Indian road freight rates are one of the lowest in the world and so are the warehousing rates, yet India has a high logistics cost component as a percentage of GDP. This paradox can only be explained by artificially marked up rail freight cost due to passenger cross subsidisation of passenger fares by railways and an extremely congested network of ...

Integrated Ticketing system being implemented by MMRDA consists of National Common Mobility (NCMC) Card and Common Mobility App says, Rajiv Agrawal, Director Systems. The system is being put in place under the guidance of Metropolitan Commissioner SVR Srinivas Indian road freight rates are one of the lowest in the world and so are the warehousing rates, yet India has a ...

MaaS promises to change the urban mobility landscape by changing the way people used to travel, although the prospect of implementing such solutions heavily depends upon the readiness of Indian cities., writes Narendra Verma, Technical Advisor, Sustainable Urban Mobility – Air Quality, Climate Action and Accessibility, GIZ India As we know it today, Mobility as a Service provides access to ...

Astutely answering TrafficInfraTech’s questions, Sandeep Pawar, Managing Director of Kent ITS, discusses Kent ITS’ journey as a System Integrator, Fastag’s contribution to the mobility segment, and the potential impact of GPS-based tolling on Indian roads. Being in the business of Toll operation for the past 25 years, Kent ITS has expanded both in terms of volume of service offerings and ...

We are fast approaching a phenomenon known as urbanization and migration, where cities are going to play major roles. Urbanization is so important and inexorable that we have to quickly come to some action based on a detailed thought process. Urban India contributes to most of the GDP; in fact, MMR contributes to about 40% of the State GDP and ...

There is a definite need for formulating a parking management action plan for cities to address the parking issues. The action plan should coherently deploy the best technical support to make the system work in a smooth, reliable, and efficient manner. With trends changing in mobility like the introduction of shared mobility services, the outlook towards parking should also be ...

The development of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) with fast-evolving technologies such as IoT and 5G can have a significant impact on the development of a nation and transportation industry in general. There is a convergence of segments that allows us to achieve this goal, but it also brings complexity and challenges, agreed the panellists Sushil Kumar, Deputy Director General (IoT), ...

“Outstanding sessions, packed conference venue, attentive audience, very well organised” The technical Conference during TrafficInfraTech Expo has always carried a distinct tag. It is not just a side activity. It sets the theme and tone for the event. Delegates and exhibitors look forward to being part of the three-day discussions and technical presentations that add value to the knowledge gained ...

For most of the Industry visitors, the common takeaway from The Expo has been the revelation that there is no dearth of technologies available, but what we need is the knowledge for right applications, . especially to bring down road accidents and also to improve transport infrastructure efficiency.  “In the recent past, we have seen many technological advancements in Traffic ...

What trends do you see in Traffic & Transport. Today, the most alarming aspect of India’s situation is that we have the highest number of road accidents and fatalities in the world. With the GDP increasing and spending power of people increasing, vehicle density is also on the rise but what is more alarming is the number of road injuries ...