BEST will be replacing 0.3 million electricity metre of low-end residential consumers and 0.1 million high-end users with hi-tech smart metres with an estimated cost of Rs 2.38 billion.
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Analysing Data to Promote Safe Driving
Road traffic fatalities are the tenth leading cause of death globally. The World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts that if city authorities or government don't take necessary precautions in the next 13 years, it will become the 7th leading cause of death.
Trench Shoring
India is currently witnessing a surge in construction activities, and the objective is to streamline project delivery by reducing risks and mishaps. Keeping this objective in mind, the Bombay Chamber held its first seminar in the 'Infrastructure Innovation Series' in collaboration with SBH Germany on the topic of 'Trench shoring'.
Needed, Politics of Consensus
Mid-week, on the December 22, 2016 morning the radio channels blared out a slew of infrastructure projects the Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra would be inaugurating at the hands of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a couple of days later.
This is a good example of a global solution localised for the Indian context
After two decades spent in the US, Chetan Temkar is bringing his experience to bear to create Smartshehar is a one-of-a-kind mobile application for smart commuting and mobility in large cities.
Maharashtra to distribute LED bulbs
The Maharashtra government has set a target of distributing seven crore LED bulbs to domestic consumers in the next one year as part of energy conservation.
BEST to link Metro III with rail stations
The 32.5-km Metro III corridor from Colaba to SEEPZ will have a state-of-the-art ¨integrated transport service¨ with the transport undertaking at three locations.





