Bhubaneswar Metro: Shouldn’t Odisha’s capital strengthen its existing public transport facilities first, experts ask
Metro systems are unable to absorb public transport demand even in Tier I cities, experts note
Delhi government budget: are we losing public transport agenda of aam aadmi?
The new budget is a step back and a gross deviation from some of the early budgetary promises we got in June 2015
Delhi's odd-even number plate experiment: will it succeed?
The government needs to develop a robust mechanism to discourage those who will inevitably try to get around the rules by buying a second …
Better, not faster transport: Decarbonising mobility shouldn’t be dysphoric
India needs to rethink if faster transport can be the only solution to changing travel behaviour
CSE calls for a ‘green’ recovery action plan on first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
The COVID-19 pandemic had deeply impacted public transport in India that was already in distress
Across cities, commuters are giving metro a miss: CSE
Besides Delhi, cities such as Kochi, Lucknow and Chennai have seen a massive drop in projected ridership
Niti Aayog releases reports on biomass management, clean fuel and clean transport
Union Government’s policy think-tank intends to bring down pollution contribution from major sectors
How we reviewed NDA’s interim budget last year
Modi government’s maiden budget was a patchwork of abandoned schemes being revived or existing ones being re-named. Despite some fund …
No public transport?
Cars are swamping roads at an unprecedented rate, outstripping the increase in road space. The results are congestion, reduced mobility and …
While nations play politics, cities and states are taking up the climate challenge
Efforts to reduce global warming are advanced by the pedestrian, daily choices of households, businesses and sub-national governments
Environment funds lying unused
Only 17 per cent of the funds created by the Supreme Court have been utilised in Delhi over last 15 years
Delhi budget’s emphasis on reducing air pollution welcome: CSE
But the budget not including personal vehicle taxation as a measure to address explosive increase in cars and two-wheeler numbers is disappointing,…
When people participate in a government initiative
Delhi's fight against air pollution is an example of how citizens' participation can be solicited
Second car-free day observed in Delhi on November 22
Chief Minister Kejriwal says that reducing the number of cars can significantly bring down pollution levels in the city
Small car revolution Who cares about congestion, pollution
The ultra-cheap small cars in the pipeline will tilt the skewed balance against public transport and two-wheelers irretrievably. The result will …
Private vehicles eating into scare public land
Private vehicles are clogging city streets, as they grow at a frightening pace. Hidden subsidies help park them on scarce public land and …
‘We plan to make public transport more convenient’
Sheila Dikshit of the Congress party has been the chief minister of Delhi for three consecutive terms. She is in the fray to win the seat a …
Curbs to chaos: The national capital commutes amid COVID-19 fears
Millions across the world have come out of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown and returned to work. Public transport with confined …
Why this 'Transit-Oriented Debacle'?
Amendments proposed by DDA threaten to go back to exclusionary planning, congestion-inducing street management and urban-scape without …
Who can touch diesel?
India’s diesel vehicle industry is so powerful that even a Volkswagen-like exposé of the cover-up of diesel emissions is like water …
Indian CNG buses better than diesel buses; almost conform to Euro VI norms
Attempts are being made to misrepresent CNG bus emissions as more dangerous than diesel bus emissions, says Centre for Science and Environment
Car Control
Cities all over the world are trying to ease congestion on roads. Not the choked Indian cities, though. Time to make cars in India pay the real …
Olympics 2008, Beijing - raising the bar
Beijing is implementing strict measures to improve air quality, a commitment it took on as host of the 2008 Olympic Games. But a boom in …
Public transport should be made accessible while fighting air pollution
The fight for breathable air during winters shouldn't take away people's right to first-mile and last-mile connectivity
Why car-free days in Gurgaon must gather momentum
The vehicle ownership in the city is among the highest in the country, leading to air pollution