Category Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

200 Years of Passenger Rail Travel: A Call for India to Upgrade Its Tracks

The year 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of passenger travel by rail. While horses used to drag heavy loads along parallel rails, initially of wood and later of steel, at the beginning of the industrial revolution, the arrival of steam locomotives changed transportation forever. On September 27, 1825, a locomotive built by George Stephenson pulled 11 wagons of people and 20 wagons of coal a distance of some 26 miles from Darlington to Stockton along steel tracks (these places are about two hours by car from Manchester). That inaugurated travel by rail.

Urban Knowledge in Crisis

The current status of urban knowledge development, in form of accumulated knowledge, so recorded and accorded a formal status, in the syllabus of recognised courses or diploma and masters degress, of institutions of formal educations, like universities, is the bed rock of knowledge in any discipline.

Revamping India’s Vehicle Scrappage Policy (2021): A Path to Sustainable Mobility

India’s vehicle scrapping policy, initially launched in 2021 under the Voluntary Vehicle Fleet Modernization Program (V-VMP), was designed to enhance road safety and reduce environmental impact by mandating the scrapping of older vehicles.

Municipal Bonds in the Global South: Exploring the Barriers to Adoption and Sustainable Growth in Infrastructure Financing

On October 16, Rajkot became the first city in the country to issue municipal bonds for the current financial year and only the 17th city in the country to raise money through bonds to fund eight water and sanitation projects.

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