The Rashtrapati Bhavan is getting a facelift with IBM Smart City Solutions. The partnership which will re-imagine the Rashtrapati Bhavan as a smart township was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee with the launch of an Intelligent Operations Centre and a mobile monitor app. It is focused on addressing the challenges like effective use of technology for water management systems, power, ...

One of the gold partners in the forthcoming TrafficInfraTech Expo, will be showcasing a range of Toll Solution System. One of its innovative systems is the Smart Card Reader. The SC Reader is used to process read and write to the contact less Smart card. The distance which the SC reader can access the smart card is approximately 5-10cm. The ...

Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) is going to implement the GPS-based sms facility for all buses including AC buses on routes in island city and suburbs soon. There are also plans to install electronic display indicators at bus stops. Speaking to TrafficInfraTech, Dr Jagdish Patil, General Manager, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport, said, “This facility will help the commuter ...

Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Transport, Highway & Shipping Minister recently presented 20 buses of the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation under the NIRBHAYA scheme to provide safe and secure transport to women, with IT-enabled safety measures. The 20 buses included 10 luxury and 10 general buses fitted with Vehicle Tracking System, CCTV cameras and panic buttons on every seat ...

Hungary based Logipix Technical Development Ltd, one of the gold partners in the forthcoming TrafficInfraTech Expo, will be showcasing a range of IP based video surveillance systems. One of its innovative system is the Panoramic IP Camera. The device delivers 140 MP resolution with high frame rate video stream. The specially developed camera house contains ten Logipix One 20MP cameras. ...

The stage is already set for the fourth edition of TrafficInfraTech Expo scheduled to be held from January 7-9, in New Delhi. With many companies which participated in 2013 Expo already booking their positions, the pace of the forthcoming show is on the fast track. The third edition had quality trade visitors and the exhibitors were happy with the business ...

Vijay Chibber, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has announced that India would have its own Car Crash Test Facility by the end of financial year 2014-15. The facility, to be set up at Chennai, will be a part of the New Car Assessment Programme being designed by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The facility will ...

Noida Authority is exploring a plan to provide a comprehensive mobility plan of the city based on a study of commuters’ demands and the modes of transport used by them. The agency is conducting a 6-month long, area wise study of desirable mobility patters of commuters for the purpose. The CMP will address the mobility needs of all the people ...

The Kerala Public Works Department plans to implement projects worth Rs 14,500cr. The plan, named ?Mission 676? includes 23 road development projects under Speed Kerala Programme, monorail projects and National Highways development projects worth Rs 2500cr. The tender process has already begun for the monorail projects in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode. Under the Speed Kerala Programme, ten projects have been sanctioned ...

Traffic violators in Ahmedabad will soon find challans being delivered to their homes. This follows the revival of the e-challan project by the city traffic police. According to senior traffic police officers, the system is all set to start from June 2015 and the database of all the existing vehicle owners has been updated. The roads will be put under ...