opinion: bhopal & indore brts is gone—a win for car owners, a loss for everyone else
The dismantling of Indore’s iBus, the BRT system, has been celebrated by many as a win for commuters including Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mohan Yadav. But let’s pause for a moment and ask- who are these "commuters" we’re talking about? In India, it seems, only people in cars and on two-wheelers matter. Bus users, the lifeline of public transport, are conveniently ignored. Strangely, the Madhya Pradesh government didn’t think it was necessary to ask the lakhs who relied on the iBus BRTS in Indore or Mobus BRTS in Bhopal if they found the system...
Ghost Villages: Haunting Uttarakhand’s Progress with Real-Life Challenges
Uttarakhand, renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and rich cultural heritage, is grappling with a pressing challenge the emergence of ghost villages. Despite...
World Urban Forum(WUF) in Egypt Puts Local Sustainability at the Heart of Global Urban Development
The World Urban Forum (WUF12), the UN's leading conference on sustainable urban development, launched today in Cairo, Egypt, drawing an...
Bhubaneswar Wins ‘City with the Best Public Transport System’ at 17th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference held in Gujarat
Bhubaneswar, a vibrant and growing city, has earned the prestigious title of ‘City with the Best Public Transport System’ at...
Assam Urban Knowledge Hub Sets New Benchmark with Tactical Urbanism
Guwahati, Assam – In a groundbreaking urban transformation, the Assam Urban Knowledge Hub (AUKH) has successfully implemented its first pilot...
States in India will Fail to Reach the Target of Halving Road Deaths by 2030 : India Status Report on Road Safety 2024
New Delhi, 31 August 2024 – The Transportation Research and Injury Prevention (TRIP) Centre at the Indian Institute of Technology...
CNG Vehicles Under Scrutiny For Delhi and Gurugram – ICCT Study
Delhi, August 2024 — A comprehensive study conducted by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the TRUE Initiative...
india’s tryst with designing pedestrian-friendly streets
Pondy Bazaar, has been Chennaites’ most sought after shopping destination for several decades, long before the large shopping malls sprung...
ahmedabad opens people friendly happy street
The two-decade-old Khau Gali, the gastronomy high-street of Ahmedabad, has returned in a new avatar as “Happy Street Ahmedabad" after...
electric buses making inroad in cities in india
The urban mobility sector in India is presently facing various challenges such as increasing private vehicle ownership, degrading air quality,...
why affordable housing in gujarat is a riddle?
When in 2012, Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) reappeared in front of the people and the media after almost a decade...
god is in the market: is city planning in india getting hijacked by free-market overtures?
In the summer of 2015, the Narendra Modi government announced the 100 Smart Cities Mission. Once the list of cities...
decoding india’s e-mobility policy & future landscape
In a rapidly transforming mobility paradigm, India has some inherent strengths and comparative advantages. The country also has a little...
making walkability in vogue in india, still a far cry
In the growing urban centres of today’s world, accessibility and walkability have become one of the growing concerns. Accessibility, in...
understanding the social cost of climate-change in india
Based on the IPCC 2018 report, it is estimated if trends in climate change and land holdings in India continue...
what nations can learn from australia bushfire?
We have seen enough of what has been happening in forests of Amazon, US state of California and more significantly...
what’s in store for sustainability, corporate social responsibility and climate action in budget2020
Indian budget, Budget2020, preparation process now over and to be presented on the floor of the parliament by the Union...
