In the modern era of digital transformation, law enforcement agencies have increasingly turned to advanced technological tools to enhance public safety and enforce laws for the ever-increasing volume of vehicles. Among these tools, enforcement cameras have emerged as pivotal instruments. These devices can reduce the strain put on manual intervention, allowing effective monitoring of traffic and other public areas. Traffic ...

Soon after the formation of the new Government, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways could unveil an ambitious plan for building 50,000 km of new, access-controlled, expressways by 2037 with an aim to reduce logistic costs. This might replace the Bhartamala scheme in tune with the Vision 2047 for the road sector. Implementing GPS-based tolling on select stretches and ...

Intertraffic Amsterdam once again proved that it is the global platform for the mobility ecosystem with focus on smart, safe, and sustainable mobility for all. With a vastly extended summit programme and very large show floor, the event brought together nearly 30,000 visitors from 143 countries. According to Joyce de Winter, Director, Intertraffic of RAI Amsterdam, the show is at ...

Restoration work on the existing, iconic Pamban rail bridge and the construction of a new one are taking place simultaneously in the coastal waters of the Bay of Bengal, off the state of Tamil Nadu. The iconic, 108-year-old Pamban cantilever rail bridge was commissioned in 1914 bridging peninsular India and the Gulf of Mannar, interconnecting Mandapam in Rameswaram mainland with ...

Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, IAS, Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Bihar gives an overview of the ecofriendly initiatives put in place by the Department over the years to provide safe, efficient and cost-effective transport facility across the State. Digital Governance & Eco-Friendly Transport System The Department has undertaken several digital initiatives over the last couple of years to provide an integrated ...

While public transport buses have long been part of India’s landscape as an inexpensive and inclusive mode of travel, it is now gathering momentum as a sustainable, eco-friendly and technology driven component of India’s urban and regional planning. The task of incorporating technology is not easy. The buses are new but mega cities house mega population and infrastructure is yet ...

Electrifying fleets of buses catering to the bustling and rapidly urbanising Indian cities is critical to addressing mass transport in a greener manner. Continuing his series of articles on EV ecosystem, Preetesh Singh, Specialist, CASE and Alternate Powertrains, NRI Consulting and Solutions India Pvt Ltd looks at how unlocking the innovative features in e-buses can lead to improved EV penetration. ...

BRT is also known as a busway or a transitway. It describes a high-capacity urban public transport system with its own right of way, vehicles at short headways, platform-level boarding, and pre-ticketing. Purists will argue that a BRT needs all these attributes, but often the ticketing system is on-board – albeit cashless and fast – so as not to slow ...

Road safety experts and the Government have been stressing on the need for speedy and uniform implementation of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) in India. It covers all modes of transport and holds together dynamically various elements of the transportation systems and the users. Satheesh G, Scientist G & Group Head – Intelligent Transportation & Networking Group, CDAC gives an update ...

Defensive driving training and traffic psychology would be a powerful combination that could contribute to safer driving practices. This can help reduce the chances of road crash deaths and injuries, writes Arushi Baluja, Head – Department of Driver Training, Public Health and International Relations, Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) – College of Traffic Management (CTM). India has an estimated ...