Ministry Pushes for Planned Peri-Urban Growth Before 16th Finance Panel

Centre Sanctions Rs 3.75 Bn for Roads and Bridges in Chhattisgarh Tribal Areas

The Centre has approved Rs 375.71 crore under Phase-II of the Prime Minister’s JANMAN scheme for building 569.56 km of roads and 108 bridges in 26 districts of Chhattisgarh. The projects aim to enhance connectivity in remote tribal and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) regions.Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai thanked the Prime Minister and the Union Rural Development Minister for the sanction, calling it a step toward linking remote areas with mainstream development. The initiative is expected to boost mobility, reduce isolation, and improve access to healthcare, education, and econom..

Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line Fully Driverless; Pink Line Next in Months

Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line, connecting Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden, has achieved full unattended train operations (UTO), with no drivers onboard. The phased transition began in May 2024 and completed in May 2025, after progressive removal of operator roles.Automation on the Pink Line, running from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar, began in March 2025 and is set to be fully driverless within three to four months. Once both lines are automated, Delhi Metro will have 97 km of driverless corridors, making it one of the world’s largest automated metro systems.DMRC officials say UTO will improve..

Chennai Plans Telecom-Powered ‘Digital Twin’ to Map City Mobility

The Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA) is exploring the creation of a telecom-powered ‘digital twin’ to map the city’s mobility patterns using anonymised smartphone data. Shared by telecom providers, the data will capture trip origins, destinations, timings, distances, and frequency, enabling advanced transport planning.Initially, the pilot will cover a specific corridor before citywide rollout. The system will integrate telecom data from call records, tower pings, and apps, with other inputs like CCTV and GPS logs to create accurate origin–destination matrices. T..