Building a case for Suburban Park & Ride – Where and how much?
Demand for Park & Ride is not expected to manifest itself unless the right infrastructure is put in place. Assessing the right... Read More
Testing the performance of Displaced Right-Turn Intersection in mixed traffic conditions
Studies on Displaced Right-Turn Intersection design show that it is a more effective design for managing traffic at intersections instead of the... Read More
Providing rural road connectivity Using GPS and GIS in Gujarat
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, launched in 2000 to provide all-weather road connectivity in rural areas of the country, has got a big boost in Gujarat. GPS was used in the state to prepare a GIS database for implementing the Yojana in all its districts. Rajmohan Kurup gives a step-by-step account of how the database for roads was created.
Turmeric leaf oil-A possible fuel for automobiles?
Nilesh Mundle, a pharmacy student, has advocated the use of turmeric oil extracted from discarded turmeric leaves as a possible bio-fuel for... Read More
Interview with :Jogesh Sachdeva, ‘Customers will love to wear our safety garments all the time’
Jogesh Sachdeva, Managing Director of Reflomax India and Ajiveena Exports, says he is on a mission to change the perception of reflective... Read More
Interview with : Ravi Agarwal, ‘Putting sensors on transport systems is a challenging task’
Pepperl+Fuchs India is well known for its wide range of sensors and RFID products. Ravi Agarwal, its Director (Asia–Pacific) says that the... Read More
Bangalore to get automated car parking
Bangaloreans are all set to get automated car parking with the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) coming up with a plan to... Read More
Railway stations to be modernised
The Indian Railways has established a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to modernise the railway stations in the country, and to maximise their... Read More
Mumbai-Delhi travel time to be halved
The Indian Railways is looking at technical collaboration with Japan to implement its project to reduce travel time on the Mumbai-Delhi route... Read More
NFC chip from SITA to improve airline boarding
SITA (Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques) Labs, in collaboration with Orange Business Services, has developed a new check-in concept, ‘tap and board’,... Read More
