Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has equipped its buses with advanced Electronic Ticketing Machines, which are designed to accept UPI payments, along with debit and credit cards, making transactions quick and convenient. Currently, over 10,000 smart Electronic Ticketing Machines have been deployed across KSRTC’s fleet of 8,800 buses.The ETMs will also validate National Common Mobility Cards and all types of ...
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AI-powered CCTV cameras on E-way
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has completed the installation of 106 CCTV cameras along the 94-kilometre Mumbai-Pune route as part of an AI-powered Intelligent Traffic Management System. This will assist highway traffic police in taking strong action against violators. According to the MSRDC, AI-administered cameras can detect up to 17 different types of traffic violations, ensuring complete surveillance ...
First World Symposium on Sustainable Transport and Livability (WSSTL-2025) at IISc Bangalore
The Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, together with the Special Interest Group (SIG)-F4 of WCTRS, is pleased to announce the 1st World Symposium on Sustainable Transport & Livability (WSSTL-2025). The event will be held at J N Tata Auditorium on the IISc Campus, Bangalore, from June 25 – 27, 2025. The symposium will bring together ...
Projects under PMGSY in J&K
It is reported that around 3,500 projects, including 217 bridges, have been completed under the centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana over the past two decades in Jammu and Kashmir. The PMGSY was launched in Jammu and Kashmir during 2001-02 with the aim to provide all-weather connectivity to unconnected habitations in rural areas.
Ashoka Buildcon awarded road project in WB
DMRC launches bike taxis for last-mile connectivity
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has launched bike taxis to strengthen last-mile connectivity to and from metro stations. The commuters will now be able to book bike taxis from the Momentum 2.0 app. There are two types of rides available – SHERYDS is for and by women, and RYDYR is for everyone. The rates of the bikes taxis start ...
PM inaugurates Phase 1 Metro 3 Corridor, Mumbai and more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated Phase I (Aarey–BKC) of the underground Metro 3 corridor and also launched other infrastructure projects in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. He also launched the Metroconnect3 app at the function in Thane. The project is supported by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the PM expressed his gratitude to the Japanese Government and said that ...
Road fatalities down in Nashik
Speed calming measures taken by the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) have helped in reducing the number of road fatalities by 22% in the civic limits during the first eight months of the year as compared to the corresponding period last year, based on police records. The total number of accidents also declined from 338 last year to 325 this year. ...
ITS World Congress 2024, Dubai – Collaborations – Learnings – Opportunities
The ITS India Pavilion at the 30th ITS World Congress 2024 in Dubai, held from September 16 to 20, was a vibrant hub showcasing solutions in traffic management, connected vehicle systems, enforcement, and sustainable mobility. This collaborative effort brought together industry leaders including AABMATICA Technologies, ADOR Powertron, Amnex Infotechnologies, Arcadis, Danlaw Inc., Envoys Electronics, ITS Planners & Engineers, Metro Infrasys, ...
Secretary, MoHUA
Srinivas Katikithala, a Gujarat cadre IAS Officer has been appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Prior to this, he held the position of Secretary in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and was the Director of the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration