Next-generation digital highway: Delhi’s Dwarka Expressway gets India’s first AI-powered smart traffic system; check top features

The ATMS implementation spans the Dwarka Expressway and a 28-km section of NH-48. India has launched its first Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) project on the Dwarka Expressway in Delhi on Wednesday. The initiative complies with the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) latest 2023 guidelines, advancing towards intelligent and secure highways.The ATMS implementation spans…

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‘Working on it’: India eyes rare earth magnet self-reliance; incentive scheme likely soon to counter China

This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. India is working to resolve the ongoing rare earth magnet supply crisis and reduce reliance on China by ramping up domestic production and offering incentives, heavy industries minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday.“We are working on it,” Kumaraswamy told reporters, adding that Hyderabad-based Midwest…

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Jerome Powell resists Donald Trump pressure: Fed chair tells House panel ‘we are well positioned to wait’, says more economic clarity needed for rate cut

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will maintain a cautious stance on interest rates and await more data before considering cuts—directly opposing President Donald Trump’s fresh demands for immediate rate reductions. “For the time being, we are well positioned to wait to learn more about the likely course of the economy before…

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Strategic Jammu-Srinagar tunnel project: All-weather route for troops, convoys on the cards; check details of project

In a renewed push for secure, year-round connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre is set to revisit financial clearances for two key tunnel projects, Singhpora-Vailoo and Sudhmahadev-Dranga. This comes as part of renewed efforts on all-weather connectivity for Jammu and Kashmir following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.Both projects, which aim to create an…

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‘Duopoly not good’: Telecom minister pushes for competition; Scindia says Moore’s law must apply to data pricing in India

Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia (Pic credit- ANI) Union Telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said that duopoly is not healthy for any sector and stressed the need for robust competition across the telecom ecosystem, while announcing that guidelines for delicensing 6 gigahertz spectrum for wifi services will be issued before August 15.Speaking at the…

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