Articles for Infrastructure & Transport

12 smart cities to come up at ports with Rs 50K-cr investment

The government will develop these and is identifying property through a GPS system, as it does not want to sell land to builders and developers, according to Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari

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Taxi aggregators need to be regulated, says Gadkari

Though transport is a concurrent subject and falls under the ambit of both the Centre and the states, the Minister feels such taxi aggregators are not merely technology companies as they provide transport facilities

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National housing scheme put on hold

The National Urban Housing Scheme, aims to provide houses for all by 2022, where the construction of affordable houses would be done on public-private partnership model

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Inland waterways bill to be introduced in Parliament: Gadkari

The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways has said that the Centre would introduce the Inland Waterways Bill to convert 110 Indian rivers into transport channels

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Noida Expressway to get smart traffic management system

The Noida Authority has announced an 'Intelligent Traffic Management System' comprising of an increased number of CCTV cameras, wi fi facility and e-challan system on the Noida expressway

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A well-integrated mix of public transport is key, says Delhi Metro MD

At the recently-held BW Urban Conclave, Dr. Mangu Singh – MD DMRC – talked about the Delhi Metro, its hits & misses and questions he has to answer everywhere he goes. Here are the excerpts from a panel discussion on “The Challenge of Building Rapid Transport Networks”

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‘Car Sharing Ideal For India’

Nicholas Brusson, co-founder and CEO of BlaBlaCar, talks to BW about its carpooling service, now available in India

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Obama Proposes P3 Tool to Help States Finance Infrastructure

In his State of the Union, the US president proposed expanding a program that encourages state and local governments to pay for infrastructure projects with PPPs

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