If a comprehensive Road Maintenance Management System suggested by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai is implemented soon, the condition of roads in Greater Mumbai will improve drastically

The Urban Development Ministry has proposed a single smart card scheme – One India Card – that can be used anywhere in the country by daily commuters who use different modes of transport. The use of the single ticketing card is also planned to be extended to cars and taxis in the future and can also be used to pay ...

will soon roll out the environment friendly pod cars. They will replace shuttle buses that are at present used to ferry people to and from airports. The highlight of these pod cars is that they will not need drivers. Hence, they are also called robot cars. This pod car system will be one of the world’s first personal rapid-transit systems ...

Traffic police in Jammu and Kashmir will soon be equipped with breath analysers / Alco meters to take action against those who drink and drive. The drive is expected to begin by the New Year. The J & K Police is reportedly buying 30 breath analysers – handy or portable which will be run on inexpensive AA type batteries. These ...

RePLAY™, India’s first and only eco-friendly , introduced by Green Mile Infra Pvt Ltd recently, has been certified by Central Road Research Institute (CRRI). A patented bio-based asphalt preservation agent, RePLAY reverses the oxidation of bitumens in the asphalt mix without emitting life-threatening greenhouse gases like CO2. It thus extends the life of asphalt roads. According to Shankar Rao, MD, ...

The Bangalore Traffic Police has come up with a system that uses the telephone technology to help them manage traffic better and reduce jams. In this, it is taking the help of Mapunity (the developer of geographic information systems and services) and Airtel (telecommunications service provider). The urban traffic information system for Bangalore known as Bangalore Transport Information System (BTIS), ...

When compared with the best 11 Metro services across the world, Mumbai Metro Rail fares will be the cheapest. For the first Metro Rail corridor from Versova to Ghatkopar, they will be between र6 and र10 while for the second corridor between Charkop and Mankhurd they will range between र8 to र24. According to Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), ...

Lakhs of Beijingers are returning to the use of bicycles. Only, these are electric bikes – battery-powered and silent. This shift has taken place thanks to clogged roads in Beijing which is home to over four million cars. While these speedy bikes are a commonplace on Beijing’s roads, the government officials are in a fix on ways to handle the ...

A massive traffic jam in China was like a jigsaw puzzle in August and September. First, it started on Aug 14 on China’s highway leading to its capital Beijing and even before people could realise what had hit them, it had spread to 100km (62 miles) by the ninth day, baffling not just the Chinese traffic authorities but the entire ...

Turkey has introduced a new isolated bearing system which is designed to preserve the alignment of critical structures while saving millions in construction costs. It may soon be put to use on a high-speed-rail project in Turkey and has been proposed for California’s high-speed-rail-system as well. In the second phase of the 533km long high-speed-rail line between Ankara and Istanbul, ...