View: The tragic fallout of road crashes mirrors the many divides that dominate IndiaAccording to the Union transport ministry, wrong-side driving on roads claimed 9,200 lives in 2019. Exactly why it is the second-biggest ki...
12 Apr, 2021, 11.35 PM IST
What's in Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan?The plan would modernize 20,000 miles of highways and roads, the top 10 "economically significant bridges" and 10,000 other bridges.
31 Mar, 2021, 10.15 PM IST
Bicycle demand rises amid coronavirus pandemic but manufacturers unable to keep upThe cycle market can grow exponentially as there is a lot of potential in the rural areas also, says Jagdish Khattar, a patron to AICMA who...
30 Aug, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
Work from home: Travelling in post-pandemic world will have ramifications across sectorsIn the four months of working from home, the world seems to have travelled backwards by a century.
12 Jul, 2020, 03.38 PM IST
Can Hero Cycles' new electric cycle help it power ahead?With stagnating sales, Hero Cycles is now pursuing a two-pronged strategy- e-bikes and a new cheaper bicycle.
23 Jul, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
Delhiites exposed to five times more black carbon than Americans, EuropeansTravelling by car in Delhi exposes people to black carbon levels five times higher than Europe and America, say scientists who found that A...
11 Jul, 2018, 11.16 AM IST
Delhiites exposed to five times more black carbon than Americans, EuropeansAccording to the World Health Organisation, about 88 per cent of premature deaths in low- and middle-income countries in Asia can be attrib...
11 Jul, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
Congress, BJP learn that bailing on Bengaluru comes at a priceCongress is determined to retain Karnataka while BJP is going all out to wrest it back. For national parties, bailing on Bengaluru will com...
21 Jan, 2018, 10.04 AM IST
How various ministries are exploring the use of drones for effective infrastructure creationData collected by drones, in terms of number of trees, hand pumps, buildings, electricity wires and poles, telephone lines and the like are...
26 Jun, 2016, 09.48 AM IST
New Delhi’s hazardous air quality calls for drastic measuresDelhi govt has come up with the simplest of plans in response that will ostensibly automatically reduce the load on the roads by 50 pc.
06 Dec, 2015, 07.14 AM IST
Bihar polls: How Nitish Kumar is trying to ward off a high octane NDA that's taking the state by stormThe BJP-led NDA has embarked on a door-to-door campaign, but the larger focus is to counter the Grand Alliance with the might of its star c...
04 Oct, 2015, 10.25 AM IST
75 per cent of two-wheelers in India have no insuranceIn recent years, the number of two-wheelers has grown exponentially in rural areas where insurance papers are seldom checked by the enforce...
23 May, 2015, 12.01 PM IST
Camp near Mumbai's Shirota Lake or re-create your 'DDLJ' moment in the mustard farms of Punjab's Kila RaipurET-Travel suggests you take a casual day off at work to make the most of an extended weekend in coming months. Here's where you can head to.
26 Feb, 2015, 09.27 AM IST
India must make its roads safe for citizensPolicing has to improve, and the job of cops should be to crack down on rash or drunken driving, not to harass rickshaw drivers for bribes.
05 Jun, 2014, 05.14 AM IST
Power distance index and corruptionIf the 'VIPs' find a system inconvenient, they are in the best position to change it, rather than expecting the masses to follow it.
25 Jun, 2011, 05.41 AM IST
- Pristine getaway
Thanks to some timely laws, the 19th century hill station of Landour has remained unspoilt by modern constructions, and is the perfect plac...
16 Jun, 2011, 07.29 AM IST
- All Bluelines to go off Delhi roads by Dec 14
Delhi transport minister Arvinder Singh on Monday set a deadline of December 14 for phasing out of the 2,400-odd Blueline buses plying on t...
26 Oct, 2010, 06.22 AM IST