To expedite implementation of the government’s Bharatmala Pariyojna, NHAI has decided to start an incentive scheme for its officials. The scheme not only envisages completing the projects earlier than the scheduled time, but also aims at savings on account of cost overruns due to time delays. The scheme will reward hardworking, meritorious officials and will act as a catalyst to ...

The Ministry of Railways is actively working to provide 100% LED lighting for its most of the Non-traction Energy needs like Railway Staff Colonies, Railway Stations, Railway Platforms etc. Under this 100% LED initiative, Railway Ministry has decided to make all railway stations 100% LED lit by first quarter of 2018. Till date about 3500 railway stations have already been ...

The National Green Tribunal has allowed vintage cars that satisfy prescribed norms under the Motor Vehicles Act to ply on the roads for rallies and exhibitions in Delhi. Granting relief to the vintage cars, the green court referred to Rule 92 (2)(c) of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 and Section 59 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which grants ...

The Telangana government recently signed an agreement with Attivo, part of SREI Group, for setting up of an industrial park to manufacture infrastructure equipment. The Srei Group will develop the in the national investment and manufacturing zone (NIMZ), coming up near Zaheerabad town in Telangana. The proposed park will have a potential to generate direct and indirect employment for over ...

GVK Mumbai International Airport Private Limited (MIAL), the company that administers Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) was recently awarded at the Honeywell Smart Building Awards 2017 for its green building – the Terminal 2. The awards are – Greenest Building in India award, Most Productive Building in India award and Smartest Largest Airport Building Award in recognition of its green, ...

Designing a new car is a complex business. From initial design to the first gleaming vehicle rolling off the production line, the whole process takes a long time. Up to four years, to be precise – practically a century when you consider the speed of light at which connected car technologies, including advanced driver assistance systems, are evolving. This means ...

India will invest as much as Rs 5.97 trillion in creating and upgrading infrastructure in the next financial year. As part of the new integrated infrastructure planning model, the government has allocated the largest-ever rail and road budget of `1.48 trillion and `1.21 trillion, respectively in 2018-19. The ambitious projects like Bharatmala (roads) and Sagarmala will be on track to ...

Delta, a leading provider of video wall solutions, has provided its brightest Laser Video wall solution to the Operations Control Centre of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation. Lucknow Metro is the fastest built high speed rapid transit system project in India. The MRTS is constructed to provide the city of Lucknow, with an environment-friendly atmosphere, having two routes, from North to ...

Airports Authority of India (AAI) is planning to develop a multilevel car parking facility at Chennai airport on design, build, operate and manage basis. Currently, the airport handles 40,000 to 50,000 domestic and international passengers daily. A 4.32-acre plot near the Chennai Metro station in front of the airport will accommodate nearly 2,000 cars. The car park will also have commercial establishments. ...

The West Bengal state government has rolled out an intensive campaign to prevent road accidents that includes offering tea, water to drivers at night. Recently, drivers on highways passing through Bengal are having a pleasant experience at night. Bengal police have started stopping vehicles on highways and offer drivers water to splash on their face and hot tea to sip ...