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adminMay 25, 2021

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Berlin : The German government has made a proposal to introduce free public transportation as a radical measure to lower nitrogen oxide pollution in cities. At least 20 major German cities continue to record nitrogen oxide pollution levels that exceed the EU limits and would be unable to correct the circumstance before 2020 according to […]

adminMay 25, 2021

Beijing : China is looking to establish a service system for barrier-free transport by 2020, according to the Ministry of Transport (MOT). A guideline on improving transportation services for the elderly and the disabled was jointly released Thursday by the MOT, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the China Disabled Persons’ Federation and four […]

adminMay 25, 2021

New Delhi : With logistics cost in India alarmingly high, the government is working towards lowering it by a third by developing coastal shipping and inland waterways as alternative modes of transport, Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday. In his address at “World Food India 2017” here, he said the logistics cost in […]

adminMay 25, 2021

By Somrita Ghosh, Delhi Metro cruelly killed my “acche din”. Metro fares have been doubled in just four months, forcing me to give up my favourite mode of transport and take to crowded DTC buses. Besides putting the new fares beyond my budget, I have also been stripped off the safety of travelling in the […]

adminMay 25, 2021

New Delhi:(IANS) Essential services, including transport and banking are likely to be affected on Wednesday (today) with 10 central trade unions going on a nationwide strike. Taxi and auto drivers will also participate in the protest, All India Trade Union secretary, D.L. Sachdev told IANS here on Tuesday. “Over 15 crore people would go on […]