Sand slips
Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …
'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
The deficient design of India's streets
The designing of Indian roads, from carriageways to sidewalks, leaves much to be desired
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 …
Himalayan plunder: Stop excessive, aggressive development
Incidents such as Joshimath subsidence will continue to occur if policy approaches do not change
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 …
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
Highways of death
High risk levels and pathetically inadequate disaster management plans tar Indian roads as danger zones
Jammu and Kashmir: NHAI ‘killing’ our trees, say anguished farmers
The past six months have seen fruit trees in both the Kashmir Valley and Jammu region being uprooted by NHAI to build new roads
Are vendors only encroachers of Delhi’s footpaths?
The authorities must consider removing illegally parked vehicles first and allot designated spaces on roads to street vendors
India is moving at jet speed, people should be able to move too
1 in 4 men and every second woman in India are physically inactive; can Indian construct cities which are creators of health, environment and equity?
Unregulated import of used vehicles bad for Africa: Report
Trade in old and used vehicles from high-income countries causes massive environmental dumping and toxic pollution
Indian roads not environment-friendly; Centre explores potential of inland waterways
Poor road conditions cause India an annual loss of US $21.3 billion. That’s nearly what it allocated for agriculture and farmer welfare, …
Global strategy needed to build new roads to minimise environmental damage: study
Researchers identify areas where new roads have most potential benefit, areas where road building should be avoided
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
