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The National Highways Authority of India has clarified that users’ experience on highway toll plazas will not be impacted with the implementation of new norms on FASTag transactions. The National Payments Corporation of India had recently introduced a new regulation connected to delayed transactions due to inactive FASTags at toll plazas. The rules have come into effect on February 17. ...

The Indian govt received the Prince Michael Decade of Action Road Safety Award, the highest award in this field, for achievements in “improving vehicle safety” in the past decade, including the roll out of new car safety assessment regime, and mandatory ABS (anti-lock braking system) features in all new two-wheelers. ‘Following the first independent crash test ratings of Indian cars ...

The new FASTag rules that came into effect on 17th February 2025 by the National Payments Corporation of India with the aim of improving efficiency. Here are all the key changes that car owners and two-wheeler owners need to keep in mind: Transactions from a blacklisted FASTag user will be declined is the user has been blacklisted for more than ...

KPIT Technologies and Trentar Energy Solutions have joined forces to advance sodium-ion battery technology, offering a sustainable alternative to lithium-based solutions. This breakthrough technology, developed by KPIT, enhances electric mobility with faster charging, an extended lifespan of 3,000-6,000 cycles, and energy density ranging from 100-170 Wh/Kg. With superior temperature tolerance and enhanced safety, it is ideal for public transportation. two-wheelers, four-wheelers, and energy storage applications like UPS backups ...

The Ministry of Finance has identified 434 projects under the PM Gati Shakti initiative, aiming to boost infrastructure development in India with an investment of Rs. 11.17 lakh crore. These projects span key economic corridors, including energy, mineral, and cement corridors; high traffic density corridors; and port connectivity corridors, ensuring multi-modal connectivity and enhanced logistics efficiency. This initiative aligns with ...

The Maharashtra Transport Department has issued 12.3 lakh e-challans in six months using the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) on Atal Setu and the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. The AI-powered system actively monitors traffic violations, primarily focusing on speeding, lane cutting, and illegal parking. With 70% of cases related to speeding, ITMS has significantly improved traffic monitoring and road safety, ensuring stricter ...

Researchers at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NIT-R) have developed an AI-based Multi-Class Vehicle Detection (MCVD) model and a Light Fusion Bi-Directional Feature Pyramid Network (LFBFPN) to enhance AI traffic management. Led by Dr. Santos Kumar Das from the Electronics & Communication Engineering department, the team designed an intelligent vehicle detection (IVD) system that accurately identifies vehicles in real-time, ...

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has secured USD 40 billion (around Rs 3.5 lakh crore) in investments at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos 2025, marking a major milestone in infrastructure and economic growth. The 11 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) signed will drive urban transformation through foreign direct investment and public-private partnerships, fostering sustainable development in transportation, ...

Haryana Police has launched the “Third Eye” project to enhance road safety and traffic management on the Ambala-New Delhi National Highway (NH-44). Covering the 180-km stretch from Ambala to the Kundli border, the project includes 128 CCTV surveillance cameras installed at 19 locations, monitored from a central control room in Karnal. Equipped with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and evidence ...

India’s green investments will rise five-fold to ₹31 lakh crore by 2030, according to CRISIL, aligning with its net-zero goals under the Paris Agreement. Key sectors include renewable energy and storage (₹19 lakh crore), automotive (₹4.1 lakh crore), and oil & gas (₹3.3 lakh crore). Emerging technologies like green hydrogen, carbon capture, and energy storage will need government incentives to ...