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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicTraffic congestion

Topic: traffic congestion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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India must allow citizens to invest beyond its borders. It’s risk management, not luxury

The financialisation of Indian household savings is one of the most important economic shifts of the past decade. But financialisation without international diversification creates fragile balance sheets.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.