on Sunday.
In a Q&A with Doordarshan, Jaitley discusses how he chose the areas on which he would spend more.
Sumit Jain, CEO and co-founder, Commonfloor talks about serendipity and his entrepreneurial destiny.
