INDIA’S ROAD to assuming global leadership in view of the ongoing geopolitical realignments was the key talking point at the second edition of the BT India@100 Summit. The day-long deliberations witnessed a galaxy of speakers comprising lawmakers and subject matter experts debate this critical theme. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari charged up the summit after he unveiled the government’s plans for the electrification of India’s national highways network.
Describing the rapid growth being witnessed in India’s civil aviation industry as “monumental”, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said the Delhi airport would climb up the rankings to be among the Top 3 globally. Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa, outlined the concept of digital public infrastructure and the movement away from big tech corporations. The day’s highlight was a session on Chandrayaan-3’s successful moon landing with Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State of Science and Technology and Isro scientists. Read on.
ELECTRIC DREAMS
Nitin Gadkari (right) with
Siddharth Zarabi
Nitin Gadkari said the government is looking to instal overhead electric cables on highways like the ones on a railway line
He said logistics costs in India were 14-16 per cent of total costs, while it
