To realize a $30 trillion economy, transportation must evolve from fragmented, reactive systems to integrated, intelligent networks. According to Anand Shankar, Director – Planning & Advisory, DataCorp Traffic Pvt Ltd, the integration of ITS is central to building world-class infrastructure needed to support India’s economic ambitions. Today, India faces pressing challenges: over 180,000 annual road fatalities, rising congestion, and billions ...
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India at ITS World Congress 2025 Centre Stage – Pavilion and exclusive panel discussion
A report by Akhilesh Srivastava President ITS India Forum The ITS World Congress 2025 in Atlanta, USA, opened with unprecedented energy, drawing over 5,600 delegates, 224 exhibitors, and representatives from 57 countries. This year’s theme, “Deploying Today, Empowering Tomorrow,” is particularly fitting for India, which made a strong presence at the Congress. The showcasing by Indian companies brought to the ...
How trucking can achieve 100% Zero Emission Truck (ZET) sales by 2047
Touching upon the role of all key stakeholders including the government, manufacturers, buyers, users, lenders and states, Karthick Athmanathan, Professor of Practice – IIT Madras, spoke to TrafficInfratech on how the trucking can achieve 100% Zero Emission Truck (ZET) sales by 2047, in tune with India’s commitment to become Net Zero by 2070 and the mission of attaining Viksit Bharat ...
Infrastructure Investment Engine
Budget 2025-26, core to the vision of Viksit Bharat @ 2047, allocates INR11.21 lakh crore for the infrastructure sector. Each infrastructure-related Ministry will come up with a 3-year pipeline of projects that can be implemented in PPP mode. An outlay of `1.5 lakh crore is proposed for the 50-year interest free loans to states for capital expenditure and incentives for ...
Catering to the different needs of women Sustainable Urban Mobility
How do women citizens commute in an urban city? It is crucial to look at the travel pattern and mode choice of women, primarily when nearly half of the population in India is represented by women. Also, women travel distinctively different from their male counterparts. Recently, a research study funded by DULT, Bengaluru, was conducted to understand the issues and ...
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