Temporary solution, permanent jam

I write this stuck in traffic. Nothing unusual. But my location makes me realise, once again, how our highway route to progress is going nowhere. The road I am using is newly commissioned and expensive. It is the 28-km Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, which was built just a few years ago to take care of the explosion of traffic between the two cities.

Letters - June 15, 2012

Mine Tricks This refers to the cover story on illegal sand mining, “Sand slips” (April 16-30, 2012), in the country. The write-up did not explore how illegal sand mining is affecting agriculture and ecosystems in Karnataka’s capital, Bengaluru.

Time for an overhaul

The anatomy of congestion

Fat? Blame petrol

A few days ago, when I was wondering about the relentless pressure we face to be fit, feeling there had to be a scam somewhere, I happened upon a book that gave me an ‘aha’ moment.

Letters

Subsidy for a select few

Bicycles pave the way

Democracy and the good road

It is a common signboard on Indian roads: Caution, men at work. It connotes everything from a nuisance for the motorist to profit for the contractors, from infrastructure addition to government reports to seasonal employment for migrant labourers. It is a space where societies clash, build and destroy.

Bearing climate burden?

Pack animals help reduce carbon dioxide pack animals, including horses and mules, are known to transport pilgrims and goods. Now, these animals serve another important purpose, a study has shown. They help reduce CO2 emissions. This, researchers concluded after studying six

A UK review on low-carbon cars

The uk's review of technologies and fuels for reducing carbon emissions by vehicles is complete. Chairperson of the review Julia King, while discussing the study in Mumbai recently, claimed that complete de-carbonization of road transport through hydrogen- and electric-powered vehicles was a realistic goal for the uk for 2050. By 2030, she said, per kilometre co2 emissions could be reduced by 50 per cent.