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 …
19 sites declared free of charge by NDMC, but mafia demanding up to Rs. 40 Brazenly flouting the law, parking contractors across north Delhi are charging customers up to Rs. 40 for a spot in free-parking zones. Nineteen parking sites were declared to be free of charge by the North …
In a major setback to the Delhiites, lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung has directed the civic agencies to increase the parking rates in various markets across the national capital. Mr Jung has directed the civic bodies to levy a congestion charge in some of the city’s most crowded markets in order to …
Environmentalist and writer Sunita Narain on Wednesday said parking charges should be on a par with the real estate prices in the area. "Why should parking be so cheap or free? Can we run offices like that," she asked while addressing a lecture organised by Transparent Chennai, a city-based non-governmental …
Delhi’s ever-increasing population has added to the parking woes in the national capital, which in turn has boosted the power of the parking mafia. The city’s municipal bodies have failed to provide a solution to the growing parking problem in the last several years. The South and North Municipal Corporations, …
Contractors, Thugs Control Every Parking Lot And Fleece Citizens At Will For rogue parking contractors in the city, who corner all tenders for parking lots, the city’s acute shortage of parking space has become a veritable windfall and a source to milk hapless citizens dry. The demand has always been …
Rush hour gridlocks, haphazard parking of vehicles on the roadsides, ever-increasing levels of hazardous air pollution and traffic bottlenecks. All this and more are a mundane sight for any commuter, who struggles to make way through the roads of Chandigarh, a city that spreads over an area of 114 sq …
Dip in Municipal Corporation’s revenue as 13 parking lots on Ferozepur road merged. Now the residents have to pay for parking their vehicles at the leading markets of the city: Sarabha Nagar main market, Ghumar Mandi, Sarabha Nagar-I block and Malhar road. The Municipal Corporation auctioned four new parking lots …
Governments need to re-evaluate existing approaches to environmental norms while improving on delivery of services under existing laws to improve sustainable and inclusive governance, urged the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a not-for-profit organisation and think-tank. Releasing its ‘Environment and Development Agenda’ for the new government, the organisation proposed …
Michael Greenstone of MIT says almost 6.28 mn population in 281 districts of India is exposed to health risks due to poor adherence to pollution standards India’s over 121 billion strong population stands to gain almost 3.3 years of their life if all parts of the country adhere to the …
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 overarching objective of the parking policy is to develop parking places and organise parking activities for all types of modes of transport .The policy also aims to discourage daily usage of personalized motorized vehicles, promotion of mass transportation and use of non-motorized transport system.
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 …
