<p>India's Minister for Information &amp; Broadcasting and Electronics &amp; IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday (March 17) shared a video of a 410-metre-long Hyperloop test tube located at IIT Madras which he visited this weekend.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Vaishnaw visited the Hyperloop testing facility in Chennai on Saturday (Mar 15), where he was accompanied by the faculty advisors and other researchers. He shared that the Hyperloop tube will soon become the world's longest.</p>
<p>The minister saw a live demo of the Hyperloop tube at the testing facility at 'IIT Madras Discovery Campus' in Chennai.</p>
<p>The Hyperloop test tube is currently known as Asia's longest Hyperloop test facility.</p>
<p>He shared a post on Instagram, writing, "Longest Hyperloop tube in Asia (410 m)&hellip; soon to be the world&rsquo;s longest. IIT Madras."</p>
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He further shared, "This is one of the longest tubes in Asia at 410 meters. Another 40 meters will be added, then it will become the longest in the world."</p>
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<h2><strong>What is Hyperloop Tube?</strong></h2>
<p>It is a high-speed train with the 5th mode of transportation that travels in a near-vacuum tube. The term 'Hyperloop' is simply a high-speed transportation concept for passengers developed by businessman Elon Musk in 2013.</p>
<p>This 'Hyperloop' system is built using capsules assisted by an air-bearing area inside a low-pressure tube. The systems consist of tubes, terminals, and pods. The tube is a long tunnel with low pressure.&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>Ashwini Vaishnaw's visit to IIT Madras</strong></h2>
<p>During his visit, Mr Vaishnaw also expressed support for the project, sharing, "We will extend whatever support is needed. I am just a message away. I am the 72nd member of the Avishkar team. Let us be very focused on the quality, safety, and how we scale up this entire experiment once we do prototypes. Keep that ultimate goal in mind.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>Appreciating the IIT Madras campus, students' teamwork, and indigenous technology, the minister said, "This place is so full of so much energy that I cannot describe it. I'm so happy to see young, energetic engineers working on this new technology and doing new experiments. We are providing only small help. I think that this will really lead us to some good solutions for the country, for our people, for our start-ups, and the world of technology as well."</p>
<p>According to a release from the Indian government, the Ministry of Railways allocated a good budget of 963,024 US dollars (8.34 crore rupees) in May 2022 for building a high-tech indigenous hyperloop transportation system and its subsystem. This success highlights India&rsquo;s uplifting contribution to the hyperloop field.</p>

India News: Trending: Discover India's breakthrough in high-speed transportation as Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveils Asia's longest-meter Hyperloop test tube at IIT Madras.

India's Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday (March 17) shared a video of a 410-metre-long Hyperloop test tube located at IIT Madras which he visited this weekend. Vaishnaw visited the Hyperloop testing facility in Chennai on Saturday (Mar 15), where he was accompanied by the faculty advisors and other researchers. He shared that the Hyperloop tube will soon become the world's longest. The minister saw a live demo of the Hyperloop tube at the testing facility at 'IIT Madras Discovery Campus' in Chennai. The Hyperloop test tube is currently known as Asia's longest Hyperloop test facility. He shared a post on Instagram, writing, "Longest Hyperloop tube in Asia (410 m)… soon to be the world’s longest. IIT Madras." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashwini Vaishnaw (@ashwini.vaishnaw) He further shared, "This is one of the longest tubes in Asia at 410 meters. Another 40 meters will be added, then it will become the longest in the world." Also read | 'Those who doubt our strength...': PM Modi says Maha Kumbh 'reflects spirit of rising India' What is Hyperloop Tube? It is a high-speed train with the 5th mode of transportation that travels in a near-vacuum tube. The term 'Hyperloop' is simply a high-speed transportation concept for passengers developed by businessman Elon Musk in 2013. This 'Hyperloop' system is built using capsules assisted by an air-bearing area inside a low-pressure tube. The systems consist of tubes, terminals, and pods. The tube is a long tunnel with low pressure. Ashwini Vaishnaw's visit to IIT Madras During his visit, Mr Vaishnaw also expressed support for the project, sharing, "We will extend whatever support is needed. I am just a message away. I am the 72nd member of the Avishkar team. Let us be very focused on the quality, safety, and how we scale up this entire experiment once we do prototypes. Keep that ultimate goal in mind.” Also read |Indian minister Ashwini Vaishnaw among TIME's most influential people in AI Appreciating the IIT Madras campus, students' teamwork, and indigenous technology, the minister said, "This place is so full of so much energy that I cannot describe it. I'm so happy to see young, energetic engineers working on this new technology and doing new experiments. We are providing only small help. I think that this will really lead us to some good solutions for the country, for our people, for our start-ups, and the world of technology as well." According to a release from the Indian government, the Ministry of Railways allocated a good budget of 963,024 US dollars (8.34 crore rupees) in May 2022 for building a high-tech indigenous hyperloop transportation system and its subsystem. This success highlights India’s uplifting contribution to the hyperloop field.

