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Unsung Heroes at Traffic Signals, an initiative designed to encourage constables to make roads safer for citizens, recently invited active public participation through sharing stories and voting in Bengaluru. The contest conducted by the World Peacekeepers Movement, the Political Action Committee (B-PAC) and the Bangalore Traffic Police Department, aimed at honouring 25 traffic police constables in the city. M.N.B.R. Prasad, ...

A new road safety app for smartphones has been released by the European Commission that informs overseas drivers of road safety rules in 28 European countries The app ”GoingAbroad” contains important information as well as games such as a road safety quiz and memory games to keep passengers entertained on long stretches on the road. Rules and road signs differ ...

Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) has introduced a new mobile application called POOCH-O. Launched by Lt Governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung, the Pooch-O app will allow users to locate the nearest auto rickshaw and call the driver on his mobile phone and book a trip. Currently available only on android phones, the app can be easily downloaded from Google ...

The Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC) has appointed various consultants for Master Planning of development related activities of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) Project. Among the consultants appointed are: Gujarat Consortium led by M/s. Halcrow, Haryana Consortium led by M/s. Jurong, Rajasthan Consortium led by M/s. Kuiper Compagnons, Madhya Pradesh Consortium led by M/s. Lea Associates, Uttar ...

The Railways has proposed to a new coach design which would have improved furnishings and better hygiene and housekeeping facilities. The coaches will have intensive mechanised cleaning and will be subjected to comprehensive pest and rodent control treatment. Attendants will be posted in each coach to address problems related to hygiene like maintaining clean toilets and keeping coaches clean. The ...

A recent study has found that students in Mumbai are increasingly turning to mobile phones to coordinate transport, especially in the rain. Some of the more popular apps and sites used by youngsters to get around the city easily are Meter Share, m-Indicator and SmartMumbaikar. Students are using social media such as Twitter and dedicated pooling websites such as carpooling.in ...

The Tamil Nadu government has announced plans for major road infrastructure construction. As part of the pans, two multi-lane flyovers in Chennai and a subway in the southern stretch of the Inner Ring Road near Puzhuthivakkam will be built. About 250km of highways will be widened in the expanded city limits of Chennai. Road safety in urban areas will be ...

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL) has floated a tender for the construction of the Car Depot for the Mumbai Metro at Aarey Colony, Goregaon. The Car Depot, which will be part of the 32.5 Km long Colaba-Bandra-Seepz underground metro, is worth Rs. 129.32cr. The tender work specifications include the ground development at Metro Line-3 Car Depot, construction of a ...

The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a drive to check the fitness of vehicles registered more than 15 years ago in Indore and other cities. The vehicles not found to be fit will be taken off the roads. The move is expected to reduce air pollution in the cities, especially Indore, which has been declared one of the cities with the ...

The World Bank will support the National Highways Inter-connectivity Improvement Project (NHIIP) with a $500m investment. The funding will help extend highway network connectivity in less developed states and improve the capacity of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to manage the highway network in the country. Under the project, about 1120km of existing single or intermediate lanes of ...