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Tuesday , 26 March 2024

Author Archives: TrafficInfraTech - Editor

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 by half. The project which requires train speeds of the order of 200kmph, is currently undergoing a pre-feasibility study by Japan which is expected to submit a report shortly. Since the existing electric locomotives with the Railways are ...

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’, that promises to make journeys through airports smoother through the use of a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip. The technology will allow passengers with Smartphones having NFC chips inside them to just ‘tap and board’ or ‘tap and ...

Hydrogen fuelled three-wheeler unveiled

A set of the world’s first hydrogen powered three-wheeler vehicles was recently unveiled at the Auto Expo 2012 held in New Delhi. Named ‘HyAlfa’, the seven vehicles are part of a group of fifteen vehicles manufactured under the project De1Hy 3W. The project is launched by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)’s International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies (UNIDO-ICHET). ...

Maruti plans logistic hub in Bengal

Maruti Suzuki plans to set up a logistic hub at Siliguri in West Bengal. The logistics centre is being planned on a 35-acre plot which the company has asked to be allotted to it in the upcoming industrial park at Siliguri that is being developed by the West Bengal Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBIIDC), the Kanchenjunga Integrated Infrastructure Development Private ...

Highway corridor planned for Mumbai

The Maharashtra government is considering a proposal to connect Mumbai, the country’s commercial capital, to the nearby satellite towns through an elaborate network of highways and freeways. The proposal has been put forward by an 11-member joint technical committee headed by municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar. The corridor, which will cover 1,740km, is expected to be completed by 2030. The committee ...

Uniphos Breathalyzer

A new improved Fuel Cell sensor, providing better accuracy and much faster response time & recovery time, resulting in faster results and faster recovery. Integration of a flow sensor to measure the volume of sample given by the subject, ensuring that deep lung breath is provided each time. Use of a miniature sampling pump that automatically draws the same sample ...

Safir Evolution

A portable handheld breath ethanol analyser that utilises the principle of infrared absorption spectrometry to measure ethanol content in exhaled alveolar air. Offers fast, simple and reliable determination of breath alcohol content over a range of forensically relevant alcohol concentrations. Provides measuring range, precision and accuracy of a stationary desktop instrument. Certified as an evidential breath ethanol tester by International ...

Cosmic Alert J5 Breath Alcohol Tester

  A portable evidential tester. Full-featured design provides users with objective results in a printed format. Uses high quality platinum electrochemical sensor (fuel cell).

Delhi may get more BRT Corridors

Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transport System (DIMTS) has submitted a preliminary proposal to the Delhi government to build six more BRT corridors with a total length of 97km to reduce traffic congestion. The corridors will have a hybrid system of lanes – a combination of both segregated and non-segregated lanes. Areas where the existing roads are wide enough will have exclusive, ...

Mumbai commuters to get better seats in trains

The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has announced plans to improve second-class compartments in Mumbai’s local trains by providing cushioned seats and better furnishing. The design of the seats will be made more ergonomic by providing more leg room and better back support by changing the backrest. Stainless steel, instead of current Corten steel, will be used in the construction ...