As per reports, the Ministry of Heavy Industries is identifying highways for intercity commutes by electric trucks and buses. The routes could include Delhi-Chandigarh, Delhi-Jaipur, Pune-Aurangabad, Chennai-Bengaluru and Indore-Bhopal, among others and will be fitted with electric vehicle (EV) charging stations on priority. The PM E-Drive scheme gives government subsidy for EVs and has allocated `2,000 crore out of its ...

AMemorandum of Understanding between National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) and Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) was signed in the presence of Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, recently to develop a modern Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) in Varanasi. The 150-acre park is strategically connected to NH7 via a 650m access ...

Based on research, it was found that scooters currently average a maximum range of 26 kilometers and can be conveniently charged at home every night. Challenges however, arise for long-distance travel on highways. To address them, NHAI is working on the establishment of 670 roadside amenities equipped with charging stations. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has recently announced that the fragmentation ...

The Indian government will be launching the ‘Sahkar Taxi’, a cooperative-based service which will include two-wheelers, rickshaws, and four-wheelers, as an alternative to platforms like Ola and Uber nationwide. The service will ensure that all profits go directly to the drivers rather than large corporations. The market may also have large space for more players with strong growth projection, increasing ...

The Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) has been awarded with the Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Service Award for the year 2025 for its initiative ASTraM (Actionable Intelligence for Sustainable Transformation Management) in traffic management. ASTraM is a smart traffic engine which provides holistic insights into the road traffic scenario for Bengaluru city. The main purpose is to provide situational awareness to take ...

The Telangana government plans to introduce an Artificial Intelligence-based TMS in Hyderabad to address traffic problems, a major challenge due to the increasing number of vehicles on the road. An automatic traffic signaling system is to be implemented along with a comprehensive plan to ease traffic flow. “Free left” turns will be developed more efficiently and CCTV cameras across the ...

  We are committed to ensuring design safety for the scope work of all road projects undertaken. A methodical approach fosters the natural emergence of solutions, and when teamwork is incorporated into this process, a convincing synergy is produced. This combination propels the completion of big, intricate projects, continuously raising the bar towards development of the nation. – Debashish Roy ...

As part of the Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils at the World Economic Forum last year, Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary-General, Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP) and Jinhua Zhao, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) published the following article recommending the integration of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) with public transport systems. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) bring benefits such as reducing operational ...

The transport sector is the fastest-growing contributor to global climate change as it alone contributes 19.2% of carbon emission, according to a report. In India, medium and heavy-duty trucks (MHDTs) comprise 2% of the total vehicle population but contribute to 45% of the overall vehicular road transport emissions, as per studies by an international non-profit. Faster transition to electric vehicles ...

Touching upon the role of all key stakeholders including the government, manufacturers, buyers, users, lenders and states, Karthick Athmanathan, Professor of Practice – IIT Madras, spoke to TrafficInfratech on how the trucking can achieve 100% Zero Emission Truck (ZET) sales by 2047, in tune with India’s commitment to become Net Zero by 2070 and the mission of attaining Viksit Bharat ...