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Railways to tie up with IIT-B to develop sustainable suburban framework

Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation and IIT Bombay will conduct a study on the city's suburban rail network to enhance financial sustainability and service delivery.

Railways to tie up with IIT-B to develop sustainable suburban framework
Published on Feb 13, 2025 06:36 AM IST

State signs pact with UK agencies to raise metro revenues

MoU signed with the Department for Transport (DfT) of the United Kingdom government, and Crossrail International (CI), its wholly owned subsidiary which provides strategic advice on rail projects

Devendra Fadnavis with officials from Department for Transport (DfT) and Crossrail International
Updated on Jan 28, 2025 08:22 AM IST

5 things Mumbai needs on priority from Mahayuti govt led by Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai, home to 21 million and 386 billionaires, faces governance and infrastructure challenges

Mumbai skyline (REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 06, 2024 10:05 AM IST

Revamp of Delhi’s bus terminals to be completed by October

The action comes after LG VK Saxena inspected the ISBT Kashmere Gate on August 31 and the terminals at Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan on September 9, flagging several shortcomings

A view of the Kashmere Gate ISBT. (HT Archive)
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 05:12 AM IST

UP govt targets five-fold growth in tourism by 2028

The Uttar Pradesh government is revitalizing tourist sites and infrastructure, aiming to boost tourism fivefold by 2028, targeting ₹70,000 crore GVA and 80 crore tourists.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath is committed to boosting tourism alongside industrial development in the state. (HT File)
Updated on Aug 12, 2024 05:48 AM IST
By, Lucknow

Two-wheelers, autos may be banned on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway: Report

The decision is being taken to avoid accidents as slow-moving vehicles "pose a threat" on the high-speed commute corridor.

The Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway is a 10-lane project, divided into two carriages.(Twitter/ @nitin_gadkari)
Published on Apr 27, 2023 11:48 AM IST

Modi calls for integrated preparations for dealing with natural disasters

Modi said each nation faces the threat of natural disasters and called studying past disasters and learning lessons from them the way forward

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the conference. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 11:30 AM IST

The MSME sector is critical in times of Covid-19

While Indian policymakers face the tough task of containing a public health pandemic as well as formulating swift policies to protect the most vulnerable from its adverse economic effect, a committed response to support the MSMEs is essential, imminent and key to easing the impact of the crisis for these entrepreneurs, their employees and the Indian economy as a whole.

A large fraction of India’s firms are small, informal and operate in the unorganised sector. Recent annual reports on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) indicate that the sector contributes to around 30% of India’s GDP, and based on conservative estimates, employs around 50% of industrial workers.(REUTERS)
Updated on Apr 03, 2020 06:24 PM IST
ByRitam Chaurey, Gaurav Chiplunkar and Vidhya Soundararajan

Vienna named most liveable city for second time

Vienna once again came ahead of Melbourne -- which had held the top ranking for seven years until losing it to Vienna in 2018 -- according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Vienna named most liveable city for second time.(Unsplash)
Updated on Sep 04, 2019 12:29 PM IST
Vienna | ByAgence France-Presse

Sop or safety? Delhi residents want both

Kejriwal said one of the primary reasons behind this incentive was to make public transport safer for women.

Ranjana Kumari, director, Centre for Policy Research, said the logic that free travel will improve safety for women is “absurd”.(HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 04, 2019 06:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Car ownership must become a relic of the past

Millennials are making wiser choices for society’s benefit. It is high time Indian cities join the likes of London, Singapore and New York to further discourage private car ownership

In the last few years, car travel in most metros has become a nightmare. Moving around by road in Bengaluru, for example, is nearly impossible with average speeds going down from 30kmph in 2005 to less than 10kmph in 2018. The city loses an estimated <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>38,000 crore annually as a social cost of traffic congestion(Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 01, 2019 06:16 PM IST
ByPradeep Parameswaran

2019 Lok Sabha elections: Mumbai North Central MP Poonam Mahajan talks about her performance

Once my candidature was announced, thousands of voters from the constituency flocked to my office to congratulate me, said Poonam Mahajan, the sitting Mumbai North Central MP and BJP candidate.

Mumbai North Central MP Poonam Mahajan(HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 04, 2019 12:01 PM IST

Cutting congestion: UK offers cash to use public transport

Transport officials in the Midlands have initiated a novel project in Coventry to incentivise people to leave their vehicles at home and use public transport by using ‘credits’ through a new app on travelling in the region.

UK offers cash to use public transport(PTI)
Published on Mar 25, 2019 10:04 PM IST
London | By

Spotted illegal parking in Mumbai? Log complaints on BMC website, helpline

The civic body is planning to set up a special parking authority for the city, as per Development Control and Promotion Regulations 2034, to regulate this issue.

At present, the BMC along with traffic police manage parking regulations in the city.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Jul 19, 2018 11:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By
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