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Time for an overhaul

Having served the country for more than a century and a half, the Indian Railways has taken apathy in its stride. Politicians’ whims, and …

3 tiger cubs mowed by train in Vidarbha forest

The bodies were discovered on Thursday morning; the mother is suspected to be in the vicinity

'I could not have found a better story'

Ketan Mehta, director of ‘Manjhi-the Mountain Man’, speaks to Down To Earth about why he made the film

Pedestrian accessibility needs to come out of the ‘gaps between cars’

Lack of infrastructure, faulty design and laws have pushed the pedestrian off the sidewalks and onto the road

150 years of Calcutta Tramways: This icon is the future solution for the city which wants to write its requiem

All opposition against trams and public transport will fall flat if car users pay the true cost of owning and using a vehicle  

Emergency call

Nearly 140,000 people in India died in road accidents in 2013, more than the death toll from many communicable diseases. But the country does not …

The deficient design of India's streets

The designing of Indian roads, from carriageways to sidewalks, leaves much to be desired

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 9, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal

World Heritage Day: ‘Himalayan geo-heritage sites under threat to road construction activities’

DTE talks to ON Bhargava, geology professor at Panjab University, Chandigarh about why roads must be constructed in the Himalayas on the basis of …

Himalayan plunder: Stop excessive, aggressive development

Incidents such as Joshimath subsidence will continue to occur if policy approaches do not change

Humans force wild animals into tight spots, or send them far from home. We calculated just how big the impact is

Because animal movement is linked to many important ecological processes, disruptions to movement can cascade through ecosystems

What commuters want

Rather than a top-bottom framework which assumes what people need, a bottom-up framework involving user perceptions will help in re-designing …

Road to ruin

The latest roadshow planned by the Delhi government may just wind up hitting the ridge and bifurcating a sanctuary

Leipzig Transport Summit: Decarbonise now; save on road, rail and airport maintenance, advises report

If it’s done, the transport sector can still reduce its CO2 emissions by about 80% over next 25 years, compared to 2019  

Building new roads does not solve traffic congestion, analysis finds

Arterial roads, which were built with the purpose of removing congestion, have worsened the traffic speeds across Delhi-NCR

The skyway to disaster

The proposed elevated roadway along the Lyari river bed is expected to worsen the already polluted inner city.

Politicising public mobility can decongest Delhi’s roads

The occupation of footpaths and public spaces in the capital by illegally-parked cars has put pedestrains at jeopardy

Elephants fall prey to Odisha mineral rush

Three elephants were killed while crossing a national highway on August 22 when they were hit by trucks laden with iron ore