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Thursday, October 30, 2025
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Topic: Public Transport

Combining easy commute & tourism, Kochi Water Metro is redefining urban transport—not just in Kerala

Air-conditioned boats plying between mainland & city’s island towns have added a new dimension to travel. Other states are collaborating with Kochi Metro Rail to implement similar systems.

Rise and fall of India’s BRTS. ‘World-class’ solution that made problems worse

Bus Rapid Transit Systems in India are a cautionary tale about the high cost of copy-paste urban planning. They’re being dismantled in Jaipur and Pune and triggering protests in Hubballi-Dharwad.

Why move to junk Indore’s priority bus lanes is drawing flak. ‘Success worldwide, demonised in India’

New Delhi: Launched with much fanfare in May 2013 to address Indore’s traffic problem by prioritising public bus transport, the 11-km-long Bus Rapid Transit...

Dear Bengal govt, don’t steal our memories, land, and clean air by removing trams

Nostalgia, romance, and a love of heritage alone cannot make the beloved trams of Kolkata sustainable. Simple science can. Transport Minister, are you with us still?

SubscriberWrites: Lifeline of Mumbai in evening AC Local

If anyone desires to see the changes happening in Mumbai then one must take a journey from Churchgate to Virar in evening AC Local.

DTC to BEST—public transport a financial burden on states. New Modi govt must bring reforms

The Delhi Transport Corporation suffered a loss of Rs 2,666 crore in 2023-2024. It is a similar story across the country.

Public infra funding, aiding third countries are key areas of Indo-German ties, says envoy Ackermann

Speaking to ThePrint, German ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann highlights areas of Indo-German cooperation including the Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development.

Not enough commuters? Metros have less than 50% projected ridership, says IIT-D report

Report by IIT-Delhi & Infravision Foundation also found that Delhi metro ridership was equal to 47% of projected ridership as against 25-30% for other operational metro rail networks.

This is how London tackled air pollution. Delhi can learn

Although London still does not meet WHO guidelines on air quality, the worst air quality days in the city are better than the best days in Delhi.

Why make buses electric when no one uses them? Delhi’s EV roadmap is hotly contested

Civil engineering professors, climate researchers and transport specialists pushed for behavioural changes and not just structural changes at an event that laid out Delhi's EV roadmap.

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Pakistan helped Afghans defeat superpowers — only to lose them to their nationalism

Pakistan failed to understand the fiercely independent psyche of the Afghans and Pashtun nationalism, which has dominated politics in Afghanistan since its emergence in 1747.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.