Nitin Gadkari, who participated in India TV's Samvaad on Modi government's 8 years in power, revealed how he was made Union Minister to take care of roads and highways.

Speaking on the future of transportation in the country, Nitin Gadkari said alternate fuel is the future and this will also help in fighting pollution.

Nitin Gadkari said the prime minister never interferes with his Minister's working style unless any discrepancies come to the fore.

India TV Samvaad | As the Modi government completes 8 years in power, top ministers and leaders discussed and deliberated the hits and misses of the BJP-led NDA government during a day-long mega conclave.

Top ministers, dignitaries, and celebrities will be participating in the conclave to speak about the Modi government which has been in the power for the past 8 years.

The survey was conducted upon up the completion of eight years of the Modi government.

Nitin Gadkari said there must be some error which led to the collapse of an under-construction bridge in Bihar's Sultanganj last month.

Addressing an event in the national capital, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that those days are not very far when the prices of all electric vehicles will be less than the cost of petrol vehicles in the country. 

India ranks number 1 as per number of persons killed and ranks number 3 as per number of persons injured in road accidents, Gadkari added.

Notably, the meeting comes a day after Thackeray asked the Maharashtra government to remove the loudspeakers from mosques and warned of "putting loudspeakers in front of the mosques and play Hanuman Chalisa".

Nitin Gadkari said India's standards for approval of EV and batteries are apt with the global standards and the government will take appropriate action after the exact technical reason behind the accidents is known.

This ingeniously engineered system will prevent fatal injuries, especially in the Hilly Areas.

Toyota Mirai is India’s first all-hydrogen electric vehicle. It was launched by Nitin Gadkari recently.

BJP leader and Union Minister Gadkari said that democracy runs on two wheels.

Union Road & Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha that toll plazas on the national highways existing within 60 kms from another booth will be shut down.

Indians will be able to reach Mansarovar from Pithoragarh by the end of 2023. We have completed 85% of the work, Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha.

The road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said that his ministry's budget is good, and the market is ready to support an electric highway.

Gadkari said the government is giving highest priority to developing the road network near the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.

Meanwhile, Congress legislators in Karnataka wore black band on Monday during the Governor's address to the joint sitting of the state legislature, in protest against the hijab row.

The new norm will also be applicable for the middle seat in the rear row of a car.