Extend FAME II: Phase-out, rather than discontinuation of EV subsidy makes more economic sense 

In 2022-23, only 5.6% of all vehicle registrations were for EVs

No country on sustainable transport track: Global mobility report

Most of the developed and developing countries were ranked low on policy goals of universal urban access, gender and efficiency

Urban form and travel to completely change after COVID-19

Central business districts will decline while larger apartments will be in demand as more firms consider making employees work-from-home, a …

EMPS 2024: Steering India’s electric vehicle market towards a post-incentive era

New scheme reduces financial support significantly but does well in some key aspects

How Uber opens cities only to close them

Uber is just another intermediary capitalist that profits from the needs of typically urban people

COVID-19: How to balance people’s safety and mobility

The major challenge in India post-lockdown is going to be maintaining people’s mobility without compromising safety

New ride sharing algorithm promises better deal for riders and drivers

Researchers at IIT-Delhi have developed an algorithm that can guide taxi drivers to take a route where they can find more commuters for sharing

The electric vehicle boom is coming. What can we learn from early adopters?

From tiered electric rates to equitable taxes, experienced communities have a lot to teach when it comes to managing the anticipated influx of EVs

Emerging infectious diseases in India: the scourge that could boost urban development

The rise of these infectious diseases is often described in terms of biological processes, but they cannot be reduced to just this dimension

Bike-share companies are transforming US cities – and they're just getting started

The humble bicycle, aided by smartphone technology, is resurging as an urban transportation option

Centre launches e-Mobility Programme; 10,000 e-vehicles to be procured this year

Govt focussing on charging infrastructure and policy framework to ensure more than 30% of new vehicles in 2030 are electric

889% rise in cases of crime against children since 2001; can ‘smart cities’ curb them?

Making roads and public transport safe for children and women to navigate is a demand long overdue

Improving mobility for clean air: Why cities fall short of their goals

Transportation and mobility strategies are the weakest link in the National Clean Air Action Plans 

As told to Parliament (December 7, 2023): 397 Asiatic lions died in Gujarat from 2019-22

All that was discussed in the House through the day  

100% Indians exposed to PM 2.5 pollutants beyond limits

Long-term exposure to the pollutant has been associated with lung cancer 

Thirty new smart cities announced; India to have City Livability Index

800 projects worth Rs 34,000 crore are under various stages of implementation

In my city, without my car

From an object of desire, cars will turn into an asset of shared mobility

Kerala registers car that runs on hydrogen fuel — 1st in country

Kerala state transport board plans to purchase 50 electric, 10 hydrogen-fuelled buses 

No buyers for e-cars in govt departments, Centre extends deadline

So far, only 652 vehicles have been deployed when the target was 10,000, said Union Minister of State for Power and Renewable Energy RK …

Electric vehicles in India: Can we protect the environment & also help the economy

Double dividend hypothesis claims environmental taxation can improve both environmental & economic conditions

New paradigm for sustainable transport in Asia: words or reality?

Most of the nations participating in recently concluded Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum presented ambitious mobility plans for their …

Investment in walking, cycling must to prevent road accidents, fight climate change

Compared to high-income countries, more people die in low-to middle-income countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America due to road accidents

New agenda for Africa’s sustainable urbanisation to be adopted at UN meet in Quito

Weak planning of urbanisation is resulting in lost opportunities for growth and transformation for Africa

Aam aadmi: many promises to keep

There is a new electoral mind embedded deep in the social layers of Delhi that city’s politics cannot ignore anymore

Paying with lives for free parking

Blood bath over parking has not influenced the politics of the city to deliver on the right principles