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Enough is enough

For over a week after Diwali, Delhi breathed poison. Air pollution peaked to unprecedented levels. Public anger forced emergency measures. But …

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Cycling in two Asian cities

To meet clean air quality levels for one of the most polluted cities like Delhi, it is of immense importance that the government should invest …

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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 …

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Stops, too many

While bus aggregation services are on the rise, the country is yet to prepare a legal framework for them

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Why this 'Transit-Oriented Debacle'?

Amendments proposed by DDA threaten to go back to exclusionary planning, congestion-inducing street management and urban-scape without …

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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 …

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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

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When people participate in a government initiative

Delhi's fight against air pollution is an example of how citizens' participation can be solicited

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Why odd-even system can bring back the glory of bus transport

One can call it environmental injustice or incentive for pollution, public bus transport is more taxed than private vehicles

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15 lessons for India

As odd-even traffic restrictions in Delhi draw to a close, we highlight the takeaways from this massive community initiative to curb air …

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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 …

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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

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