Better than cure: Injury prevention policy
<p>Injuries are the leading cause of preventable death in children and young people, and of preventable years of life lost up to age 65. As such, they present a significant cost to individuals, society,
Public Transport
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Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy, 2020
<p>The Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, 2020, shall remain valid for a period of three years from the date of issue of this policy. To drive large scale adoption of Electric Vehicles and maximize reduction
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Pandemic and Mobility- Lessons from the COVID-19 crisis for building solutions
<p><img alt="" src="https://cdn.downtoearth.org.in/uploads/0.50648100_1459181755_0.JPG" style="width: 333px; height: 236px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />COVD-19 is an unprecedented opportunity to change
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Public Transport and Feeder Modes considering Social Distancing Norms
<p>Public transport which include buses and metro plays major role in people mobility in urban and rural areas of India. Presently, around 10 cities are having operational metro network with a total network
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Budget of Delhi 2020-21: Budget Speech
<p>Delhi is being recognized for its new initiative and a new thinking towards education, health services, social welfare and social security measures taken to improve the standard of living and quality
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Guidelines for City Mobility: Steering towards collaboration
<p>How people and goods get around our cities is undergoing considerable change. As new mobility options are introduced, cities and communities are trying to lower emissions, improve safety and increase
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Sustainability mobility for Bengaluru
<p>As per the results of the TomTom Traffic Index, a report detailing the traffic situation across 417 cities in 57 countries, it is found that Bengaluru stands to be the most traffic congested city in
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Costa Rica’s National Decarbonization Plan 2018-2050
The Government of Costa Rica has become the 14th country to submit its long-term strategy for low-emission development (LTS) to the UNFCCC Secretariat. The LTS conveys Costa Rica’s aspiration to be a modern,
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Poor ventilation in public transport responsible for transmission of airborne tuberculosis (TB) infection in South Africa, says study.
South Africa is one of the countries with the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB). According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics, 322,000 TB cases reported in South Africa in 2017. The highest
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How urban India moves: sustainable mobility and citizen preferences
This report, supported by Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, gauges the opinion of India’s urban population on various clean transportation and sustainable mobility interventions. It captures the characteristics