Speed calming measures taken by the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) have helped in reducing the number of road fatalities by 22% in the civic limits during the first eight months of the year as compared to the corresponding period last year, based on police records. The total number of accidents also declined from 338 last year to 325 this year. ...

The ITS India Pavilion at the 30th ITS World Congress 2024 in Dubai, held from September 16 to 20, was a vibrant hub showcasing solutions in traffic management, connected vehicle systems, enforcement, and sustainable mobility. This collaborative effort brought together industry leaders including AABMATICA Technologies, ADOR Powertron, Amnex Infotechnologies, Arcadis, Danlaw Inc., Envoys Electronics, ITS Planners & Engineers, Metro Infrasys, ...

Srinivas Katikithala, a Gujarat cadre IAS Officer has been appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Prior to this, he held the position of Secretary in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and was the Director of the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration

Pankaj Agrawal, Union Power Secretary has been assigned the additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways following Anurag Jain’s  appointment  as  Chief Secretary, Madhya Pradesh.

SkyToll, a global leader in GNSS-based toll systems, has  successfully completed  a pilot project on the Rohtak-Hisar section of National Highway 10. This milestone has positioned the company as a potential key player in revolutionizing India’s toll collection systems using advanced satellite technology.  Dushyant Deshpande, Director of SkyToll Pvt Ltd,  speaks about the  uniqe project and the company’s future plans ...

What sets Dr.  Harikishan Reddy, Chairman, Cube Highways apart is  not just his two decades of experience in infrastructure development/funding  and Traffic Engineering, but  it is also his domain knowledge systematically accumulated  through his wide ranging experience built on top of his formal education in transport.  In an exclusive interview with Mangala Chandran, Dr. Reddy talks about what motivated him ...

India’s rapid urbanization and economic growth have spurred a significant demand for infrastructure development across sectors like roads, ports, energy, and urban infrastructure. The magnitude of investments required to bridge the infrastructure gap is immense. Recognizing the limitations of traditional financing mechanisms, India’s infrastructure financing ecosystem has matured and evolved, incorporating innovative structures and government support to attract long-term capital ...

As urbanization intensifies, traffic congestion has become one of the most pressing challenges for modern cities. In India, where vehicle ownership is soaring and infrastructure is struggling to keep pace, cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi rank among the world’s most congested. Congestion, erratic driving behaviors, and ineffective enforcement systems plague urban mobility. Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers a powerful solution ...

V2X is an all encompassing term for technology that powers Vehicle2Vehicle, Vehicle2Infrastucture and Infrastructure2Vehicle communication in a standards compliant format that is gaining ground fast. There have been a number of recent trials of V2X technology in India and abroad involving vehicles fitted with On-Board Units (OBU) and Road Side Units (RSU) communicating to each other over a radio spectrum, ...

As urban environments evolve and traffic management systems become more complex, the role of road markings has shifted from merely a safety measure to a critical element in enhancing traffic flow, supporting micro mobility, and enabling automated driving technologies. This shift is part of a larger trend, with the global road marking materials market expected to hit USD 7.5 billion ...