TRAFFIC CHOKED IN MUMBAI
Victory Parade: Days after Hathras stampede, over 3 lakh crowd erupts in Mumbai, leaving many injured and cars damaged
Mumbai's Marine Drive saw chaos after Team India's T20 World Cup victory parade, with 300,000 fans causing injuries and property damage. Fans climbed cars and danced, resulting in dented vehicles and scattered footwear. Mismanagement was reported as the crowd surged, leading to traffic jams and further chaos. Two fans fainted, and others had breathing difficulties.
Atal Setu: How the Trans Harbour Link will transform Mumbai
The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), or Atal Setu, as it'll be called now, links Sewri in Mumbai to Nhava-Sheva on the mainland in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, establishing faster connectivity between the island city of Mumbai and the Navi Mumbai on the mainland, and decongesting the perennially choked metropolis as well as opening new vistas of development.
Government, airports gear to avoid choked airport during festive rush
While BCAS (Bureau of Civil Aviation Security) has asked airports to increase security check in areas and to increase number of xray machines, CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) has committed additional manpower. Last week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia met to review airport preparedness to avoid a situation of last year where many passengers missed their flights due to long check in queues.
Heavy rain in Mumbai; choked traffic, waterlogging reported in many places
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Wednesday and a man died after a tree fell in suburban Malad, officials said. In the last 24 hours, there were 26 incidents of tree fall, 15 of short-circuit, and five incidents of collapse/partial collapse of houses in Mumbai, as per the civic bo...
View: India’s tech hub Bengaluru can’t deal with SVB if it’s stuck in traffic
India’s software powerhouse earned its spurs by managing tech for global multinationals. Now it’s even shielding local startups from the falling debris in US banking. The city of 13 million people punches above its weight for India and the world. But while success in solving technical problems has brought prosperity to coders, inadequate infrastructure is detracting from the quality of life of professionals.
Traffic, water shortages, now floods: the slow death of India's tech hub?
Last week, after the city's heaviest rains in decades, the Yemalur neighbourhood was submerged under waist-deep water along with some other parts of Bengaluru, disrupting the southern metropolis' IT industry and dealing a blow to its reputation. Residents fed up with gridlocked traffic and water shortages during the dry season have long complained about the city's infrastructure.
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A C-Suite boss on why employees must stay home to save Indian cities from disaster
In what could be a new talking point for India Inc. after Swiggy's moonlighting push, Zerodha's founder this time has made the case stronger for letting employees across the nation get the work-from-home option, not just for their benefit but for the larger good. This is a silver lining from Covid, Kamath believes.
St. Petersburg to Mumbai in 25 days: India can now bypass the Suez Canal to reach Northern Russia
St. Petersburg to Mumbai in 25 days through the INST Corridor is now a reality. As this project of geostrategic importance lives up to its promise, it's time to take a look at how India can benefit more from this.
Daily wagers' balance enquiries choke system
An unprecedented surge of enquiries from workers chokes digital channels.
When even a rich city like Mumbai is starved of funds
The federal government’s chronic deficits dominate discussions about India’s precarious public finances.
Flights reaching early slow down your takeoff
A study by air traffic control (ATC) covering 46,378 flights found 2,569 flights or 5.5% left before their scheduled departure time. As many as 11,249, or almost a quarter, reached more than 15 minutes before their scheduled departure time.
Finally, Delhi gets a protective ring against pollution, traffic
With the second leg opening today, the expressway will be complete almost 15 years after it was first conceived.
Why it is difficult to come up with a viable public transport model for all cities
A strong public transportation system can decongest urban roads. But a viable and sustainable model that will work in all cities remains elusive.
Modi's plan to get million more Indians flying hits an air pocket
The delays highlight the hurdles Modi - who has campaigned on his ability to implement growth-boosting reforms - faces as he seeks re-election in 2019.
Sales fall as people in metros start ditching cars
The country's largest car market, Delhi, recorded a marginal growth of 1.6 per cent, and that too because of the lower base of 2016-17 when diesel car sales were banned for a few months.
Smog-choked India is giving the filthiest fuel a tax advantage
GST is encouraging the use of this fuel, which spews more emissions than others. It’s now taxed at a rate that may be lower for some buyers than the cleaner LNG.
Massive road projects for choked cities under Bharatmala
The govt on Wednesday announced starting of work on developing another 24 logistics parks, which will help reduce the congestion and pollution on city roads as heavy vehicles won't need to enter cities.
Mumbai: A city brought to its knees by the burden of its success
Drastic and rapid measures may be needed to rescue four key business hubs in Mumbai that are suffering the consequences of unchecked expansion. But is it too late?
India rises two spots to become the 4th largest aviation market
In total passenger terms, India saw 15.2 crore passengers flying in 2016, with 9.9 crore flying within the country and 5.3 internationally .
IGI choked: No new peak-hour flights in Delhi this summer
The severe infrastructure crunch at major Indian airports was highlighted during recent deliberations aviation authorities held with airlines to finalise the summer schedule this year.
Japan fights China for PM Narendra Modi's plan to get you high-speed trains
Modi plans to spend 8.5 trillion rupees through 2020 on new tracks, including bullet trains and modern stations, as he looks to spur a manufacturing boom.
Hundreds of new planes flying in. But where’s the space?
TOI has accessed the minutes of the meeting of top officials of AAI, DGCA and the airlines from Sep 7 to 9 to finalise slot allocation in the coming winter.
Government looking at 6-year plan to upgrade airport infrastructure: Jayant Sinha
“Looking at the passenger growth, we expect the size of the Indian aviation market to grow to about 600 million air passengers annually over 10 to 12 years from now."
Create land offshore instead of acquiring it: Swaminathan Aiyar
Offshore land today can be far cheaper than land acquired from farmers. Second, offshore land can always be expanded through further reclamation.
Variety of apps like Traffline, Ridlr and others available to make your ride safe and easy
From ride-sharing or car-pooling to tracking buses and seats on them to plan your entire journey -there's an app now to fulfill every transport need.
Pollution in cities: Is dirty air the price of growing affluence?
As urban India expands in size and prosperity, cars are getting bigger and the roads are getting choked with many more vehicles, increasing the volume of dirt and harmful gas emissions.
Mumbai lags behind other Indian cities in infrastructure
“Mumbai lacks the political push that’s needed for these projects, while the government and state agencies in other cities are collectively working on clearing logjam on the ground so that they can expedite infrastructure projects,” an expert said.
Mumbai's local railway lines creak as realty explodes in city suburbs
Railways struggle to cope with the population boom in places like Kharghar, Virar & Dombivli on the city’s outskirts.
JNPT choked after Gateway Terminal unit strike
Employees of Gateway Terminal, which is operated by APM Terminals, have been protesting against the company's decision to hire 11 "outsiders".
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