URBAN MOBILITY

View: Not an urban transport project, but an urban transformation one

Even before Covid-19, ever-increasing traffic congestions, the resulting emission of carbon and other greenhouse gases, and deteriorating a...

A new prototype for global urban design that takes care of the environment

NEOM Company Board of Directors, has announced the launch of THE LINE, a revolution in urban living at NEOM, a region in northwest Saudi Ar...

Semi-urban areas fuel growth of India's app economy: AppsFlyer

The State of App Marketing in India 2021 report found that domestic apps led the way, with demand from semi-urban areas firing up India's a...

Future of cities: Saudi Arabia heralds a revolution in urban living

THE LINE will enable NEOM to become an economic engine for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the region, and the world. A cornerstone of Saudi V...

Transport Ministry to now look after development of ropeway and alternate mobility solutions

The move is expected to give a boost to the sector, by setting up a regulatory regime, and facilitating research and new technology to come...

IIT Kharagpur and National Institute of Urban Affairs collaborate to Build Accessible, Safe and Inclusive Indian Cities

Through the Urban & Regional Development Plan Formulation and Implementation Guidelines, NIUA is dwelling upon new emerging aspects like re...

FM announces Rs 18,000 crore scheme for public transport in urban areas

While presenting Union Budget 2021-22, she said the government would work towards raising the share of public transport in urban areas thro...

Union Budget: Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry allocated Rs 54,581 crore

The Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, a flagship programme of the Modi government, has been given Rs 2,300 crore in the 2021-22 Union Budget tha...

Government to develop plan to improve city logistics, reduce enforcement burden on truck drivers

The logistics division of the department is working on a logistics policy that aims for the country to break into top 25 countries in major...

Blade India to launch fly by-the-seat helicopter services in Karnataka

The company, which is a joint venture between USA’s BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc. and Hunch Ventures, said it will currently offer charter...

India to build commercial tech for mobile base station

The project is expected to boost several private firms including small and medium industries and academia research labs

PM pitches India as investment destination for urbanisation, mobility

Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, he said India and some African nations will witness the biggest wave of urbanisation over the ...

Honeywell invests in Trinity Mobility

"This strategic investment will allow Honeywell to expand its smart cities capabilities by providing access to Trinity's Smart City solutio...

Covid impact: Rural India beats urban in mobile data usage

Overall rural wireless broadband availability has widened too. As a result, rural consumption now accounts for roughly 45% of overall mobil...

Bosch India invests $2 million in Routematic

Routematic is also in the process of expanding its operations outside India and is evaluating certain geographies in Latin America for vari...

Why it may not be time yet to bet on urban trends

Your portfolio should not only bet on urban recovery but also on companies which are poised to do well globally, says Nilesh Shah.

Uber partners with Lithium Urban Technologies to onboard

Uber has already deployed more than 100 of these electric vehicles, such as Mahindra eVerito and Tata Tigor EV,on its platform. Lithium's c...