In future, car owners in Delhi may have to shell out money for passing through congested areas of the city. This follows a judgement of the Delhi High Court directing the city authorities to consider all options to clear road congestion. This may include deterrent measures like levying congestion fees …
Ludhiana, February 23 After China, India has become the second largest producer of bicycles in the world. But the cycle industry feels that the gap of production between India and China had widened recently as the latter kept on upgrading the technology. But, India could not produce more than 15 …
Centre for Science and Environment blasts Kirit Parikh panel report on petroleum pricing that fails to offer effective solution to halt misuse of under-taxed diesel by rich car owners. Additional excise duty of a mere Rs 81,000 on diesel cars to equalise the excise tax burden on petrol car proposed …
Many see cycles as affordable, eco-friendly way to commute. And government is keen to promote the idea. But city will need better facilities and more cycle tracks before the trend catches on Megha Suri Singh | TNN Following in the footsteps of global cities like London, New York and Paris, …
The Delhi government will introduce dedicated bicycle lanes on all main stretches in Delhi and make the city cyclist-friendly soon. The news has come in response to a memorandum submitted by the Delhi Cycling Club (DCC) to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The assurance was communicated through a letter by the …
With a large number of Indian cities embarking on natural gas vehicle programme it is essential that the elements of these programmes are well defined for maximum environmental and public health gains. It is important that the lessons are drawn from the well established programmes in the region to chart …
Pune The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will soon come out with guidelines on introducing footpaths and cycle tracks on non-Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) routes. FC Road and JM Road will be the first to get the facility. Cycle tracks and clearly demarcated footpaths have already been introduced on the …
The Delhi Integrated Multi-modal Transit System (DIMTS), in charge of operating the BRT corridor between Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand, is setting up five cycle stations along the corridor where people can also hire cycles at a nominal rate. The corridor already has dedicated cycle lanes alongside the pavements. DIMTS has …
The Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (EV/PHEV) Roadmap for the first time identifies a detailed scenario for the evolution of these types of vehicles and their market penetration, from annual production of a few thousand to over 100 million vehicles by 2050. It finds that the next decade is a …
In this work, a statistical model is developed to predict the vehicle population for the future years. Vehicle population data is collected for the past ten years and simple moving averages method is chosen to use it with the data of vehicle population. Simple moving averages method is explained in …
This study provides detailed analysis of walking conditions in Indian cities. The analysis indicates that walkability is overlooked and undervalued in transport planning, and that improved walkability is justified for equity and efficiency sake. It provides specific recommendations for improving walking conditions to address a variety of planning objectives. The …
