| India Eco Summit: Strengthening public transport | 11-NOV-09 |
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| Cars cannot remain the preferred form of daily transport in India and the country should develop a multi-modal passenger transport system to make more people use public transport for their daily commute. Apart from developing roads and rail, waterways should also be developed, it was suggested. |
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| Lessons to make BRT work | 01-NOV-09 |
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| A year and a half after the chaotic launch of bus rapid transit in Delhi, BRT has been introduced in Ahmedabad to an altogether different reception. As several other cities are pursuing similar projects it is necessary to compare the two and learn useful lessons which can take the idea forward. The two projects may bear the same name but they are quite different in many ways. BRT was introduced in Delhi on a very busy section already extensively used by public transport. |
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| East Delhi to get Metro from tomorrow | 09-MAY-09 |
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| Residents of East Delhi will be able to enjoy the comfort of Metro trains from tomorrow as the DMRC will launch its services from the newly-constructed Yamuna Bank station.The extension of Metro Line 3 and the launch of Metro service from the newly-constructed Yamuna Bank metro station was earlier scheduled for May two, but postponed due to the elections in the national capital. |
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| Changing America | 28-APR-09 |
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| When Barack Obama assumed office, he carried with him the unusually high hopes of most Americans. Now, 99 days later, he has run a good first lap. Despite some initial mis-steps when it came to cabinet appointments, and despite differences of opinion on whether, in handling the economic and financial crisis, he has touched the right buttons, the fact is that Mr Obama enjoys a public rating that is higher than most American presidents have had after 100 days in office—and with good reason. |
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| IT staff asked to use public transport | 23-APR-09 |
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| They have been travelling to work in air-conditioned cabs and luxurious coaches all these years. IT employees of Pune will now also have to get used to public transport buses. |
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| BEST buses to have GPS to facilitate commuters | 13-APR-09 |
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| Commuters traveling in Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking (BEST) buses will be kept well updated about the timing of the bus, and the next destinations, as it intends to introduce Global Positioning System (GPS) soon on all its buses across the city. |
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| Car for an hour | 07-NOV-08 |
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| COMMUTING: Zipcar offers cars for short trips in US cities. |
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| Volatile market scares BMTC; IPO deferred | 04-AUG-08 |
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| The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), the public transport operator in Bangalore city, has deferred plans to raise Rs 750 crore through an initial public offering (IPO) citing |
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| Volvo bets big on public transport | 06-JUL-08 |
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Volvo Buses India Private Limited (VBIPL), the newly-formed company of Volvo India Private Limited, is betting big on public transport companies. |
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| PMC unveils Rs 19k cr plan to revamp public transport | 26-JUN-08 |
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Taking a serious note of severe criticism over Pune's traffic and transportation by various companies, industrial giants and even NASSCOM, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) seems to have decided to revamp its transportation infrastructure. |
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