Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd has decided to set up 63 charging stations under public-private partnership model.The company has set up 136 EV charging stations — 106 AC and 30 DC chargers — in Bengaluru, in line with EV and energy storage policy. The plan is to expand the current network. As per the report, Karnataka has 2.7 crore vehicles, ...

Vehant Technologies has recently launched India’s first 4D imaging radar-based traffic violation detection system with HD technology designed for the measurement of spot & average speed on roads and highways. The system can be used for classification of vehicles for traffic management & traffic census proposes. Unlike the older video-based detection system which worked on the speed-time-distance concept, the modern ...

As per the recent reports,  National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHRCL) has signed an agreement with IRCON International Limited for design, supply and construction of track and track related works for Double Line High Speed Railway (237 Km between Vadodara and Vapi in the state of Gujarat) for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor (MAHSR T-2 Package).  The ballastless slab Track ...

India’s leading electric two-wheeler company Hero Electric, and the Mahindra Group are  partnering to strengthen joint development and manufacturing.  As part of the partnership, Mahindra Group will manufacture Hero Electric’s popular electric bikes – Optima & NYX at their Pithampur plant to meet the market’s growing demands. With this collaboration and the expansion of their existing facility, Hero will be able ...

State-run Convergence Energy Services Ltd has launched a tender worth about Rs 5,500 crore to procure as many as 5,580 electric buses including 130 double deckers. This initiative is under the ‘Grand Challenge’ — a set of homogenized demand for electric buses aggregated across five major cities, according to a statement. The cities to be covered under Grand Challenge are ...

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur recently inaugurated the 1.8-km Dharamshala-Mcleodganj ropeway which has a capacity to carry 1,000 people per hour in one direction. One can now complete the journey between the two tourist destinations in just five minutes through this ropeway. “Dharamshala Skyway”, Dharamshala to Mcleodganj in Kangra district, has 10 towers and two stations. The top ...

Amnex’s Automatic Fare Collection solution XUP makes the end-to-end payment process fast, easy and transparent. It is designed to minimize frictions, bring about a change in commuter behaviour, and reduce revenue leakages, says Shamik Joshi, Head- Products & Technology, Amnex. The traditional ticket purchasing system in which commuters purchase tickets physically through cash payment has many loopholes- it is time ...

During the discussion on the current status of MaaS in India, the panellists; Prof. (Dr.) Ashish Verma, Convenor, IISc Sustainable Transportation Lab, (who moderated the session), Venkata Subbarao Chunduru, Director – India, IBI Group; Dr. Rajesh Krishnan, CEO, ITS Planners and Engineers Private Limited and Tapan Gosaliya, Co-Founder & Director, Amnex Infotechnologies Pvt. Ltd; deliberated the following points: Relevance and ...

With an increasing population and rising demands, there is an immediate need to strengthen public transport systems across the country. From providing last mile connectivity to integrating electric infrastructure, all points were discussed at our Expo panel this October. India is a country that is deeply dependent on its public transport system. Delhi has the highest car usage in the ...

In an exhaustive interview with Trafficinfratech, Amit Kumar Ghosh, Additional Secretary, Highways, MoRTH lists out the multitude of projects being undertaken by the Government. According to him, reducing vehicular pollution and moving towards sustainable development should be the top priority areas. The Government has allocated Rs 111 lakh crore (US$ 1.4 trillion) under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) for 2019–25. ...