Round Table on BSVI Readiness and Roadmap
April 8, 2019
CSE lauds electric bus programme in Kolkata; says it can be a game changer for clean air agenda
State of Urban Transport Systems
International Conclave on Clean and Low Carbon Transport Strategies
September 4-5, 2018 India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi Transportation – mainly urban transportation -- accounts for 26 per cent of global carbon emissions. It is the only sector where carbon emissions continue to grow, adding to the climate change burden.
Forum of cities that segregate
Introduction Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been working with cities to promote and implement source-segregation model of waste management.
CSE round table on ‘Debating the Draft Parking Policy 2017
Centre for Science and Environment organized half a day round table workshop on ‘Draft Parking Policy 2017’ that the Department of Transport, Government of Delhi has issued recently.
Mainstreaming Energy Efficiency in Urban Water and Waste water Management in the wake of Climate Change
The high energy footprint of conventional municipal water management practices and contemporary disharmony between the water and energy sectors has resulted in missed joint opportunities for resource conservation.
CSE welcomes Delhi government budget which aims to address the air pollution problem through transport reforms
Budget hikes transport allocation by nearly a quarter to provide improved public transport service to all
Diesel under the spotlight not only for health impacts, but also for what it does to climate
Accounts for more black carbon emissions than from petrol. Transport sector is responsible for 25 per cent of global black carbon emissions
CSE Round Table Workshop on "Our Safe Right of way: Addressing Safety and Accessibility in Indian Cities" on June 23, 2014
The road accident data from the Union Ministry of Road Transport Highways for the year 2012 shows that every hour one person is either killed or injured in road accident in Delhi.
Roads are meant for walking
In India, traffic accidents are not on the health agenda. It is time the agenda is changed. Last week when the Union Minister for Rural Development met with an unfortunate and tragic accident on the road in Delhi, the issue was highlighted. But as yet, there is little understanding of the seriousness of the problem, and why India, which has just begun to motorise, needs to take action, and fast.
Stakeholder Dialogue on Improving Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Sri Lanka
Centre for Science and Environment organised a Stakeholder Dialogue on Improving Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Sri Lanka on December 10 in Colombo in collaboration with Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy, Sri Lanka. This dialogue is part of our initiative to build a forum for city dialogue on air quality and sustainable mobility.
Come out and claim the road
I write this column from my bed, recovering from an accident that broke my bones. I was hit by a speeding car when cycling. The car fled the scene, leaving me bleeding on the road. This is what happens again and again, in every city of our country, on every road as we plan without care for the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. These are the invisible users. They die doing nothing more than the most ordinary thing like crossing a road. I was more fortunate. Two cars stopped, strangers helped me and took me to hospital. I got treatment. I will be back fighting fit.
Pedestrian questions
Have you ever noticed the footpath? Does it even exist? And if it does what is its height from the road? What should be the ideal height that allows for pedestrians to walk without fear of being run over or breaking a leg clambering onto it, while not allowing cars to park and take over this public space?
Ponty, buses and PPPs
Liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother who were killed in a fratricide incident had another business not widely known. Ponty had recently acquired the concession to run public transport buses in Delhi. His company had won the bids for three clusters with a combined fleet of 600-odd vehicles. Now questions are being asked about who will run the business.