Public Transport

Thursday, Apr 25, 2024 | Last Update : 05:13 PM IST

The pink take on sangria with elderflower, vermouth and a fizz from ginger ale.

Prepping for house parties

On the other hand, Lord of the Drinks, a chain of restro-bars, spoil their guests with highly appealing alchoholic beverages.

19 Jul 2019 1:24 AM

Pool cabs are overcrowded and hence are uncomfortable to sit in. Also quite often, drivers talk on the phone while driving.

Call a cab

While cabs have redefined comfortable rides in cities, not everyone is satisfied with the service.

28 Feb 2019 12:28 AM

Using the public transport also helps one decrease their carbon footprint, besides the obvious health benefits. (Photo: Pixabay)

Health benefits of using public transport

Lower obesity rates linked with public transportation use: Study.

30 Jan 2019 8:39 PM

In 2019, this capsule will be fully optimised and ready for passengers.

World’s first Hyperloop passenger capsule unveiled

The world’s first full-scale passenger Hyperloop capsule gets ready to head to Toulouse R&D facility for optimisation.

02 Oct 2018 8:55 PM

Megacities of Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai also recorded poor emission levels.

‘Boost public transport for smaller cities’

Bhopal tops for lowest overall emissions and energy use from urban commute.

25 Aug 2018 1:14 AM

Study assessed 14 cities based on emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide.

Mumbai fares well among megacities for emission

It has the 2nd lowest emission from urban transport.

25 Aug 2018 1:12 AM

The government is mulling over giving target to state public transporters to deploy certain percentage of electric vehicles in their new orders, while it will refrain from coming out with a policy on electric vehicles, a top Niti Aayog official said.

Niti Aayog to set electric vehicle target for state public transporters

The government wants to encourage indigenous production of electric vehicles.

08 Jul 2018 11:01 AM

Women’s safety panel for more cops at varsities

The six-member committee was formed in March last year by L-G Anil Baijal post-Nirbhaya incident.

23 Jun 2018 6:28 AM

Among other findings, the report said in 1990 there were just ten megacities with populations of 10 million or more.

‘Delhi to overtake Tokyo as most populous city by 2028’

Urban growth will surge most in India, China and Nigeria, claims a UN report.

18 May 2018 5:43 AM

Centre approves 6.67 km Metro extension

About 81 per cent progress of civil work and 55 per cent of overall financial progress of the project has already been achieved.

17 May 2018 6:27 AM

The plans are a key part of the mayor’s draft London Food Strategy and echo initiatives that have been introduced in Amsterdam this year. (Photo: PTI)

London bans junk food ads on public transport to fight child obesity

Almost 40 per cent of children aged 10 and 11 in UK city are overweight or obese, according to research compiled for Britain’s parliament.

12 May 2018 8:26 AM

The commuters on the long route buses like BKC-10, BKC-11, BKC 12 and BKC 13 want more halts at their routes”

Hybrid theory falls flat at BKC

The BEST administration also plans to add more bus stops on long routes for hybrid buses.

25 Apr 2018 12:22 AM

Volvo Cars wants incentives for hybrid vehicles in India as it looks to expand its cleaner transport solutions in the country.

Volvo Cars seeks incentives to push hybrid vehicles in India

Volvo Cars is also considering engine assembly line at its Bengaluru plant to reduce import duties.

22 Apr 2018 1:48 PM

Users complain they have to wait for 30 minutes to refuel their vehicles with CNG.

Public transport embraces CNG

Yogesh kambli, an Uber aggregator, said that it takes 30 minutes to an hour fill CNG at petrol pump stations.

15 Apr 2018 2:06 AM

The buses run on diesel and electric power and were purchased under the MMRDA's initiative to promote clean fuel. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

25 AC buses to start services from Monday

Buses are going to provide point-to-point services.

17 Mar 2018 2:07 AM

While private vehicles are increasing, there has been a sharp decrease in the use of public transport which is resulting in traffic issues in the major cities.

Private vehicles increase, few takers for public ones

While private vehicles are increasing, the passengers of public transport are decreasing constantly.

09 Mar 2018 7:09 AM

Increased eligibility for a free bus pass led to an 8 percent increase in the use of public transportation among older people. (Photo: Pixabay)

Free public transport for older adults tied to less depression

A key limitation of the study is that they did not have information on whether study participants lived in urban, suburban, or rural areas.

10 Feb 2018 6:26 PM

Among the depression symptoms that people who took up bus travel reported as reduced were “not enjoying life,” trouble sleeping, feeling unhappy, lonely and sad.

Free pass for public transport for older adults lowers risk of depression, say experts

Study finds increased eligibility for free bus pass led to 12 per cent decline in depression symptoms among elderly.

09 Feb 2018 8:11 AM

Mr Gahlot, an MLA from Najafgarh, faced an uphill task of boosting the public transport infrastructure with the state transporter DTC having a depleting number of buses.

For transport department, 2017 was a tough year

A highlight of the year for the department was the appointment of Kailash Gahlot as the new transport minister, by CM Arvind Kejriwal in May.

31 Dec 2017 1:48 AM

A task force of around 97 women constables are being employed at these stations from December 18.

Get in line

The problem, however, is not isolated to trains but to the civic sense of people overall.

12 Dec 2017 12:19 AM

1 of 2

Columns

Dilip Cherian

public transport