The Union Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has had to scale down the specifications for buses run under its flagship programme, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), to

The Noida Authority will introduce an integrated transport management system and add 170 new buses including 50 mini-buses and 20 semi-low floor buses to enhance mobility in the wake of rapid expan

Jharkhand High Court on Monday directed the School Bus Owners Association in the capital to inform about the number of buses ferrying students, providing details of buses owned by respective school

Stifling, dirty and dangerous, air pollution from traffic is one of the biggest headaches for Bangkok people, but most endure it even as they complain bitterly about it.

This report describes the various policies that govern bus transport in India and the current state of the industry. It also discusses case studies involving a few major bus city and intercity operators.

A Supreme Administrative Court judge has recommended that a 2006 lower court decision holding the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) liable for creating air pollution be upheld.

Punjab Roadways is all set to equip its about 1,700 buses with GPS (global positioning system) within the next one-and-a-half years.

Solar-powered facility on the lines of one installed in New Delhi

Even as the corporation is all set to take up a project to refurbish bus shelters across the city with private participation, Tiruchi MP P.Kumar, AIADMK, has sanctioned Rs.83.50 lakh for erecting 16 solar-powered modern bus shelters in the city. The modern bus shelters would be on the lines of the one installed in New Delhi and fitted with solar panels for lighting and come with a mobile phone charger, Mr.Kumar told The Hindu over phone.

The Delhi Government will soon float global tender for procurement of 625 low-floor buses for Delhi Transport Corporation at a cost of Rs.330 crore.

The proposal to procure the buses was cleared by Delhi Cabinet last month. “We will soon float the global tender. We are planning to get the first batch of the bus in April next year,” Delhi Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami said. The addition of the new fleet will take the number of low-floor buses of DTC to 4,406 from current 3,781.

Delhi BRT corridor Experts say the controversy over the bus corridor reflects class divisions in the Indian society

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