Greening of highways being a focal point for MoRTH and NHAI under the Green Highways Policy of 2015, the latter has entered into an MoU with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under ISRO for a period of three years to develop and report a “Green Cover Index” for the extensive network of National Highways in India. Using the capabilities ...
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Connected car services with IoT
Aiming to enhance connectivity between residential and mobility spaces, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation announced a tie-up with Samsung Electronics for a Car-to-Home and Home-to-Car service partnership. The service will provide remote and touch-based control through voice commands to various home appliances while driving and vice-versa, to check vehicle status, control functions and manage charging before and after driving ...
Robotic car parking system
Affordable Robotic and Automation Limited (ARAPL) has collaborated with its subsidiary ARAPL RaaS to develop India’s first mobile robotic multi-level car parking system using automated guided vehicles (AGVs). These 3-axis automated solutions are expected to generate INR 40 crore in FY 2025 revenue from the new business line. In 2023, ARAPL added 60,000 sq. ft. of new production capacity to ...
Seismometers in bullet train corridor
The National High-Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) announced plans to install 28 seismometers, including an “Early Earthquake Detection System,” along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor. The seismometers will be hosted in traction sub-stations and switching posts along the alignment. These will detect earthquake-induced tremors through primary waves enabling an automatic power shutdown followed by deactivation of brakes, thereby forcing the train ...
National Highway projects
In an initiative to enhance seamless connectivity between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 12 National Highway projects with a total length of 105 km in Kasargod recently. This initiative holds the promise of reducing overall transportation costs and eliminating black spots on National Highways leading ...
Black spots to be rectified
Addressing an event organised by International Road Federation, Anurag Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways stated that about 4,000 black spots have been rectified in the last three years. Nine thousand more black spots have been identified and the Ministry has set a target of March 2025 to rectify all black spots in the country. Stretches of about ...
Jio-bp Enriching Highway travel experience through non-fuel retail
As India transverses the 25-year Amrit Kaal to our 100th year of independence, Jio-bp is committed to being not just an energy retailer but a facilitator to enriching travel experience on Indian highways, says Harish C. Mehta, CEO, Jio-bp. Everyone is unanimous in their views that irrespective of external environment, India is and will continue to remain the global energy ...
Improving the quality of Highway journey
In conversation with Mangala Chandran, Prakash Gaur, CEO, National Highway Logistics Management Limited emphasizes the government’s ambitious initiative to establish leisure hubs along the National highways and expressways, aiming to enhance road safety and ensure a hassle-free driving experience. You have an ambitious plan of awarding 1000 wayside amenities by March 2026? Yes, National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) had ...
PATH Recharge: Stepping into Wayside Business
Nipun Agrawal, Director, Prakash Asphaltings & Toll Highway (India) Limited, says, being part of the Government’s initiatives to enhance travel comfort on highways is an extension of the company’s vision to provide smart and safe mobility. Details about PATH Recharge projects and plans for operation We have been bidding for these projects and we have won tenders for 24 Wayside ...
Critical Role of Consultants in designing WSA
Wayside amenities are a vital infrastructure development that not only enhance the comfort and safety of the passengers, but also create new revenue streams and monetization opportunities for the government, infrastructure developers and local communities, and foster an ecosystem for inclusive growth. With this objective in mind, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highway has published Policy Guidelines for Development ...