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Metro policy is a well-thought-out plan but it has left some gaps, which are bound to pull down the whole process
Evidence from several countries suggests that last-mile connectivity solutions—the transport options available to commuters from the origin of their journey to the point of accessing a public transit system—enhance citizens’ mobility and increase metro rail ridership. This brief evaluates India’s operational metro rail transit systems to identify the missing links in the provision and effective implementation of last-mile connecti
In times of growing urbanisation, the importance of fire safety in urban spaces must be seen. If not, we will be walking unprepared into a deadly infe
Would the establishment of the BMLTA help ease Bengaluru’s traffic woes?
Informed and aware passengers and staff members remain two of the most effective counter-terrorism measures to safeguard vulnerable mass transit systems like Delhi Metro.
People in smaller cities of India were more hopeful about the prospects of Digital India than the people in big cities which are traditionally thought of as 'tech savvy', according to a survey conducted by Observer Research Foundation.
India’s metros are building an unenviable reputation for themselves through a series of man-made disasters.
With metro rail adding one more layer to urban mass transit, an autonomous UMTA is necessary to increase the modal share of public transport in urban
The relative calm in the major Russian cities was broken last November when a bombing attack derailed the Nevsky Express -- a high-speed train plying between Moscow and St Petersburg
The Maharashtra government should dispassionately conduct a rigorous cost-benefit analysis before committing to an alternative site for the Metro 3 ca
Given Mumbai’s focus on becoming a technology hub as well as being the main digital cultural and creative industries hub in India, while at the same
India is particularly vulnerable to collateral damage on its energy security.
The city of Mumbai is almost synonymous with its train network, the backbone of its bustling public life. Mumbai suburban trains are said to be the most efficient railway systems in the world. Its eminence & growing dependency has belittled the high price of human lives, the city is paying. In 2002, the Mumbai suburban railway system claimed 3773 lives, injuring 3,297 from the total 7070 accident cases.
India’s increasing urban population is getting concentrated in its large cities.
Exceptional and urgent measures must be put in place to ensure the security of the Delhi Metro rail network in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games scheduled for October this year.
Direct budgetary support for urban sector schemes do not show any appreciable increase.
The increase in funds allocated for improving the quality of life in urban areas by 12 percent, as pledged in the Interim Budget, is positively receiv
The discussion at the COP26 summit was solely focused on EVs and Metro rail and left out crucial sectors of public transport and NMT
While the NCRB data on crimes in India is the most comprehensive set of data, it suffers from some data deficits that need to be addressed
The promises made by key parties in the Delhi elections are in conformity with the national trend of offering populist schemes. One thought political parties of this 'enlightened' metropolis, that was turned to an epicentre of the nation-wide anti-corruption stir and gave rise to political newbie AAP, would beat this trend and offer something better.
BRTS cities are now struggling with a surfeit of public transport systems — the normal bus service, BRTS and the Metro.
Although the Budget pushes for urban planning, will the architecture of Indian federalism continue to limit its execution?
More cars and commercial vehicles for rural India, however, are welcome. India has very low density of cars with 22 per 1,000 citizens compared to 980 in the US and 850 in the UK. Rural women would find work or business if there is a better system of transportation in the villages. It means a focus on the rural economy and making road connectivity better.
The recent spate of top IAS transfers in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region has exposed Maharashtra’s haphazard handling of the pandemic
Proper policy measures and improvement in the performance of public transport would help draw people away from private transportation and address traf
Solutions to the problem are pretty obvious. The first step is to set the policy right. Governments have to begin by scrapping the rent laws as they s
The affordable housing challenge plagues cities across India. Although city administrations have framed various strategies to tackle the issue, weak implementation, flawed policies, and an inherent lack of capacity to find longterm solutions have allowed slums to proliferate as an alternative. This paper examines the affordable housing issue in Greater Mumbai. Since affordability is not absolute but relative to the development stage and income di
For better quality of life, city planners need to take into consideration the additional population that will flow in due to greater urbanisation whil
Vehicular congestion and insufficient parking facilities are significant emerging challenges for India’s mega and metropolitan cities, severely impairing mobility. Although curtailed by constitutional mandates, many Indian cities are seeking to resolve the issue through parking policies, focusing on regulations, pricing as a management tool, new technologies, and off-street parking provisions. This brief assesses the parking policies of Ahmedab
World Population Day 2023 is an apt occasion to rethink strategies to make the most of India’s population and demographic dividend
गृह मंत्रालयाच्या अभ्यासानुसार, भारतात किमान ८,५९९ अग्निशमन केंद्रांची आवश्यकता आहे, परंतु सध्या केवळ २,०८७ केंद्रे कार्यरत आहेत.
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जागतिक लोकसंख्या दिन जागतिक लोकसंख्या आणि लोकसंख्या शास्त्रातील उपलब्धी आणि आव्हाने यावर विचार करण्याचा हा दिवस आहे असे मानले पाहिजे.
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विकेंद्रीकृत शहरीकरणात गुंतवणूक करून भारताने आपल्या नागरिकांचे चांगले भविष्य घडवावे, याची जाणीव जागतिक लोकसंख्या दिनानिमित्त व्हावी.
भारतातील गुन्ह्यांवरील NCRB ची आकडेवारी ही सर्वात व्यापक आ
प्रचंड लोकसंख्या, मंदावलेली आर्थिक वाढ आणि उपलब्ध जमिनीची कमतरता यामुळे मुंबईच्या कोविडनंतरच्या वाटचालीबद्दल नव्या पद्धतीने विचार व्हायला हवा.
चाळीस लाख लोकसंख्येच्या पुण्यात शाश्वत वाहतूक व्यवस्थापनाचा प्रयोग होतोय. या प्रयत्नांना हळहळू यश येत असून, हा ‘पुणे पॅटर्न’ इतरांसाठी आदर्श ठरतो आहे.
