Despite COVID-19 pandemic, the Modi government ensured that students don't lose their academic year, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said.

Under the scheme, transport vehicles older than eight years could be charged green tax at the time of renewal of fitness certificate at the rate of 10 to 25 per cent of road tax.

A total of 13 national highways covering 847 km would be built in north Karnataka at a cost of Rs 21,000 crore, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday.

Senior BJP leader and Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday met former Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi in Mumbai. Gadkari, who is on a daylong trip to Mumbai, visited Joshi at his residence in Dadar.  

Union Road Transport and Highways and MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that the government is trying to create five crore jobs in the next five years. He said that the turnover of rural industries is Rs 80,000 crore, which is targeted to be Rs 5 lakh crore in the next five years. For this, work is going on in a planned way in agriculture and rural areas.

Earlier on Friday, Gadkari had said the three new laws introduced by the Centre were good for farmers but confusion was being spread about them.

​Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said he was against having cells in a political party on the basis of castes, religions or communities. He said that talent was more important than these factors. 

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has informed that his ministry will take up the task to built the greenfield link to the upcoming Jewar Airport in Noida.

India is not an "expansionist" country and it only believes in the welfare of the world, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. The union transport minister, who was addressing an event in Pune via video-conferencing, said to achieve self-reliance, there is a need for knowledge, entrepreneurship, science, technology, research and successful practices.   

He expressed surprise at the fact that the construction of NHAI building in Dwarka took nine years and said the photographs of officials responsible for the delay should be displayed in the building "so that people came to know about those great personalities who took nine years to construct a building".

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday launched the first blasting for construction related work at the 14.15 km Zojila tunnel, one of the longest in Asia, that will provide all-year connectivity between Srinagar valley and Leh.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said he has recovered from coronavirus. 

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said he has tested positive for the coronavirus and has isolated himself. Taking to Twitter, Gadkari said, "Yesterday, I was feeling weak and consulted my doctor. During the course of my check up, I have been tested COVID-19 positive."

With the completion of Delhi-Meerut Expressway, the total time taken from Delhi to Meerut in Uttar Pradesh will be around 45 minutes instead of over 1.30 hours taken currently.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will on Tuesday lay inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of 35 highway projects in Madhya Pradesh.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday laid the foundation stones of Rs 3,000-crore highway projects in Manipur and said the government will soon take up additional projects worth Rs 16,023 crore in the state.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday launched the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt to provide Rs 20,000 crore of guarantee cover to two lakh micro, small and medium enterprises.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said India should no longer depend on China and instead focus on research and innovation to ramp up domestic manufacturing.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said he is not in favour of a reduction in the minimum support price (MSP) for crops.

Profits derived from the exports of products by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) will be excluded from the overall turnover of a company, said Union Minister incharge of MSME sector Nitin Gadkari