Railways to develop land for revenue
The Railways plans to commercially develop land owned by it in Mumbai to augment its revenue. Revenue has been under considerable strain on the one […]
Category: Features
Expressway Authority to be launched
The Central government is in the process of setting up an Expressway Authority of India to oversee the development of a high speed road network […]
New charger developed for electric vehicles
A new integrated motor drive and battery charger for electric vehicles has been developed by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. The new charger […]
PPP projects to become more flexible
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is considering giving more powers to lenders to revive interest among investors in public-private partnership (PPP) based road […]
Thane gets India?s first RFID based ETC system
India?s first interoperable RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Device) based electronic toll collection system has been launched in Thane, Maharashtra on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. The electronic […]
Mumbai may get air-conditioned trains
Mumbai may soon get air-conditioned trains on the suburban section. The Railways has been holding discussions with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Dutch technical consulting […]
New emissions technology from Volvo CE
Volvo Construction Equipment, a leading manufacturer of road building and maintenance equipment, is all set to introduce a new low-emission technology in engines in its […]
MoRTH uses Google hangout
The Minister for Road Transport & Highways Dr C P Joshi recently interacted with people via Google hangout. The minister answered queries on a wide […]
Hyderabad Metro gets rail for tracks
Hyderabad Metro has received its first set of rails – about 5,000 tonnes of rails from Tata Steel, France, which is one of the largest […]
A K Gupta appointed DMRC electrical director
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has appointed Anoop Kumar Gupta as Director (Electrical). Prior to this, Gupta was working as Chief General Manager of Delhi […]