• Public Transport and Mobility

BRT Perception Survey

A joint perception survey (April-May 2008) of commuters travelling on the BRT corridor, done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and the Delhi-based student groups Delhi Greens and the Indian Youth Climate Network, has found overwhelming support for the BRT system. Majority of commuters want BRT corridors in other parts of the city for better connectivity. Surprise finding: contrary to general perceptions, a large majority of car and two-wheeler drivers surveyed have supported the BRT. Read more…

• Air Quality and Public Health

Learning from Lahore

• City Action

Factsheet: Kolkata cracks whip on two-stroke three-wheelers

Kolkata is on warring path to free its roads from the extremely polluting two-stroke three-wheelers that use a noxious cocktail of dirty and waste fuels as lubricant. The High Court has cracked whip to ensure that its orders to phase out and replace them with cleaner four-stroke three wheelers on clean fuels like LPG are implemented. Kolkata now joins the league of other Indian and Asian cities that have taken similar measures to address the pollution from these vehicles and to ensure that this important inter-mediate public transport are clean.  

• City Action

Tracking action on sustainable mobility in Indian cities

Nascent policy action has begun in some small and big cities of India to move away from car centric development.

• Food and Toxins

How harmful are phthalates?

• Food and Toxins

Safety Regulations

• Food and Toxins

Bhopal factsheets

• Vehicle Technology and Fuel

Seeking solutions to air pollution, congestion, and Climate: the role of transportation and mobility

• Public Transport and Mobility

Benchmarking urban transport in cities

• Vehicle Technology and Fuel

Hydrogen-natural gas: A transitional fuel

• Vehicle Technology and Fuel

Cities evolving fiscal measures to curb vehicular pollution

Several cities in India including Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, have begun to take steps to implement fiscal measures to address the problem of air pollution and congestion.

• Vehicle Technology and Fuel

Fuel Economy Regulations: Setting the principles right