Urbanisation

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami at the tunnel collapse site.
Urbanisation

Uttarakhand tunnel disaster shows why Himalayan excavation needs a hydrological rethink

Jay Singh Rawat
4 min read
A fatal tunnel flood in Chamoli exposes how ignoring hidden aquifers and pore-water pressures is turning Himalayan excavation into a deadly gamble
An electric city bus in Jardim São Paulo, Brazil.
Air

India on e-wheels: What Indian megacities can learn from Bogotá and São Paulo’s electric bus push

Nandita Banerji
2 min read
Latin America’s 10,000 e-buses show how regulation, finance and policy can steer Indian megacities toward cleaner, zero-emission public transport
India’s urban bus systems face a 70% deficit, with thousands of overaged buses and a looming fleet retirement crisis, the study says.
Governance

More than 400 Indian cities have no urban bus transport, study says

DTE Staff
3 min read
India faces a 70% urban transit deficit and must expand its city bus fleet from 65,000 to 671,000 buses by 2047
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