Traffic, pollution getting worse: CSE
Volume of traffic has shot up with over 10 million vehicles on the road while average speed has plunged Traffic on Delhi’s arterial roads has become slower than ever, the Centre for Science and Environment
Congestion
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Congestion on Delhi roads has worsened – says new analysis by CSE of latest Google map data
For daily commuters in Delhi, what has been the experience is now being borne by hard statistics. Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) new assessment of travel time and traffic speed in Delhi shows
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Decoding Google map information on travel time to understand travel speed and congestion in Delhi
Centre for Science and Environment has carried out this simple and indicative exercise to assess the impact of congestion on travel time and traffic speed on Delhi’s major arterial roads which have been
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Vietnam aims to banish hordes of motorcycles from capitald
Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, approved a plan on Tuesday to ban the motorcycles that swarm its streets by 2030 in an attempt to reduce traffic jams and pollution, the city's People Committee said on its website.
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Lusaka master plan approved
LUSAKA Province Minister Japhen Mwakalombe says Cabinet has approved a K247 million master plan for infrastructure development to decongest the capital city. And Mr Mwakalombe has described proposals
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Choked by traffic, Bangkok revs up to beat air pollution
There are two pictures Thai air pollution expert Supat Wangwongwatana likes to show whenever he talks about Bangkok’s transition, in a little over a decade, from a city blanketed in smog to one boasting
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Emerging economies take lead on going green, but investment needed
Emerging economies are increasingly taking the lead in shifting the world onto a cleaner development path, a senior World Bank official said on Wednesday, pointing to the role of China and India in pushing
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Anand Vihar railway station fifth cleanest in Delhi
The Anand Vihar railway station has been ranked fifth cleanest among the A1 category stations surveyed in the latest Swachh Railway Report — the cleanest in the capital ahead of its more heralded rivals,
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Please spare Beach Road, cry dwellers
Visakhapatnam: From walks-for-a-cause, rallies-for-a-reason to marathons, cyclathons, Visakha Utsav, food fests, cultural events, devotional programmes and religious processions, all events seems to be
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Managing speed
In the context of the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week, WHO has released Managing speed. The document highlights that excessive and inappropriate speed is among the key risks for road traffic deaths and