In a bid to provide enhanced safety and security for the rail passengers, a high-level committee of South-Central Railway (SCR) decided to install as many as 218 CCTV cameras in the three main railway stations in Telangana. The committee held its meeting under the chairmanship of Additional Director General of Police (Railways and Road Safety), T Krishna Prasad at Rail Nilayam in ...

Solar power developer ACME Group launched India’s first battery swapping and charging station for electric vehicles. The company said it has provided battery swapping and charging stations ‘EcoCharge’ to taxi aggregator Ola for their pilot project at Nagpur in which 200 vehicles including bus, auto and car— all running on electricity was launched in the first stage on May 26, ...

The Ministry for Road Transport and Highways has invited online bids again for hiring electric cars for its officers. As against its tender last year which asked for electric cars that could run at least 150km at a stretch, the latest tender asks for those that can run for 100km at a stretch. If the Ministry decides to give an ...

A report on study on ‘Safety in Mobility’ was recently released in Delhi by SaveLife Foundation and Vodafone India Ltd. The report titled ‘Distracted Driving in India: A Study on Mobile Phone Usage, Pattern and Behavior’, gives some shocking facts. The first-of-its-kind survey shows that though 94% people acknowledge that they use mobile phones while driving is dangerous, 47% admit ...

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation has entered into an agreement with Lumiplan for implementing a smart transport system. Under the agreement, the French company will now install GPS tracking and advanced on-board electronic equipment in the RTC buses. This will enable the sending of messages via SMS to passengers regarding real-time information about buses, and also help monitor the ...

The recently opened Chenani – Nashri Tunnel on the Jammu- Srinagar National Highway is the longest in Southeast Asia. The tunnel has been developed, built and operated by IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd. It has highly advanced tunneling technology and is to be the safest and most secure tunnel in Asia with smart features such as an integrated traffic control system, ...

A group of students of National Institute of Technology have built a solar electric hybrid vehicle with innovative tags. The vehicle, weighing 111kgs, includes a seat belt sensor device and temperature sensor water sprinkler. A team of 25 prospective engineers built the light vehicle over three months. It can run on both, solar power as well as electricity, at an ...

Using the technology and knowhow developed by the Rehabilitation Bioengineering Group, Department of Engineering Design, IIT Madras, road safety enhancing products will be developed by the Institute and Harita Seating Systems Limited (HSSL). Called Intelliseat™, it has been developed for commercial use. The products under the initiative will be viable and cost-effective. Intelliseat™ monitors the driver 24×7 and operates independently. ...

A new feature introduced on Google Maps helps you find your parked car just in case you forget the bay you parked it in. All the Android users have to do is tap the blue dot and then tap “Save your parking”. The location of the parked car then gets added to the map. Google gave this information on a ...

Two multi-level parking complexes, initiated at Sheikhbagh and Old State Motor Garages Complex in Srinagar will provide a parking facility for 1100 vehicles when completed. The complexes will have six floor ramps and are being built at a cost of Rs 55 crore.