WATCH | Indian minister shares video of  410-metre hyperloop developed at IIT Madras

<p>US entrepreneur Elon Musk said Thursday he&#39;d received tentative approval from the government to build a conceptual &quot;hyperloop&quot; system that would blast passenger pods down vacuum-sealed tubes from New York to Washington at near supersonic speeds.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins.</p>
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/888053175155949572">July 20, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>&quot;Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins,&quot; the flamboyant CEO of Tesla and SpaceX tweeted, using abbreviations for New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington DC.</p>

<p>New York and Washington are separated by some 330 kilometers (200 miles) -- currently an approximately three-hour journey by train or one hour and 15 minutes flying. The US Department of Transportation forwarded queries for comment to the White House, which offered a statement that neither confirmed nor outright dismissed the bombastic announcement.</p>

<p>&quot;We have had promising conversations to date, are committed to transformative infrastructure projects, and believe our greatest solutions have often come from the ingenuity and drive of the private sector,&quot; the statement said.</p>

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<p>One team from the Indian state of Kerala has been competing against 23 other teams in the world to&nbsp;develop a prototype called the Orcapod since May of this year, which attempts to use the hyperloop technology&nbsp;to theoretically reach speeds up to 460 kilometres an hour, <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/hyperloop-india-gasping-for-funds/article19285845.ece" target="_blank">The Hindu&nbsp;</a>reports. The 25-member team has been&nbsp;contesting&nbsp;in California&#39;s SpaceX&nbsp;competition, and has been&nbsp;struggling for funds.</p>

<p>The Kerala team is the only team from India selection in the competition.</p>

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<p><strong>Public implementation</strong>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Before the public gets too excited about this technology&#39;s immediate implementation, experts&nbsp;said the proposed system would likely require approvals from numerous departments as well as local and state authorities before construction work could begin.</p>

<p>Facing a barrage of skepticism, Musk, who has been known to over-promise in his announcements, clarified: &quot;Still a lot of work needed to receive formal approval, but am optimistic that will occur rapidly,&quot; urging people to lobby their representatives.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">If you want this to happen fast, please let your local &amp; federal elected representatives know. Makes a big difference if they hear from you.</p>
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<p>Musk&#39;s involvement in the proposed project is for now limited to building the tunnels, and it is not yet clear which firm he plans to partner with to handle the pod vehicles.</p>

<p>But several companies are now exploring the market, including Northeast Maglev, Hyperloop One and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies.</p>

<p>Beyond the Hyperloop system, Musk has made plans to send two private citizens around the Moon and land an unmanned spacecraft on Mars by 2020. Earlier this month he vowed to build the world&#39;s largest battery in Australia with a 100 megawatt-hour capacity, or enough to power 30,000 homes.</p>

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One Kerala team is competing to create a prototype that would blast travellers in pods down vacuum-sealed tubes at near-supersonic speeds

US entrepreneur Elon Musk said Thursday he'd received tentative approval from the government to build a conceptual "hyperloop" system that would blast passenger pods down vacuum-sealed tubes from New York to Washington at near supersonic speeds. Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 20, 2017 × "Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins," the flamboyant CEO of Tesla and SpaceX tweeted, using abbreviations for New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington DC. New York and Washington are separated by some 330 kilometers (200 miles) -- currently an approximately three-hour journey by train or one hour and 15 minutes flying. The US Department of Transportation forwarded queries for comment to the White House, which offered a statement that neither confirmed nor outright dismissed the bombastic announcement. "We have had promising conversations to date, are committed to transformative infrastructure projects, and believe our greatest solutions have often come from the ingenuity and drive of the private sector," the statement said. Indian engineers One team from the Indian state of Kerala has been competing against 23 other teams in the world to develop a prototype called the Orcapod since May of this year, which attempts to use the hyperloop technology to theoretically reach speeds up to 460 kilometres an hour, The Hindu reports. The 25-member team has been contesting in California's SpaceX competition, and has been struggling for funds. The Kerala team is the only team from India selection in the competition. Public implementation Before the public gets too excited about this technology's immediate implementation, experts said the proposed system would likely require approvals from numerous departments as well as local and state authorities before construction work could begin. Facing a barrage of skepticism, Musk, who has been known to over-promise in his announcements, clarified: "Still a lot of work needed to receive formal approval, but am optimistic that will occur rapidly," urging people to lobby their representatives. If you want this to happen fast, please let your local & federal elected representatives know. Makes a big difference if they hear from you. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 20, 2017 × Musk's involvement in the proposed project is for now limited to building the tunnels, and it is not yet clear which firm he plans to partner with to handle the pod vehicles. But several companies are now exploring the market, including Northeast Maglev, Hyperloop One and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. Beyond the Hyperloop system, Musk has made plans to send two private citizens around the Moon and land an unmanned spacecraft on Mars by 2020. Earlier this month he vowed to build the world's largest battery in Australia with a 100 megawatt-hour capacity, or enough to power 30,000 homes. (WIth agency inputs)

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