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To improve public transport and traffic management, an MoU has been signed between Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and Dehradun Smart City Ltd. Under the MoU, IIT-R will provide services and research on different aspects of urban planning, including electric mobility plan, public transport system, traffic plan and energy-saving plans.

To make Lucknow city more pedestrian-friendly, the civic authorities have decided to bring 15 more Pelican crossings in the city. The system, which is part of ITMS under the Smart City Project, will be brought in the city after the success of two such ‘test’ crossings. Speaking to TrafficInfraTech, Fareed Zaidi, General Manager, Smart City project, said, “The roads of ...

Navi Mumabi Municipal Corporation recently introduced real-time data-driven Integrated Intelligent Transport System (IITS).  As part of IITS project, Automatic Vehicle Location System/ GPS was also installed on 448 buses that make 4,000 daily trips. The system helps track the vehicles’ routes and check if they have sped away without stopping at any of the designated bus stops. Some of the ...

The government is all set to raise $15 billion or Rs 1 lakh crore that will be spent over five years for the infrastructure sector. In a recently held press conference, Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister, Government of India told TrafficinfraTech that the government’s commitment towards attracting investment and public spending is out. The government is allocating nearly Rs 22,000 ...

With the growing penetration of IoT across various industries, dependence on IoT-enabled sensors that allow communication between devices has increased significantly, it is expected that the IoT-enabled sensors market in India is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 62.96% to reach a value of Rs 81.07 billion by 2024, from Rs 4.83 billion in 2018. In recent years, India ...

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, announced its call for nominations for the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards program. The awards, which are judged by independent juries of industry experts, recognize infrastructure projects for digital innovations that improve project delivery and/or asset performance. The deadline for ...

In a bid to facilitate improved mobility within Bengaluru, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is installing Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) systems on a trial basis at Baiyappanahalli, Mysuru Road and Majestic metro stations. Namma Metro will implement the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) system at all the 62 stations of the upcoming Phase 2 project when inaugurated in ...

Udaya Bhaskar Rao Abburu, CEO & Managing Director, iRam Technologies We welcome the budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a series of measures to promote the power and Infrastructure sector, and we as a company are looking forward to its future scope. iRAM would be standing with finance minister’s initiative to make the industry and commerce sector more technologically ...

In a move to address country’s transportation needs, both in the passenger and freight segment, Indian Railways plans to improve its service levels and operating efficiency. As a part of this endeavour, railways would soon implement the RFID project which aims to automatically and accurately track & trace rolling stock across the country with a special focus on improving their ...

To accelerate the adoption of EVs in India, Tata Motors has launched India’s Electric SUV – the Nexon EV. The Indian auto major is closely working with other Tata Group companies including Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Tata Autocomp, Tata Motors Finance and Croma, to create an e-mobility ecosystem,  Tata uniEVerse. Powered by  Tata uniEVerse, consumers will have access to a ...