As part of the proposed Vision 2030: PM Public Transport Sewa, the government is working on building electric vehicle-ready highways on the Golden Quadrilateral. It would be a major effort towards reducing fuel consumption and vehicular emissions through electrification of intercity public transport over the next seven years. E-highways would be powered with green energy-enabled charging infrastructure. The Ministry of ...

The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link or Atal Setu, built with financial assistance of almost $2 billion from Japan International Cooperation Agency, has emerged as another symbol of strong Indo-Japan collaboration in the infrastructure sector. This is the second mega infrastructure project, two decades after the Japan-funded Delhi Metro started operations. Other big projects for which JICA is providing financial support ...

The Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, released ‘The Indian Railways Construction Manual, 2023’, an update to the earlier circa 1960 version. New reforms and standards have been incorporated in the latest version including those for EPC contracts, bridge construction, execution of signalling, electrical and non-interlocking works. It also provides guidelines on land acquisition, ...

Greening of highways being a focal point for MoRTH and NHAI under the Green Highways Policy of 2015, the latter has entered into an MoU with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under ISRO for a period of three years to develop and report a “Green Cover Index” for the extensive network of National Highways in India. Using the capabilities ...

Aiming to enhance connectivity between residential and mobility spaces, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation announced a tie-up with Samsung Electronics for a Car-to-Home and Home-to-Car service partnership. The service will provide remote and touch-based control through voice commands to various home appliances while driving and vice-versa, to check vehicle status, control functions and manage charging before and after driving ...

Affordable Robotic and Automation Limited (ARAPL) has collaborated with its subsidiary ARAPL RaaS to develop India’s first mobile robotic multi-level car parking system using automated guided vehicles (AGVs). These 3-axis automated solutions are expected to generate INR 40 crore in FY 2025 revenue from the new business line. In 2023, ARAPL added 60,000 sq. ft. of new production capacity to ...

The National High-Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) announced plans to install 28 seismometers, including an “Early Earthquake Detection System,” along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor. The seismometers will be hosted in traction sub-stations and switching posts along the alignment. These will detect earthquake-induced tremors through primary waves enabling an automatic power shutdown followed by deactivation of brakes, thereby forcing the train ...

In an initiative to enhance seamless connectivity between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 12 National Highway projects with a total length of 105 km in Kasargod recently. This initiative holds the promise of reducing overall transportation costs and eliminating black spots on National Highways leading ...

Addressing an event organised by International Road Federation, Anurag Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways stated that about 4,000 black spots have been rectified in the last three years. Nine thousand more black spots have been identified and the Ministry has set a target of March 2025 to rectify all black spots in the country. Stretches of about ...

As India transverses the 25-year Amrit Kaal to our 100th year of independence, Jio-bp is committed to being not just an energy retailer but a facilitator to enriching travel experience on Indian highways, says Harish C. Mehta, CEO, Jio-bp. Everyone is unanimous in their views that irrespective of external environment, India is and will continue to remain the global energy ...