India Newsletter August 2013
Sat, 2013-08-24AIR POLLUTIONDelhi: Poll-bound govt sends back air pollution agenda The much awaited 'Agenda for Air Pollution Control', which seeks to meet the ambient air quality standards in Delhi by...
View ArticleMalacca to introduce electric bus for public transportation
Link (URL): Source: New Straits TimesDate: Tue, 2013-08-27By Jason Gerald John, New Straits Times August 27, 2013MALACCA: Being entrusted to lead the nation's move towards green technology, the State...
View ArticlePolitical scion transforms PH buses
Link (URL): Source: Manila Standard TodayDate: Sun, 2013-09-01By Alena Mae S. Flores, Manila Standard Today September 1, 2013Philip Apostol, a scion of a political family in the Visayas, preferred...
View ArticlePush for public transport
Link (URL): Source: Australian Bus and CoachDate: Tue, 2013-09-03A three-week challenge to use alternative transport in the Wellington region starts next week.The Spring to the Street transport...
View ArticlePH eyed as electric vehicles hub in Asean
Link (URL): Inquirer.netDate: Thu, 2013-09-05By Amy R. Remo September 4, 2013read more
View ArticleNEDA green-lights nine major projects worth P62.3-B
Link (URL): By Kimberly Jane Tan, GMA NewsDate: Fri, 2014-05-30 President Benigno Aquino III and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board approved nine major projects worth P62.3...
View ArticleCities with efficient public transport highly attractive and competitive: study
Link (URL): By Eco-Business.comDate: Tue, 2014-06-03A new study launched by Siemens reveals that investing in efficient public transport system can boost economic growth up to US$800 billion; study...
View Article1000km of BRT can save 27,000 lives in India
Link (URL): ...http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/brt-system-will-save-27000-live...Press Trust of India 24 June 2014World Bank President Jim Young Kim has said India can save more than 27,000...
View ArticleQuantifying the Environmental, Social, and Economic Benefits from Bus Rapid...
Article Date: 27 Jun 2014Clean Air Asia participated in the recent workshop and training seminar onQuantifying the Environmental, Social, and Economic Benefits from Bus Rapid Transit Systemshosted...
View ArticleMost GPS in Delhi buses go missing
Link (URL): ...http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/1800-of-3700-gps-devices-g...Press Trust of India, 20 June 2014Around half of the 3,700 GPS devices, fitted in various DTC buses in the...
View ArticleBangalore Metro Transport Corporation inaugurates new bus services
Link (URL): By Rohith B R, The Times of India, BangaloreDate: Sat, 2014-07-12 BANGALORE: Bangalore Metro Transport Corporation ( BMTC) new bus services was inaugurated by transport minister Ramalinga...
View ArticleBike-sharing system launched in St. Petersburg
Link (URL): Source: The St. Petersburg TimesDate: Wed, 2014-07-09 A ceremony launching the first automated bike-sharing system in St. Petersburg was held at Gostiny Dvor on July 3, Fontanka.ru reports....
View ArticleDelhi: 2500 private buses lose permit
Link (URL): ...http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/2500-private-Delhi-buses-l...By Rumu Banerjee, TNN 20 August 2014Almost two years after the Nirbhaya incident, the transport department has...
View ArticleAll women bus service launched in Guwahati
Link (URL): ...http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140724/jsp/northeast/story_18645097.jsp#....By Saurav Bora, 24 July, 2014Dipali Rajkhowa had chosen to “drive” off the beaten track and step into a male...
View ArticleNavi Mumbai: Bus is most popular mode
Link (URL): ...http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/Bus-most-popular-mod...By Sanjay Bannerjee, Times News Network 15 August 2014The increase in the number of routes is a planned...
View ArticleWorld Bank gives thumbs up to bus rapid transit system in Pune
Link (URL): http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/World-Bank-gives-thumbs-up-to-bus-rapid-transit-system-in-Pune/articleshow/37216481.cmsThe Times of India June 26, 2014A World Bank report has...
View ArticleDevelopment of 100 smart cities saw push in 2014
Link (URL): http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-12-31/news/57558259_1_100-smart-cities-ud-ministry-national-urban-renewal-missionThe Economic Times December 31, 2014Development of 100...
View ArticleBelo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo Win 2015 Sustainable Transport Award
Article Date: 13 Jan 2015The 10th annual awards gives the first three-way tie to three cities in Brazil.read more
View ArticleUNESCAP: Call for Papers on the theme of “Sustainable and Inclusive Urban...
Thu, 2015-01-22(Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific, No. 85: Call for Papers on the theme of “Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Transport”)read more
View ArticleVehicles continue to flout pollution norms in Jammu
Link (URL): http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/vehicles-continue-to-flout-pollution-norms-in-jammu/30157.htmlThe Tribune January 15, 2015The lack of coordination between the Pollution...
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