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Saturday, April 11, 2026
TopicTraffic congestion

Topic: traffic congestion

What is the Bengaluru congestion tax? London shows it doesn’t really work

Antara Baruah -
Commuters venturing into Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road will automatically have to pay a certain sum of money in order to cross.

Driving solo on Bengaluru’s streets? You may soon have to cough up a congestion tax

Sharan Poovanna -
This & other proposals were discussed at meeting with industry captains chaired by Karnataka chief secretary, which was attended by Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Yulu co-founder RK Mishra etc.

Bengaluru world’s 2nd slowest city to drive in, 5th highest in CO2 emissions during rush hour

ThePrint Team -
The absolutely slowest city to drive in in the word is London, where people take 36 minutes and 20 seconds to go 10 kilometres.

Parking crisis is denting Brand Bengaluru. Now a top cop with a PhD is trying to save the day

Sharan Poovanna -
City police lodged almost 15 lakh parking violations last year, a sign of rampant congestion. With polls due, Bommai govt has appointed PhD-holding IPS officer to help fix the jam.

Only 8% Indian families own cars, NFHS finds. Over 50% still use bicycles, bikes & scooters

Nikhil Rampal -
The findings of the NFHS-5, conducted among 6,64,972 families, or households, were released earlier this month. It was carried out by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

These 10 cities have the most traffic congestion in the world

Johnny Wood -
In 2020, global congestion levels plummeted. Traffic levels dropped in 387 cities compared to 2019, with just 13 cities showing an increase.

Uber, Ola and other ride-hailing apps are worsening the developing world’s traffic problems

Mostafa Kandil -
In India, four major cities are estimated to be losing $22 billion annually to traffic congestion.

J&K transport dept takes to Twitter to unclog Jammu and Srinagar roads

Rahiba R. Parveen -
Residents, who need to vote, have three options: Odd-even scheme, ‘two cars per house’ norm, and three passengers per car rule.

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Opinion

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

Swasti Rao -
The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

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Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

Bloomberg News -
New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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