In an interview with ThePrint, Minister of Road Transport & Highways outlines his 3-point agenda & talks about Panipat-Delhi airport connection that'll cut travel time to under 30 mins.
Using a GCC model, where the state contracts private operators, lowers costs and subsidies. It’s possible to run a high-quality service, as anyone who has used London’s buses will attest.
House panel last yr flagged that almost all metro networks are in losses. Centre has received 21 proposals & approved 2, is working on guidelines to standardise construction & lower cost.
From 300 trams a day to 10, the journey of Kolkata's cheapest mode of transport seems to be in its final stages. But Calcutta Tram Users Association has put up a fight.
How the world deals with the pressure, as urbanization pushes our metro areas still closer to breaking point, will define the shape of transport over the coming decades.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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