Doing their Bit: Growing role of communities and the private sector in waste management
The quest to manage municipal solid waste in India’s urban centres has gained significant momentum in the past few years. Government organisations and urban local bodies (ULBs) have provided a much-needed thrust, owing mostly to […]
Government Initiatives: Focus on big-ticket programmes and online portals
Over the past couple of years, the central government has taken several innovative initiatives to facilitate road development. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has focused on the augmentation of existing infrastructure as […]
Technology Merits: Growing focus on efficiency improvement in tolling
National and state highways in India comprise less than 5 per cent of the roads but account for 80 per cent of the traffic. This mismatch implies that vehicles halting for cash transactions at toll […]