Do we take road safety in India seriously? Akhilesh Srivastav has a very clear cut answer for the same.
An exclusive interaction with road safety experts on Trans India tomorrow featuring Rama Shankar Pandey Akhilesh Srivastava Anil Chhikara
Watch this space for the link.
Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) systems have redefined highway and corridor management in India by transitioning from manual toll booths to automated, cashless solutions. These systems use technologies like RFID (notably FASTag), Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), Automatic Vehicle Classification (AVC), and increasingly GPS-based tolling to streamline the tolling experience, reduce delays, and enhance transparency.
A highly contagious disease is spreading all across India.
I am talking about wrong-side driving.
Over 70,000 wrong-side driving incidents were recorded in 2024.
After all the risks individuals take to save time and fuel, they end up putting their lives and fellow drivers in danger.
Drivers on the correct side don’t anticipate that a vehicle can come in the opposite direction, so they often drive at high speed.
This happened on the first day of Durga Puja.
Companies reduced car prices following a GST cut, and multiple festive offers gave people the financial freedom to take the leap.
Every 1.7 seconds, someone bought a car and fulfilled their dream of owning one.
The top three companies leading the surge:
– Maruti Suzuki: 30,000
– Tata Motors: 10,000
– Hyundai India: 11,000
Crossing the road without checking mirror is becoming the new normal for drivers.
But this is a dangerous habit that we can’t ignore.
Many accidents happen because the driver didn’t check behind or use their mirrors before turning or changing lanes.
It seems like a small mistake, but these habits can save your own life and make roads safer.
This flying motorbike is an excellent example of imagination meeting engineering.
Invented by a Polish company, Volonaut is a fully electric, jet-powered motorbike built for the bold and forward-thinking.
It’s currently in the trial phase, but the possibilities are exciting.
Made with advanced materials like carbon fiber and 3D-printed parts, it’s lightweight, efficient, and runs on clean energy.
With India entering its Infra Decade—Building for Billions, Powered by Progress—this summit will bring together thought leaders, policymakers, and industry experts to discuss the future of infrastructure.
Esteemed speakers include:
Akhilesh Srivastava – Roads Safety Ambassador, International Roads Federation
Bovin Kumar – COO, Cube Highways
Col. Parikshit Mehra – Secretary, Govt. of Telangana
Satish Pandey – Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute
Dr. Sudhir Rao Hoshing – Vice Chairman, Cegial India
Sharwan Agnihotri – Head of Sales – NCW & International Business, HD Hyundai Construction Equipment India Pvt Ltd
Talluri Raghupati Rao – Whole-Time Director, PNC Infratech Ltd
Vijay Agrawal – Managing Director, Equirus Capital
Moderator: Parvesh Minocha – Managing Director, Feedback Infra
This is a unique opportunity to explore how innovation, technology, and sustainability will shape the nation’s highways by 2047.
We have a new PhD position on our DFG-funded project: “Generation and Analysis of Synthetic Data for Transport Applications (GASTRA)” with Prof. Tomer Toledo from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. As usual, if you are looking for an exciting PhD on a timely and challenging topic, please consider applying. If you know someone who does, please forward them this email. Thanks!
What if we say that an Indian city generates ₹300 crore from sewage every year?
Sound unrealistic?
But Nagpur is doing this.
On average, a power plant uses around 80-100 million litres of water every single day to generate electricity.
Instead of tapping fresh water, Nagpur sends treated sewage water to these plants, turning waste into revenue and reducing the burden on natural water sources.
Only 8 buses serve over 4 lakh people in Dimapur, according to a survey by the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.
That’s a shocking number.
It is the largest city in Nagaland, yet it struggles with a mobility crisis.
Here’s the harsh reality ↴
➡ Footpaths are broken or occupied.
➡ Streets are overcrowded, and highways serve as markets.
➡ Public transport is almost absent, forcing people to walk or pay high fares.
