The Transport department on Monday said it will file an FIR against Col B B Sharan, who filed a PIL questioning the viability of the BRT corridor, after he got Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit
The teeming millions on foot and pedal are powering mobility in Indian cities. Their numbers exceed those who use cars. Yet they are victims of policy neglect. The result is high number of road accidents. Improving public transport systems and road design will encourage more people to walk and cycle. But are cities prepared to make this transition? There is a change of trend in certain pockets of India where communities are organising themselves to assert their right to walk and cycle. These zero carbon emitters have checked the country’s pollution from soaring.
MUMBAI: Buying new cars is set to become even more expensive, with the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Tax or road tax being raised for both petrol and diesel vehicles from May 1.
If Maharashtra boasts the country’s largest public transport fleet, it has also earned the dubious distinction of being the top killer on roads last year, causing 3,407 mishaps.
A report prepared by the World Bank’s Institutional Integrity Unit has listed “fraudulent and corrupt” practices by private Indian contractors working on national highway projects funded by it, and
Scaling-up existing sustainable transportation technologies can help the transportation sector and governments to reach their sustainability and carbon emissions reduction targets. However, it also holds great potential for job creation and long-term sustained economic growth.
The Asian Development Bank has established the Sustainable Transport Initiative to align its transport operations with ADB's long-term strategic framework, Strategy 2020.
BJP MP Chandan Mitra on Tuesday blasted the Delhi government for ignoring a high court order to put on hold the implementation of the 5.8-km BRT corridor in south Delhi, which was “causing enormous