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“The citizens of Mangaluru are quite disciplined in following traffic rules including maintaining parking sense and wearing helmets”, says K Ravishankar, DCP, Mangaluru Welcome to Mangaluru, a city distinguished for its grand panoramic spectacular which is now on the cusp of being a smart city. Mangaluru’s street carry more than just vehicles, but is a bustling heart for dreams and ...

As per the reports, Bengaluru has launched its first commercial drone delivery service, nearly three years after three hospitals in the city announced plans to use drones for medical deliveries. The service aims to bypass the city’s heavy traffic. Delivery routes are planned based on demand density and available infrastructure. According to Skye Air, a Delhi-based drone delivery network, the ...

Traditional interceptors and methods of tracking speeding vehicles, which flashed numbers on a screen while traffic police scrambled to catch violators, can likely become obsolete with the introduction of AI-based interceptors which will not just issue challans, but will also detect multiple traffic offences in real time. With the advent of the AI-powered 4D Radar Interceptor, Delhi traffic police aim ...

In order to improve travel experience for residents and tourists while reducing pollution, the Himachal Pradesh government is set to introduce around 300 electric buses, including 24 luxury ones, to enhance connectivity and promote sustainable transportation. All of these buses will adhere to the latest BS-6 emission standards. One of the key aspects of the project is the comprehensive maintenance ...

Nitin Gadkari led MoRTH plans to convert 16,000 km of national highways into six lanes and 25,000 km of two-lane highways into four-lane ones. The DPRs (detailed project reports) of the projects were getting ready and will be completed in two years with the road-widening projects expected to bring down the number of accidents significantly. The government has given the ...

By leveraging geospatial data, advanced imaging, and real-time connectivity, we can now take a proactive approach to road safety. Instead of waiting for accidents to happen, we can predict, prevent, mitigate and manage risks more effectively than ever before as per the World Economic Forum Report. Real-time traffic monitoring and hazard detection: High-resolution satellite imagery, combined with AI-powered analytics, can ...

With an objective to promote the development of commercially viable hydrogen-based technologies in the transport sector, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has initiated five pilot projects to deploy hydrogen-powered buses and trucks as a part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission. The pilot projects will include 37 vehicles—15 hydrogen fuel cell-based and 22 hydrogen internal combustion engine-based—and nine ...

Residents and visitors to Valcamonica, an Alpine region in northern Italy, will be able to ride hydrogen-powered trains from next year. The region currently uses polluting diesel trains, which will be replaced by 14 zero-emission hydrogen-powered trains. The project, the first of its kind in Italy and supported by an investment of 367 million euros ($396 million), marks the adoption ...

As per reports, the Ministry of Heavy Industries is identifying highways for intercity commutes by electric trucks and buses. The routes could include Delhi-Chandigarh, Delhi-Jaipur, Pune-Aurangabad, Chennai-Bengaluru and Indore-Bhopal, among others and will be fitted with electric vehicle (EV) charging stations on priority. The PM E-Drive scheme gives government subsidy for EVs and has allocated `2,000 crore out of its ...

AMemorandum of Understanding between National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) and Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) was signed in the presence of Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, recently to develop a modern Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) in Varanasi. The 150-acre park is strategically connected to NH7 via a 650m access ...