The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Federal Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology of the Republic of Austria on technology cooperation in the road infrastructure sector.

While the pandemic impacted most industry events across the globe in 2020, this one remained untouched.

Greater awareness about raising efficiencies and cutting down costs has gone up over the years as a wide range of technology-based solutions that allow accurate and quick decision-making is available now.

In the months to come, India can undoubtedly pick a few lessons from China and with appropriate improvisations lead the way to making policy changes that bring in a radical change in the ease of doing business as well as supplying its domestic needs and international demands, points out DR. POORNIMA ADVANI

India's first metro rail public-private partnership (PPP), the Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd (MMOPL), was supposed to be the precursor for all such projects.

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are being encouraged in India's Metro Policy 2017 and this has opened up opportunities for the private sector, says Elias George, Partner and National Head, Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare at KPMG in India.

Virgin Hyperloop, the category leader in hyperloop technology, and Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), operator of the country’s third-busiest airport, the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, (KIAB/BLR Airport), signed a first-of-its-kind memorandum of understanding to conduct a feasibility study for a proposed hyperloop corridor from BLR Airport.

The first look of India’s first regional rapid transport system (RRTS) train was unveiled by Secretary Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (MoHUA), Durga Shanker Mishra on Friday.

In a major bid to resolve issues and increase the pace of construction of highway projects, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has agreed to most of the suggestions made by the National Highways Builders Federation (NHBF) related to project delivery.