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March 11, 2024

Navigating Urban Challenges: A Journey through Surat’s Road Safety Landscape

In January 2024, an alarming news article shook me to the core, describing the tragic death of a 16-year-old schoolboy in Surat after being hit by a bus. According to the article, prior to this incident, a 23-year-old worker was […]
February 23, 2024

Liberalisation of Public Transport Ecosystem in India

The economic liberalisation in India commenced in the 1990s and had a profound impact on the transportation sector in the country. Post independence in 1947, the government played a dominant role in bolstering the transport sector but the role of […]
September 14, 2023

Transit Advertising Framework: The Silver Bullet to India’s Public Transport Woes

Transit Advertising refers to the use of advertisement spaces available on various modes of public transit. Buses provide a unique opportunity for companies by acting as mobile billboards and reaching audiences across income classes. This is seen as an extremely […]
August 30, 2013

Public transport system calls for a new roadmap, The Hindu

Public transport system calls for a new roadmap, The Hindu, 28th August 2013   As the district gears up to observe yet another edition of Bus Day on Thursday, debate is on as to how far these ritualistic observations go […]
August 1, 2013

Launch of CPPR Centre for Urban Studies

Ms Susan Zielinski,  will launch CPPR Focus Study Centre in the arena of Mobility and Urban Studies on August 26th, 2013. Ms Susan is the Managing Director of SMART of Michigan University. She is an active proponent of smart mobility for […]
July 23, 2013

The National Investigation Agency and the Enrica Lexie case

by Ravishankar. M* The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was established by the NIA Act which was passed by the Indian Parliament in 2008. It is envisaged as an agency “to investigate and prosecute offences affecting the sovereignty, security and integrity […]