Run-up to CoP25 Santiago: Are global transport emissions on course?

This is the first article in a series on global sectoral emissions and the progress on mitigation action in the build-up to 25th Conference of …

Indian roads belong to motorised vehicles, not cyclists or pedestrians

Vehicular emissions cannot be reduced without strengthening the public transport system

Seeing beyond the lights

In road safety equipment, the latest is an infrared camera for enabling vehicles to traverse safely on treacherous roads

Rickshaws to the rescue

Lesson planning

A recent report says highly unpredictable form of urban growth in the South is razing down traffic planning attempts

Dead end

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

Dead end

Toll road triggers protests

South Asia

‘Transport industry’s contribution crucial to tackling environmental crime’

Wide-reaching global intelligence exchange among police and non-governmental organisations also needed to promote environmental security

Trees voted out

Highways of death

High risk levels and pathetically inadequate disaster management plans tar Indian roads as danger zones

No truck with reason

It's a clear sell-out. The Union ministry of road transport and highways (MRTH) has given ground to truckers who ended their strike recently: the …

Road Accidents in India: No way for pedestrians, cyclists

On World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, let’s take a look at how road accidents decreased but more people died in them

Vehicle bill passed

Replaceable or not

Rules are in place for vehicles to run on liquefied petroleum gas but key technology issues remain unresolved

South Asia

Power brake

Madhya Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation axed

14 ways citizens and govt can help reduce air pollution in Delhi

An environmentalist suggests few solutions, which, if adopted by both the administration and the people, can better the capital’s air quality

Road accidents keep rising, more so in low-income countries: WHO

India has curbed traffic crashes, but casualties remain high, says Global Satus Report on road safety

Investment in walking, cycling must to prevent road accidents, fight climate change

Compared to high-income countries, more people die in low-to middle-income countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America due to road accidents

Democracy and the good road

When the Himalayas lose: Assessing Char Dham Pariyojana judgment

The route, which connects 4 ancient Himalayan pilgrimages, runs through fragile valleys of Bhagirathi: The Ganga, Alaknanda, Mandakini and Yamuna

India's ambitious plan to boost biofuel likely to fail without roadmap

In Chhattisgarh, which was supposed to emerge as a biofuel hub by 2014, the plan for establishing biodiesel industry never took off

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, …