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The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) is a civic transport and electricity provider in Mumbai. The story of BEST starts in 1873 as a tramway company called “Bombay Tramway Company Limited”. The company set up a captive thermal power station in 1905 to generate electricity for its trams and also supply electricity to the …
In recent years nomadic lifestyle has gained popularity more than ever before. The key contributingfactors for this trend is rapid technological innovations which has redefined the concept ofworkspace. Now with a laptop and a good internet connection, a digital nomad can work fromanywhere in the world.During recent pandemic it is seen that majority of the …
Last-mile applications such as e-commerce/hyperlocal/grocery delivery are getting more ubiquitous by the day in our country. However to facilitate these increasing services, a lack of purpose-built vehiclesexists. This is the gap this project addresses. The intention is to develop a vehicle fit for B2B adoption by fleets involves in last-mile operations. These fleets are thus …
By enabling safe journeys and building confidence in commuters, micro mobility can accelerate the return to normalcy. As more businesses reopen and more people return to workplaces, the economy can get into revival mode. Submitted by: By T. Abhisek, MDes (2020-22), IIT BombayGuided by: Sri Harsh Kamble Co Guided: Prof. Sugandh Malhotra
Each second of delay might cause a life in case of an emergency. Many exceptions are made for ambulance so that the delay could be avoided in case of an emergency. Heavy traffic and some other factors might cause the delay which might not be possible to avoid in certain cases. A personal quick response …
The Indian railway is one of the busiest networks in the world. It is the fourth-largest national railway network in the world, transporting 8.086 billion passengers and 1.208 billion tons of freight annually. Between 2019 and 2020, 22.15 million passengers used the Indian Railways network daily. Among these passengers who use the railways a large …
Digging in hot, dusty, desert conditions create lots of mental plus physical stress. Many workers work overtime shifts on a long run trenching job. Loading artic in a quick run circuit or excavating frost locked clay in frigid temperatures does negative impact on excavator driver’s as well nearby worker’s health.The cab is like an operator’s …
Two-thirds of the world’s population is expected to live in cities by the year 2050, making transport and pollution serious concerns even in developing countries like India. While electric vehicles are likely to become the norm by then, setting up charging stations in densely populated cities is very difficult due to city space constraints.Thanks to …
Globally, the group of people over sixty is growing more rapidly than any other demographic. At present India is considered as the second-largest global population of ageing citizens. Unfortunately, most products, systems and infrastructures around us does not accommodate elders in its design decision. The current generation elders are those who aren’t as comfortable or …
The Indian Urban excavation is still largely dominated by manual labour, in areas where a regular sized excavator cannot work. Mini excavators are relatively new in the market, used for demolition, excavation, construction jobs, etc. Densely populated areas of urban areas, their streets have various limitations to EMV vehicles, like parking, khirki extensions, power cables …