Daily Current Affairs / Nitin Gadkari launches AI-powered road safety project 'iRASTE'
Category : National Published on: September 16 2021
· Union Road Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari launched the Artificial Intelligence-powered project 'iRASTE'.
· The objective of this project is to help reduce road accidents, understand the factors responsible for these incidents and devise solutions to reduce them.
· iRASTE stands for "Intelligent Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering".
Important facts
About the project:
v The project has been taken up on a pilot basis in Nagpur, Maharashtra with an aim to reduce accidents in the city by 50 percent.
v The project has been jointly undertaken by Centre, Intel, INAI, IIIT-Hyderabad, CSIR-CRRI (Central Road Research Institute), Mahindra & Mahindra and Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC).
v The main focus of the project will be on vehicle safety, mobility analysis and road infrastructure safety to move towards 'Vision Zero' accident scenario.
Indian-American musician and entrepreneur Chandrika Tandon has won a Grammy Award for her album "Shanti - A Journey of Peace".
Read More....Shri H Shankar has taken charge as the Managing Director of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Read More....Prime Minister launches Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana to enhance agricultural productivity in 100 low crop productivity districts.
Read More....Canada imposes a 25% tariff on U.S. imports in retaliation to Trump's tariffs.
Read More....Benjamin Netanyahu appoints Major General Eyal Zamir as the new head of the Israeli Defense Forces.
Read More....India and Oman agree to amend the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement to enhance bilateral cooperation.
Read More....New Zealand's Mount Taranaki has been granted legal personhood, recognizing it as a living entity with rights and responsibilities.
Read More....The Government of India has appointed Abhinav Gupta as the Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
Read More....Former Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla Dies At 79.
Read More....All India Radio and the Ministry of Culture launched the classical music series 'Har Kanth Mein Bharat' to celebrate India's rich musical heritage.
Read More....
