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‘I travel 6 hours every day’: Man working in Mumbai says commute leaves time only to sleep, wakes up at 5amA Maharashtra-based employee has described spending around six hours each day commuting between Badlapur and Goregaon for a Rs 35,000 month...
Delhi Metro last-mile connectivity: Why the final stretch remains a hurdle for commutersThe Delhi Metro serves millions daily, but reaching destinations remains a significant hurdle. Commuters spend considerable time and money ...
Karnataka bandh August 13, 2026: What's open & what's closed? Full list of schools, buses, shops, offices and essential servicesKarnataka bandh today August 13, 2026: On August 13, pro-Kannada groups are organising a statewide bandh to express their dissatisfaction o...
FM radio: Tuned out of news, tuned into crisis, seeks reformsIndia's FM radio industry faces a crisis, with companies surrendering licenses due to government restrictions and competition from digital ...
BEST strike day two: Commuters face hardships as buses remain off roadsMumbai's public transport ground to a halt for a second day as BEST employees continued their strike despite government intervention and th...
Is Spotify Down Today ? Downdetector shows Spotify down as users report widespread outageIs Spotify Down Today? Spotify is down today for thousands of users worldwide. Live data from Downdetector shows a sharp spike in outage re...
'Allow some traffic through Wipro’: Siddaramaiah appeals Azim Premji seeking help to ease Bengaluru’s ORR congestion woesKarnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has requested Wipro's founder, Azim Premji, to consider allowing limited vehicle movement through t...
How sedentary work culture is fuelling India’s early diabetes crisisIndia faces a growing diabetes crisis, with over 100 million adults affected, exacerbated by sedentary work culture. Prolonged sitting and ...
Death of the sustainability poster child: What does it teach us?BluSmart, an electric vehicle cab service, shut down due to financial mismanagement. The company's failure raises concerns about oversight ...
BluSmart: Wallet worries for customers as EV ride-hailing service screeches to a sudden haltBluSmart, an EV ride-hailing service, faces disruption following a Sebi order against its promoters for alleged fund misallocation. Users h...
Bengaluru bandh: Work from home? Schools closed? What is open, what is shut today?Several tech companies in Bengaluru, including Google, Walmart, IBM, and Accenture, have asked their employees to work from home on Septemb...
78% of school students found learning at home during pandemic 'burdensome': Govt surveyWhile 45 per cent of the students said online learning was joyful, 38 per cent of the respondents faced difficulty in learning. Twenty-four...
Shops set to reopen from Monday amid a host of concerns like manpower, commutingMany trade bodies are also seeking clarity from local authorities on the easing of restrictions as they say there is a "confusion" over wha...
Why it is difficult to come up with a viable public transport model for all citiesA strong public transportation system can decongest urban roads. But a viable and sustainable model that will work in all cities remains el...
Upgrade Sarjapur road, Azim Premji urges HD KumaraswamyPremji urged the chief minister to upgrade the 8-km stretch, which is also the main access to the software giant’s headquarters at Sarjapur.
Metro authorities insist on building station a kilometer away from Cantonment railway stationThe demand for integrating the Metro station with the Cantonment railway station has found support from Citizens for Bengaluru (CfB) and B....
Sleep labs mushroom across country as stress, excessive use of technology making Indians sleep deprivedSleep has become a commodity in urban India, thanks to factors ranging from long work hours, demanding corporate jobs and travel across glo...
Shuttl rolls out 'home check' safety feature on Women’s DayWhen the user opts for ‘home check’ through their booking confirmation SMS, they will be able to confirm their details through a URL sent t...
Delhi pollution: With lives on line, Stockholm offers a lesson in changeOne way out that the Swedes have adopted is car pooling, especially from new settlements like Hammarby Sjostad.
- The urban agenda
December 3 marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, a scheme that gave an identifi...