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The Chennai based Ravel Group, a leader in Fire Detection and evacuation systems offering products of international standards with UL listing, has announced its foray into the entrance automation field with the launch of its new manufacturing entity Ravel Movement Control Pvt Ltd. “At Ravel Movement Control, we will be manufacturing a wide range of barriers & pedestrian gates the ...

Dahua Technology was recently crowned with the highest honor of “CSR Brand of 2017” for its dedicated support to the course of public welfare and well-regarded reputation at the recently held 7th China Charity Festival held in the Chinese capital Beijing. Fulfilling its corporate social responsibilities, Dahua has created more than 12,000 jobs (as of Sep. 30th, 2017) and has ...

According to Delhi Transport Minister the Delhi Metro cards will be valid in 250 select city buses from April 1. The move is part of a month-long trial to shift to a ‘Common Mobility Card’ which could be used to travel in Metro, Delhi Transport Corp (DTC) buses and cluster buses in the capital. The 250 buses would be rolled ...

VaaaN, a leading Indian Systems Integration & Technology company in the domain of ITS and Smart Cities with specialization in Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), Weight based tolling, and Highway Asset Management, announces the completion of 150 lane Closed Toll System project on India’s longest Expressway. VaaaN’s Construction Monitoring and Project Management Mobile App further enabled the completion of this 300km ...

The Ministry of Railways’ will set up the first ever National Rail and Transport University (NRTU) in Vadodara to skill its human resources and build capability. The University will be set up as a ‘Deemed to Be University’ under de novo category as per the UGC [Institutions Deemed to be Universities] Regulations, 2016, said the statement. The first academic program ...

Infrastructure acts as the catalyst to economic growth and the current government has been addressing the bottlenecks that impede growth in the sector. We have observed the continued support from the government in terms of higher budgetary allocation towards infrastructure sector to revive the investment cycle. This year, we have witnessed all time high allocation; the rail and road sectors ...

The GMR Group along with its partner Philippines-based Megawide Construction Corporation emerged as the lowest bidder for the USD 250 million Clark International Airport project in the southeast Asian nation. Clark airport is being developed by the Government of Philippines through a hybrid model with EPC and O&M tenders being issued separately. The consortium will construct the integrated terminal along ...

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train distance of 508km, has a 21km underground corridor from BKC to Kalyan Shilphata. Of this, 7km falls under the Thane creek, with 1.8km of it to be built under the sea bed, and the remaining under the mangroves marshland on either side of the creek. A team of engineers from National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), ...

To expedite implementation of the government’s Bharatmala Pariyojna, NHAI has decided to start an incentive scheme for its officials. The scheme not only envisages completing the projects earlier than the scheduled time, but also aims at savings on account of cost overruns due to time delays. The scheme will reward hardworking, meritorious officials and will act as a catalyst to ...

The Ministry of Railways is actively working to provide 100% LED lighting for its most of the Non-traction Energy needs like Railway Staff Colonies, Railway Stations, Railway Platforms etc. Under this 100% LED initiative, Railway Ministry has decided to make all railway stations 100% LED lit by first quarter of 2018. Till date about 3500 railway stations have already been ...