Rapid population growth and the expansion of metropolitan regions are defining features of India’s economic growth story. The number of Indian cities with populations above one million increased from 23 in 1991 to 53 in 2011. The average population density has also snowballed to 464 persons/sq km in 2020, 13 …
Supreme Court order upholds diesel price hike for bus corporations, but ignores the subsidy still enjoyed by cars, SUVs. What happens to the right of the majority to have affordable, reliable and comfortable bus service? The Supreme Court while hearing the petitions relating to diesel price hike, filed by the …
Catalysing safe design for public spaces should be among the top priorities to make cities safe for women, children and the elderly I first let this pass without comment—the Rs 1,000 crore Nirbhaya fund for women’s safety proposed in the Union Bdget. Many have glossed over this with a reverent …
Fuel price reform is inevitable and necessary, but clean fuel and public transport agenda for health protection must not be derailed Photo: Chaitanya Chandan The UPA government has finally allowed oil marketing companies to raise diesel prices in small amounts from time to time until the subsidy is fully pruned. …
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