MMRDA establishes monsoon control room
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has set up a control room to minimise inconvenience to vehicles and pedestrians during the monsoon at construction […]
Category: National
Centre relaxes highway project norms
In a major step to expedite national highway projects and remove hurdles, the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has relaxed forest clearance norms for the […]
Turbo Consultancy wins LTI award
Laser Technology Inc (LTI) recently hosted its annual International Traffic Safety Dealer Conference at its world headquarters in Centennial, Colorado, USA. LTI manufactures laser-based products […]
Railways to introduce fireproof coaches
Mail and express trains in the country will soon have fire-proof coaches. The new, stainless steel, superfine coaches are being manufactured at the Rail Coach […]
Exclusive pedestrian zones for Chennai
The Chennai Municipal Corporation is planning to make exclusive pedestrian and cycling zones in crowded areas of Chennai with cycles forming a feeder transport to […]
Highways may double as solar energy generators
Scientists at the Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) have proposed to use major roads in the country as solar power generators. A paper […]
Alstom to make Bangalore centre a global hub
Alstom Transport, part of the Paris-based Alstom Group, is planning to transform its engineering facility at Bangalore into a global research and development hub. The […]
New Delhi commuters to be tested for alcohol
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will use breathalysers to test commuters travelling in the Delhi Metro and trains for alcohol. THouse found with a […]
Milan Subway Rail Overbridge opens
The Milan Subway Rail Overbridge, built by the MMRDA, was opened to the public by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in Vile Parle, north-western […]
NHAI approaches PMO to save discarded road projects
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has approached the Prime Minister?s Office to help restart highway projects abandoned by concessionaires and begin projects that […]