Narendra Ashar

Setting aside faster trains or flashy prototypes, reshaping India’s rail technology for the future is about building an ecosystem that lasts. We’ve rightly celebrated Kavach and the Vande Bharat story. But the next leap won’t come from single products alone. It will come when we design rail technology for scaling: modular coaches that can be upgraded in months, not decades, regional manufacturing clusters that create thousands of high-value jobs, and a certified skills pipeline that trains talent to reach far beyond our domestic demand into global standards. That means three practical shifts: - Build micro-manufacturing clusters around rail nodes so suppliers, testers and skilling centres co-locate and iterate quickly. - Design modular, re-manufacturable rolling stock: fewer bespoke parts, more replaceable modules, less downtime and lower lifecycle costs. - Treat rail as a data & cyber system first: secure, sovereign data architecture must be part of every signaling and safety rollout. If India gets these right, rail modernization becomes exportable: products, services and people. That’s where #MakeInIndia turns into “Made-for-the-World.” We need policy incentives, blended finance for manufacturers, and accreditation corridors that let Indian skills compete globally. Investing in rail must be an industrial strategy. Let’s design it so India leads in trains, as well as the tech, skills and systems that make those trains possible. #RailInnovation #MakeInIndia #FutureOfRail #MobilitySolutions #InfrastructureGrowth #SustainableTransport

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Kinet Railway Solutions has signed a contract with Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. to supply onboard cable harnesses for Vande Bharat trains. - The partnership will enhance safety, reliability, and connectivity in modern rail systems | Read more: https://lnkd.in/gweAyMsq Connect with our Network: WhatsApp: https://lnkd.in/gFkQduMZ Facebook: https://lnkd.in/fdfw5YJ Twitter: https://lnkd.in/fb9UFeZ Instagram: https://lnkd.in/dZPzSB-M For regular updates, Subscribe to our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/dnQMmkyp #Kinetrailwaysolutions #SamvardhanaMothersoninternational #VandeBharat #Collaboration #Contract #Order #Partnership #Cableharness #Safety #Connectivity #MakeinIndia #Railmodernization #Technology #Rollingstock #Railinfrastructure #Greenmobility #Railanalysis

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Double-Decker Bus Trials Successful, PMPML Plans to Launch Service by Diwali in Pune’s IT Parks and Other Busy Routes Initially, 10 buses will be deployed on four major routes, Hinjawadi, Magarpatta, Kharadi, and Chinchwad, with additional services on the Alandi-Dehu corridor #PMPML #PMRTransport #Pune #PimpriChinchwad

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🚛 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝: 𝐄𝐈𝐌 𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐈-𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲-𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝟓𝟓-𝐓𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 EIM has officially rolled out Ashwa, a 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟓𝟓-𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 that’s not only massive—but also 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲-𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐈-𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝. 🇮🇳🔋 This marks a major leap in India’s push for zero-emission freight mobility, especially in the 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲-𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 where electrification remains a challenge. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: ✅ Certified by ARAI for roadworthiness ✅ Enables quick battery swaps, minimizing downtime ✅ Pioneering clean freight innovation in a high-load segment 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐚, 𝐄𝐈𝐌 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲-𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐨. Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) | Amol Joshi | Sachin Munot | #EVNews #EVIndustry

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