The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
Parking policy for the city will be the major determinant of the fate of central areas, CBD or the downtown. This policy will be complementary to the public transport policy and urban transport policy of the state, The city is facing traffic jams with on street parking devouring two lanes …
The BMC is set to implement a graded pay-and-park scheme for the suburbs and the island city with rates jumping up to three times, ban paid parking within 100m of educational institutions and introduce permits for residents for street parking. The base rate approved for BMC parking lots in the …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed to increase the cost of parking by a whopping 300 per cent in the most popular areas of the city. Dividing the city into three zones, the civic administration has proposed a Rs 60 per hour charge for parking lots in "most popular" …
Pvt Vehicles Rise As Public Transport Remains Poor Pune: Smaller cities, experiencing a more rapid shift to personal vehicles in the absence of adequate investment in a strong public transport system, are struggling with severe air pollution, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) research has observed. Such is the …
Govt Fails To Save Riverine Ecosystem; Also Unable To Improve Air Quality, Contain Private Vehicle Surge If the Congress government’s performance were measured on the yardstick of urban ecology, it would fail miserably at least on one count—the Yamuna. Despite repeated promises of cleaning up, the river’s condition has been …
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to implement the Directorate of Urban Land Transport’s (DULT) recommendations on parking fees in the City. The DULT had proposed an exorbitant price for parking in premium locations and the central business district. It had categorised the parking zones into three packages …
दिल्ली पार्किंग दरों में जल्द ही बढ़ोतरी होगी। हालांकि वाहन मालिकों के ऊपर बढ़ोतरी का कोई खास बोझ नहीं पड़ेगा। पार्किंग दरों में करीब 12.36 प्रतिशत बढ़ोतरी का प्रस्ताव है। इसके चलते पहले दस घंटे के स्लैब में कार एवं दुपहिया मालिकों को एक-एक रुपया अधिक फीस देनी होगी, जबकि …
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation will not charge any conversion or parking fees from commercial areas that have been in existence prior to 1962. North DMC Mayor Azad Singh, Standing Committee Chairman Ram Kishan Singhal and Leader of the House Dr. Mahender Nagpal made the announcement during a press conference …
Delhi Created New Forests But Forgot Rest Of The 2009-12 Action Plan New Delhi: In 2009, Delhi became the first city in India to come out with a comprehensive plan for combating climate change. The ambitious proposal outlined actions to be taken under five heads that included air, water, noise, …
In the absence of comprehensive plans for traffic movement and decongestion of cities, the Union Urban Development Ministry is looking out for agencies to draw up a comprehensive mobility plan for cities. The burgeoning population and increasing traffic volume have been a cause of concern for the Ministry. It has …
Now users will pay double the previous rate With the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) approving a hike in parking rates in areas under its jurisdiction, users of surface level parking facilities will have to dole out twice as much starting June. The Council at its meeting on Wednesday approved …
Parking charges exemption and removing yellow and red line restrictions will improve take-up, thinktank says Electric car owners should be allowed to park on yellow and red lines, and park for free, a leading thinktank said on Thursday. On one of the busiest days of the year for road traffic …
MUMBAI: The BMC plans to introduce variable parking rates in the city. It is working on a new policy to revise parking rates and make them area-specific. The rates will be higher in areas like Nariman Point where there is a greater demand for parking. In the same policy, the …
New Delhi: With assembly elections slated for later this year, both the BJP and the Congress are reluctant to implement lieutenant governor Tejendra Khanna’s order regarding hike in parking charges. On Tuesday, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation refused to implement the increased parking rates. On March 1, the LG had …
New Delhi: Vehicle owners in the city should gear up to pay a hefty parking fee. Lieutenant governor Tejendra Khanna has cleared the proposal for a parking fee hike to contain the chaos arising out of unorganized parking around the city. Once the hike becomes effective, the rates for the …
Faced with an acute shortage of parking bays near the CGO complex on Lodhi Road, which has in its perimeter several office complexes, the Union Urban Development Ministry has proposed a multi-level parking with commercial spaces that can be let out. The proposal, which will be put forth before the …
The North Municipal Corporation is ready to implement its reformed parking policy and as part of that, the civic agency will begin using handheld devices in the 64 parking sites under its jurisdiction. The corporation, however, maintained that it will take some time to get these handheld devices connected to …
JAIPUR: Driving in to Parkota (Walled City) and parking your vehicle there will be costlier from Saturday onwards, as civic authorities will start levying premium parking fees. In all three markets of the area, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) will charge premium parking fees for both four-wheelers and two-wheelers. The …
New Delhi: Buckling under party pressure, the ruling BJP in South Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided not to increase parking rates in the city. Of the three corporations, South corporation was the only corporation to propose a steep hike in parking rates. Sources say BJP, which is hoping to return …
Breathe Easy Plan calls for inspection of pvt vehicles, hike in parking charges. Shuttering coal power plants, promoting motor-less transport and strict penalty for those violating pollution control norms are among the suggestions that the government is looking at to improve the air quality in the city over the next …
