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The buzz around Artificial Intelligence (AI) has pervaded the infrastructure and logistics markets and stakeholders across the globe take a second look at this emerging space. Sid Jalan explores how AI will figure in Surveillance and Traffic Management. India consistently ranks as one of the most dangerous countries when it comes to road safety. It has not gone unnoticed by ...

Keeping in view the increasing traffic congestion on Indian roads and the ever growing road accident fatality, it has been widely felt that implementation of Intelligent Traffic Management Systems at all urban roads is absolutely essential. Focusing on the multifarious capabilities of the latest Video Security System based ITMS, Ashish P Dhakan, MD & CEO, Prama Hikvision India Pvt Ltd, ...

Australia will explore the areas of cooperation in Road Safety and Traffic Management in India, especially in Lucknow. The Uttar Pradesh Core Road Development project has been undertaken with the help of private players and multi-lateral funding agencies, particularly the World Bank. Australian expert Martin was in India to look at traffic and road safety-related issues of both rural and ...

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has come up with a plan to turn a 24,000 hectare area in Najafgarh, Kanjhawala and Narela into an integrated Smart City. The Smart City will have dedicated bicycle lanes, high frequency mass transport, 24×7 water and power to all households, no waterlogging, 100% internet coverage, 30 minutes emergency medical response time and facilities like ...

The Uttar Pradesh government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with five firms for construction of the र15,000-crore Lucknow-Agra Expressway which will be the country’s biggest six-lane access controlled highway. The work on the 302km long project is likely to begin in December this year. र11,500 crore would be spent on building the expressway, र3,500 crore would be given ...

A new Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) was recently inaugurated at Pune by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways. The institute has been set up on PPP basis with Tata Motors Limited acting as a private partner. The state-of-the art facilities include spacious classrooms equipped with audio-visual facilities, a driving range for imparting driving practice ...

The Rajasthan government recently approved a र1,115 crore major road construction project ‘GraminGaurav Path (GGP)’, under which about 2,048km of roads would be built in 33 districts of the state. The project involves connecting building cement concrete roads which would connect 2105 villages to main mega highways. The state government also approved a project on OPRC (Output and Performance Road ...

Alstom has won a र671.5-crore contract from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for design, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 25 metro sets to Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL). The first train sets are expected to be delivered in early 2016. The metro cars will run at a maximum speed of 80kmph and will be fitted with air conditioning ...

Barco India organized its second annual Partner Meeting from September 5-6, 2014 at the Clarks Exotica Resort & Spa in Bangalore. More than 80 current and prospective Barco-partners from all over India gathered to catch a glimpse of the latest innovations in no-gap video wall technology, smooth collaboration solutions, interactive imaging and cutting-edge projection. Innovative collaboration Last year, the debut ...