Niti studying proposal to tax foods high in sugar, salt to tackle obesityThe Aayog in the report mentioned that the incidences of overweight and obesity are increasing among children, adolescents and women in Ind...
27 Feb, 2022, 11.19 AM IST
Niti Aayog member bats for Hyperloop trials by foreign firms in IndiaIndia has the capacity to design its own Hyperloop, Niti Aayog member VK Saraswat says, but since it will take time to develop the technolo...
14 Nov, 2021, 05.39 PM IST
Allow foreign firms to demonstrate hyperloop tech for ultra-high-speed travel: Niti member SaraswatHyperloop is a technology proposed by inventor and businessman Elon Musk, who is behind the electric car company Tesla and the commercial s...
14 Nov, 2021, 10.54 AM IST
Setting up demo unit for hyperloop would be good achievement for India: VK SaraswatNiti Aayog Member V K Saraswat, who is heading a committee to explore the technological and commercial viability of the Virgin Hyperloop te...
18 Feb, 2021, 06.14 PM IST
Niti Aayog forms panel to study feasibility of ultrahigh-speed travel in India using hyperloop techThe Virgin Hyperloop test run was conducted on a 500-meter track in Las Vegas in the USA with a pod, as the hyperloop vehicles are called, ...
24 Nov, 2020, 06.18 PM IST
Virgin Hyperloop's first passenger ride a success, Pune engineer to ride nextHyperloop is a new mode of passenger and goods transport that could theoretically propel small pods in enclosed tubes to speeds upwards of ...
10 Nov, 2020, 03.54 PM IST
Passengers can ride hyperloop in India as early as 2030: Virgin HyperloopWith hyperloop connectivity, people could live in one city and work in another, Naushad Oomer, Director of Operations, Virgin Hyperloop Ind...
12 Oct, 2020, 05.52 PM IST
Hyperloop corridor: Virgin takes up study on transporting airport passengers to Bengaluru city in 10 minutesThey plan to complete it in two phases of six months each. According to a preliminary analysis, the system can transport passengers with sp...
27 Sep, 2020, 03.19 PM IST
Virgin Group reaches out to Nitin Gadkari for hyperloopLast month, the Maharashtra government decided to shelve the company’s proposed project in the state.
17 Feb, 2020, 07.27 PM IST
Will study and decide, Maharashtra CM tells Branson on Hyperloop projectBranson,, promoter of Virgin Group, met Thackeray to clear "misunderstandings" and gauge the new administration's interest in the USD 10 bi...
12 Dec, 2019, 06.47 PM IST
Virgin Hyperloop One claims to offer most energy-efficient system for mass transportationHyperloop is an ultramodern, superfast transport project planned to be implemented to link Mumbai and Pune, which are located around 200 km...
27 Sep, 2019, 10.58 PM IST
First Hyperloop passenger capsule unveiledThe capsule was shown in Spain and will be moved to Toulouse, France, for additional assembly before it’s used on one of the first commerci...
03 Oct, 2018, 10.38 AM IST
Hyperloop demo track will be open to public by 2021PMRDA wil also be helping the Virgin Group in assessing route feasibility, geography, terrain as well as the engineering firms.
20 Feb, 2018, 11.21 AM IST
This pod will take a lot of pressure off your travel plansThe decoder is a bi-weekly column that will focus on any new technology or business idea and explain its effects, both on the company & the...
22 Nov, 2017, 09.03 AM IST
Forget flying, India is planning to travel faster on ground, at 1,000 km an hourThe hyperloop can take you from Navi Mumbai to Pune in 14 minutes instead of three hours it takes to travel by road.
18 Nov, 2017, 08.31 PM IST
Branson-backed Virgin Hyperloop One signs deal with Karnataka to study feasibilityHyperloop is a pod-based terrestrial transportation system which can carry passengers or freight through anear-vacuum tube at airline speed...
17 Nov, 2017, 02.48 PM IST
Virgin Hyperloop in pact with Karnataka, Maharashtra for study on new transport modeThe hyperloop mode uses technology in which a vehicle in a special tunnel floats above the track, using magnetic levitation, at a top speed...
16 Nov, 2017, 05.55 PM IST