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A total of 697 highway projects in the country are delayed as of July 2024 and 35% of all project delays are resulting from protracted disputes due to inaccuracies in land records, resistance from local stakeholders and prolonged compensation negotiations. Land acquisition has become a key obstacle to be overcome in the march towards the development of India’s road infrastructure. ...

A report by Akhilesh Srivastava President ITS India Forum The ITS World Congress 2025 in Atlanta, USA, opened with unprecedented energy, drawing over 5,600 delegates, 224 exhibitors, and representatives from 57 countries. This year’s theme, “Deploying Today, Empowering Tomorrow,” is particularly fitting for India, which   made a strong presence at the Congress. The showcasing by Indian companies brought to the ...

Artificial intelligence and machine learning technology will be utilised for undertaking maintenance of bridges under the ‘Bihar State Bridge Management and Maintenance Policy, 2025’ as part of the state’s digital initiative. The policy, a long-term bridge maintenance one for all bridges and culverts on the roads belonging to the Road Construction Department framework has been released after the Supreme Court ...

In a step towards the revival of Assam’s river-based trade and sustainable logistics, National Waterway-57 (River Kopili) was operationalised with the first-ever cargo trial run from the Govardhan Bridge in Chandrapur. The cargo vessel MV VV Giri, equipped with self-loading capacity, carried 300 metric tonnes of cement from M/s Star Cement along the 300-kilometre route on the Kopili River (NW ...

Three leading Japanese companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to streamline automobile trade between India and Africa. The partnership of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), TradeWaltz Inc., and Suzuki Motor Corporation aims to identify and resolve challenges in the automobile trade corridor related to logistics, documentation and sustainability. Under the MoU, MOL will expand its automobile transport services between India ...

As part of an MoU with Nashik Municipal Corporation, the Institute for the Transportation and Development Policy will accelerate sustainable transportation in the city by providing technical assistance, capacity building and policy support with the objective of transforming streets and strengthening public and inclusive transportation principles in city. Over the next five years, the collaboration will aim at improving the ...

South Central Railways has partnered with Indofast Energy — a joint venture between Indian Oil and SUN Mobility — to deploy a network of battery swapping stations across key railway hubs in the Hyderabad and Secunderabad divisions. Eighty battery swap stations have already been installed across 25 railway stations with plans to add 40 more stations in the next three ...

The Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has said that he aims to award projects worth `10 lakh crore every year with a transparent and time bound process. MoRTH targets to achieve a daily construction rate of 100 km per day as against the highest of 37 km per day in 2020-21. Incentives would also be offered to ...

Mumbai’s Western Railway is adding 15 new sites over two years to address the mounting commuter demand and strengthen non-fare revenue streams. It has earmarked over 12,000 square metres for the new facilities, a majority of the sites being already operational, with the remaining scheduled to open within months. The move is part of a broader focus on last-mile connectivity, ...

 A project to test retrofitting devices on heavy commercial vehicles, which may slash harmful emissions by more than 70%, is being evaluated by the Delhi government. The project will be kicked off by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) by fitting these devices on 30 Bharat Stage-III and Bharat Stage-IV vehicles, predominantly in the government and public sector fleet. The ...