India

 Stuart Cole on effective transport management

Transport economist Stuart Cole shares his views on India's options for effective transport management with Down To Earth.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2008
Down to Earth
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Transport, Public Transport, Urban Transport, Rail Transport, Public Sector, Private Sector, Ireland, United Kingdom (UK), India, Mumbai
India

 More to Auto expo than Tata's Nano

The weeklong Auto Expo, which concluded in Delhi on January 17, showed contrasting trends

Publication Date: 
14/02/2008
Vivek Chattopadhyay
Down to Earth
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Transport, Public Transport, Cars, Auto Industry, Auto Technology, India, Delhi
Industry

 The Nano-flyover syndrome

Last fortnight, when the world's richest Indian Lakshmi Mittal visited Kolkata, the city of his youth, he was thrilled to see change. Mittal told the media that the biggest difference he saw was the many flyovers dotting the city skyline and "disciplined traffic".

Publication Date: 
14/02/2008
Sunita Narain
Down to Earth
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Vehicular Pollution, Transport, Public Transport, Road Transport, Road Pricing, Cars, Subsidies, Industry, Auto Industry, India
Economy

 Nationwide strike cripples France

France has been in the grip of a wave of strike against economic reform measures set in by the president Nicolas Sarkozy. The transport workers initiated the strike on November 13 against plans to

Publication Date: 
14/12/2007
Down to Earth
Tags:
Economy, Public Transport, Workers, Public Sector, Trade Unions, France
Transport

Report on urban transport in Europe

The Green Paper on urban transport will address all transport modes, including walking, cycling, motor cycles and motor vehicles, and will cover both urban freight (and logistics)

Publication Date: 
01/09/2007
European Commission
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Environment, Green House Gases, Transport, Public Transport, Urban Transport, Energy, Legislation, Europe, European Union (EU), Carbon Dioxide
Industry

 Fishy fleet

Two hundred compressed natural gas buses get mired in a controversy over catalytic converters

Publication Date: 
14/12/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
CNG, Public Transport, Automobiles, Industry, Technology, Supreme Court
India

 Fuel cell buses for Delhi Going nowhere?

Grants have been approved to facilitate the use of fuel cell buses in the developing

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Carbon Dioxide, CNG, Diesel, Public Transport, Urban Transport, Fuel Cell, Technology, UNDP, United States Of America (US), India, Delhi, Developing Countries
Transport

 Follow Up

After dragging its feet over the

Publication Date: 
29/09/1999
Down to Earth
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Pollution Control, Transport, Public Transport, Natural Gas, Delhi
Transport

 Front isn't best in a bus

Long bus journeys usually result in an aching back and queasy stomachs for passengers. But sitting in the front only worsens their discomfort.

Publication Date: 
14/03/1993
Down to Earth
Tags:
Transport, Public Transport, Research, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT)

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