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The 5 Biggest Metro Networks In The World - Guess Where India Ranks
As cities grow denser and traffic congestion worsens, metro systems have emerged as essential infrastructure. Read on.
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'Flying Buses' For Bengaluru's Traffic Chaos? What Nitin Gadkari Told NDTV
India is evaluating new modes of futuristic transport, including elevated airpod-based systems and flash-charging electric buses, to tackle traffic congestion and reduce pollution in metro cities, Nitin Gadkari told NDTV.
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India Will Have World's Second-Largest Metro System: Union Minister Hardeep Puri
Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that India will have the world's second-largest operational urban transport metro system in a year and a half.
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South Korea Tests System For Controlling Air Taxis
The transport ministry estimates such services could cut travel time for distances between 30-50km from an hour by car to 20 minutes by air.
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South Korea Tests System for Controlling Air Taxis, Hopes to Launch Airport Service as Soon as 2025
South Korea demonstrated a system for controlling urban air mobility vehicles (UAM), which it hopes will serve as taxis between major airports and downtown Seoul as soon as 2025, cutting travel time by two-thirds.
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Surat Bags Centre's Award For City With The Best Public Transport System
The Union government on Friday awarded Surat the city with the best public transport system and Kochi for the most sustainable transport system.
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Bengaluru Metro: Way Behind Schedule But Still On The Right Track
For an urban transport system meant to de-clog one of India's most liveable cities, Namma Metro is still only beginning to make a difference to Bengaluru which continued to add over 1,500 vehicles to its clogged roads every single day till pandemic struck. Even the addition of 6 km today on the north-south Green Line still only means a cumulative 4...
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Metro Network To Be Extended To 15 New Cities: Union Minister
India already has a 515-kilometre functional network of metro tracks in various cities and 15 more will soon have over 660 kilometres of tracks for rapid urban transportation, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday.
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EU To Pay 3.5 Million Euros For Green Transport In 3 Indian Cities
The European Union (EU) has agreed to pay 3.5 million Euros to help evolve a low-carbon urban transport system between Kochi, Ahmedabad and Nagpur, and help India improve its sustainable transport policy, the government said on Friday.
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Delhi Metro To Be Linked With Other Public Transport Systems In A Year
The Delhi Metro will be linked to other public transport systems in all cities in the Delhi-NCR region within one year to ensure "last mile connectivity", an official of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has said.
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The 5 Biggest Metro Networks In The World - Guess Where India Ranks
As cities grow denser and traffic congestion worsens, metro systems have emerged as essential infrastructure. Read on.
-
'Flying Buses' For Bengaluru's Traffic Chaos? What Nitin Gadkari Told NDTV
India is evaluating new modes of futuristic transport, including elevated airpod-based systems and flash-charging electric buses, to tackle traffic congestion and reduce pollution in metro cities, Nitin Gadkari told NDTV.
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India Will Have World's Second-Largest Metro System: Union Minister Hardeep Puri
Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that India will have the world's second-largest operational urban transport metro system in a year and a half.
-
South Korea Tests System For Controlling Air Taxis
The transport ministry estimates such services could cut travel time for distances between 30-50km from an hour by car to 20 minutes by air.
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South Korea Tests System for Controlling Air Taxis, Hopes to Launch Airport Service as Soon as 2025
South Korea demonstrated a system for controlling urban air mobility vehicles (UAM), which it hopes will serve as taxis between major airports and downtown Seoul as soon as 2025, cutting travel time by two-thirds.
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Surat Bags Centre's Award For City With The Best Public Transport System
The Union government on Friday awarded Surat the city with the best public transport system and Kochi for the most sustainable transport system.
-
Bengaluru Metro: Way Behind Schedule But Still On The Right Track
For an urban transport system meant to de-clog one of India's most liveable cities, Namma Metro is still only beginning to make a difference to Bengaluru which continued to add over 1,500 vehicles to its clogged roads every single day till pandemic struck. Even the addition of 6 km today on the north-south Green Line still only means a cumulative 4...
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Metro Network To Be Extended To 15 New Cities: Union Minister
India already has a 515-kilometre functional network of metro tracks in various cities and 15 more will soon have over 660 kilometres of tracks for rapid urban transportation, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday.
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EU To Pay 3.5 Million Euros For Green Transport In 3 Indian Cities
The European Union (EU) has agreed to pay 3.5 million Euros to help evolve a low-carbon urban transport system between Kochi, Ahmedabad and Nagpur, and help India improve its sustainable transport policy, the government said on Friday.
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Delhi Metro To Be Linked With Other Public Transport Systems In A Year
The Delhi Metro will be linked to other public transport systems in all cities in the Delhi-NCR region within one year to ensure "last mile connectivity", an official of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has said.
