STUDENTS at SMS Institute of Technology in Lucknow are desperately waiting for mechanical engineering professor Bharat Raj Singh—to see his motorbike that runs on air. Fondly called hawai (airy) professor, Singh has built the engine and is working on the bike design with Onkar Singh, mechanical engineering professor at Harcourt …
MUMBAI's Metro rail project has hit a roadblock. The regional planning authority, executing the project, is facing shortage of funds. In July, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) approached the World Bank and Japan Bank for International Cooperation for a Rs 20,000 crore loan. MMRDA plans to use the …
Cities all over the world are checking car population to free their road space. Anumita Roychowdhury finds out where India is headed LONDONIt's just too expensive to driveAndrew Parker, a business consultant in London, had enough of crawling down the choked roads in his car. When it seemed that things …
Indian cities need to put the brakes. But how? "Think of what London and Singapore did before graduating to sophisticated restraints," said Paul Barter of Singapore National University. Singapore slapped high taxes on new cars and annual taxes on cars in use. It could be 160 per cent of the …
American capitalism often arouses extreme emotions. It’s loathed as an arrogant system standing in the way of an equitable world order. It’s also lauded as an agent of liberalism and democracy. Capitalists who had very little idea about big business laid the foundations of this great economy; they engaged in …
PUNE’S civic authorities are moving ahead with the metro rail project. City mayor Mohansingh Rajpal has announced December 12 as the date for laying the project’s foundation stone even as city planners questioned the need for the expensive transport system. A public hearing organised on June 18 to get people’s …
Ahmedabad: It is a different story that cycle tracks did no good for the BRTS system as they lie unused along the 55-kilometre corridor. There is however a sliver lining for the Sabarmati riverfront where the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) has woven in a paver block cycle track. …
Strategy 2020 sets the long-term strategic framework of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 2008-2020. During this period, ADB lending and technical assistance operations in Asia and the Pacific will emphasize inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration. The Sustainable Transport Initiative Operational Plan provides details of how …
Read this in-depth citizen’s report on the city of Kanpur released by CSE as part of its ongoing initiative to build city action on clean air and mobility. It captures air quality & mobility challenges in the city and details agenda for a livable city. The Centre for Science and …
Kevin Antao | TNN Ahmedabad: The first bicycling club of city on Friday issued a warning to Amdavadis who plan to ride on BRTS cycle tracks on World Environment Day.
The governments of the Himalayan hill-states and the international donor agencies have consistently advocated disbursal of funds for improvement of road connectivity in keeping with the mandates of a
Cycle-rickshaw is considered an economical and comfortable medium of transport for the common man in small as well as big cities. But there are 15 districts in the state where cycle-rickshaws are not prevalent either due to geographical conditions or congested population. These include such big cities as Bhopal and …
New Pavements With Lane Eating Into Road Space, LG Frowns Megha Suri Singh | TNN New Delhi: The new design of pavements being constructed on several arterial roads as part of the ongoing streetscaping has become a cause for traffic jams. The new pavements have dedicated tracks for non-motorized vehicles …
This report summarizes several actual and potential congestion-charging programs aimed in reducing motor-vehicle traffic. It notes many of the environmental and fiscal benefits such programs can produce, from a 15%–20% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions and reduction in fine particulates and other pollutants to generating revenues to support development of …
As BS IV norms for fuels and vehicles come into force from April 1, 2010 in 13 cities, the automobile industry is trying to delay implementation of BS III norms for vehicles in the rest of India. This is not acceptable, says CSE. By April 1, 2010, 13 cities in …
