US based Solar Roadways plans to turn the country’s roads into giant solar energy generators that could supply a significant portion of the US’s energy needs. It is laying thick LED-lit glass solar panels in the form of modular paving systems that can withstand heaviest trucks and can be installed at practically all locations – roads, driveways, sidewalks, parking lots, ...

A dispute resolution panel, set up by the NHAI, has resolved 124 disputes and claims related to NHAI projects. The panel was able to resolve disputes for a cost that was just one tenth of the amount involved in the disputes, thereby saving in litigation costs and time for both NHAI and the concessionaires. Many of these disputes were going ...

The Kerala government has given Kochi Metro the power to acquire land directly from farmers and other land holders, a step aimed at speeding up the project. The government has made available funds worth Rs. 70cr for land acquisition for the widening of the Vyttila-Petta stretch, which involves the acquisition of 3.0138 hectares. Besides this, the state government has also ...

Godrej Security Solutions recently launched Motormate, a portable safe for automobiles. Car owners can leave their valuables like cash, mobile phones, wallets, cameras, portable car stereos, credit & debit cards etc in this compact safe which can be attached to a handle, hinges, pillars, legs or any suitable fitting inside the car using a multi-strand, braided steel cable.

The Delhi PWD (Public Works Department), in collaboration with the Delhi Police, is working on a plan to make the roads in the city safer and more pedestrian friendly. The plan includes measures such as installing speed calmers, cats eye, delineators and appropriate traffic signage on the roads. This will be doen at about 144 locations identified by the police. ...

The Supreme Court has set up a 3-member panel to monitor road safety measures implementation across the country. The panel will be headed by Justice KS Radhakrishnan and will have former secretary, Ministry of Surface Transport, S Sundar and former Head of Department of Traffic Engineering and Safety Nishi Mittal as members. All state governments and the central ministries involved ...

A recent seminar on promoting awareness and usage of steel slag, organised by the Ministry of Steel and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) saw prominent participants advocating the use of steel slag for railways and road construction. The slag, which is a byproduct generated during the steel making process, has high abrasion resistance, good soundness ...

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will use breathalysers to test commuters travelling in the Delhi Metro and trains for alcohol. THouse found with a significant blood alcohol level will not be allowed to board the trains and Metros. The aim is to prevent such passengers from disturbing other passengers in the often congested coaches getting into drunken brawls, which ...

The Milan Subway Rail Overbridge, built by the MMRDA, was opened to the public by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in Vile Parle, north-western Mumbai. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the overbridge would give commuters substantial relief to the problem of flooding of the Milan subway rail overbridge, which occurs every monsoon. One of the ...

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has approached the Prime Minister?s Office to help restart highway projects abandoned by concessionaires and begin projects that were not previously able to attract any developers. The move follows the NHAI?s proposal to encourage investment in highway projects by allowing easier options for concessionaires to exit highway projects. The aim is to ease ...