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Public transport has turned into an unwilling amphitheatre. A spot of consideration would go a long way

August 30, 2025 7:38 am

After all, must one be made unwilling participants in someone’s morning motivational video or a witness to a stranger’s breakup in Dolby surround sound?

How to make Indian cities future-ready for citizens

February 23, 2024 2:39 am

The answers cannot be limited to just providing more of everything: more roads, more buses, and more trains. Making cities future-ready requires anticipating growing citizen needs and their aspirations.

Riding with the city: Ahmedabad's public transport is robust but only a tenth of residents rely on it

December 11, 2023 9:01 am

Ahmedabad’s multimodal public transport system – with huge investment as compared to other cities having similar size and population density – is considered to be robust. Only a tenth of the city population, however, is said to rely on it.

As more prefer personal over public transport, highway petrol sales up

April 09, 2023 7:55 am

Unlike diesel, which is the primary fuel for commercial vehicles like trucks and medium to long-haul buses, petrol is usually consumed by smaller passenger vehicles like cars, apart from two-wheelers.

Kerala wins award for city with most sustainable transport system

October 24, 2021 6:34 pm

The formation of the Kochi Open Mobility Network, which digitized and integrated various transport facilities, also helped to win the award.

Over 800 buses branded 'Nimbus' to ply on Bengaluru's bus priority lanes

October 24, 2019 12:49 pm

Meanwhile, the BMTC has also set on a digital outreach programme, trying to create a social media image on all major platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Pilot run on dedicated KR Puram-Marathahalli bus lane to begin from October 20

October 15, 2019 7:03 pm

According to BMTC officials, an increase of 1.5 lakh in daily ridership is expected once the entire bus priority lane is operational. At present, nearly 3.5 lakh commuters rely on public transport in Bengaluru.

A force for tech-savviness

July 14, 2014 12:15 am

Bangalore police is trying not to let its lack of numbers show.

Traffic trouble: Pune in top gear

July 15, 2013 1:03 am

768 vehicles hit roads in the twin cities daily in 3 months

Most issues in Cong manifesto unfulfilled

May 12, 2013 12:40 am

With the elections due next year,the issues are once again coming into the limelight as political parties stress on them.

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