The Moving City explains how Metro has changed Delhi’s geography, politics
It is a fun read for those who do not know Delhi Metro well and for those who are regular commuters
Carriage of convenience
Metro projects can ease congestion. But lack of integrated planning is undoing the benefits of this mass transport system. Nidhi Jamwal and Ankur …
To sit or not to sit?: Using intermediary public transport during COVID-19 pandemic
More women rely on shared public transport compared to men; steppig out during a pandemic means paying a greater fare or risking exposure to the virus
A self-evident truth: Delhi needs more public transport
The recent report by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority to the Supreme Court highlighting the crucial need for more …
CSE responds to DMRC’s comments on its recent analysis of urban transport
Says this is a welcome debate in Delhi on costs of urban commuting and public transport, and on who pays for the much-awaited modernisation of …
Free public transport: How Delhi can learn from Luxembourg
The European country, which has made all forms of public transport free, has a solution to India’s traffic jams
Mindless metro debate
What is at stake is a discussion on what it would take to make the public transport system of our cities truly the one that moves people, not …
Ban on diesel SUV to continue till March 31, SC reaffirms
The apex court has asked car manufacturers to prove that diesel SUVs are environment-friendly
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 7, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2019)
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 …
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
Green tribunal notice to Delhi Metro Rail on rainwater harvesting
Petition says metro rail corporation can harvest up to 87.3 million litres water annually
Axe subsidy, not the bus
Supreme Court order upholds diesel price hike for bus corporations, but ignores the subsidy still enjoyed by cars, SUVs. What happens to the …
Profitable exit
Reliance abandons the first public-private partnership in Metro transport. Time to revise rules
DPCC rapped for not checking if Metro rail, other agencies have rainwater harvesting systems
National Green Tribunal threatens contempt proceedings if pollution control panel fails to comply with orders in a week
Mockery or mock drill?
Sonal Matharu wonders when nature strikes unannounced what is the point of pre-announced mock drills
High-speed derailment
Indefinite closure of Delhi airport metro line dashes faith in public private partnerships
Who will repay loans for Delhi airport Metro, Reliance or DMRC?
Banks that helped build the most expensive and first public-private partnership Metro line in the country say it is a non-performing asset
Change the mindset from ‘last mile’ to ‘first mile’
Alaknanda and Chittaranjan Park in South Delhi epitomise everything that is wrong with urban mobility in India—a deluge of private cars …
Study undertaken to determine pollution guidelines for underground metro stations
India has to develop its own system to keep pollution levels low because the instrumentation used in other metros abroad is expensive and …
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
COVID-19: How to avoid super-spreading events on the metro
COVID-19 hit public transit systems in New York, US and London, UK badly, causing several deaths
Metro madness