June 5, 2026
Kerala needs public transport reform

Free bus rides for women will win a news cycle. States must aim to build transit networks that last

Kerala’s public transport sector is at a crossroads. With the new government scrapping the SilverLine project, proposing a regional rapid-rail corridor, and announcing free KSRTC bus travel for women under the ‘Indira Guarantee’, the policy conversation is once again dominated […]
May 26, 2026
Kerala’s rural mobility crisis

Kerala’s Rural Mobility Crisis Is Not About Roads – It Is About Access

Thuruth village in Aluva, is no longer an island. Five bridges now connect the village to the mainland, three of them motorable. Roads exist, vehicles move, and Aluva lies barely a few kilometres away. Yet for most residents, public transport […]