Enlarge View With a proper public transport system in place, by 2031 fuel consumption in India will reduce by a fourth in bigger cities. This will result in emissions reduction by up to 40 per cent. But going by past, current and projected trends for future, the advantages seem out of reach. Between 1994 and 2007, the composition of traffic has changed

After years of building roads and flyovers, Delhi government has decided to change tack to address congestion on its roads

Public transport systems in cities in India are largely bus-based and operated by public agencies. The performance of these organisations on the financial front has been rather wanting. Several reasons

ISO-14001 was developed by the Geneva International Standards Organisation as a model for business and for other organisations to use in managing their effort to comply with environmental requirements and for protection of human health and environment.

Launched in 1998, the Golden Quadrilateral is part of a $30-billion plus National Highways Development Project-the most ambitious building spree here since Britain created the railway system in the 1800s. Much as the U.S. Interstate Highway System mobilized American society, India hopes the Golden Quadrilateral will push the country's economic engine into overdrive.

The way cities are created determines our quality of life and forges our behaviour, our values for centuries. If land is saved for a great park it will provide joy to millions for hundreds of years. If park land is not saved but built upon, there will be much less joy in society. Latin American urbanisation is the most recent the world has seen.