Over 60 lakh vehicles on Bengaluru roads, and counting

The Hindu: "These statistics validate a study, ‘Urban mobility trends in Indian cities and its implications’ (published in Developing Country Perspectives on Public Service Delivery), which noted an “alarming” shift towards private vehicles in Bengaluru, as also the highest growth in the use of cars and two-wheelers."

How much energy is spent just managing traffic jams?

Times of India : "Traffic officials said their control room closely monitors traffic across the city. "We have a digital map that shows the city roads, including interior stretches," said a senior traffic official. "The minute we see congestion at any point, we alert the nearest officer to rush to the spot," he said."

Motor vehicles choking Srinagar, Kashmir

Kashmir Life : "Compliant with the appeal of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for carpooling to minimize traffic congestion, the students and management of Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar Saturday decided to use bicycles and carpooling in and around valley’s premier medical school."

Delhi ready to try anything except fare-free buses

Hindustan Times: "“We build flyovers, we make signal-free stretches and we ask people to cross the road using overhead walk bridges or underground subways. We discourage them from walking and crossing the road, giving primacy to cars instead of public transport. In most developed countries.., it is people first and cars last,” she says.
The successive governments seem not to have understood the close relation between public transport and lowering pollution, she says.
Other experts agree.
“Delhi needs to improve its transport system...The commuters need to have some incentive to give up their private vehicles and a well-connected and hassle free public transport will act as that,” said PK Sarkar, head of department (transport and planning) at School of Planning and Architecture."

Maharashtra: Free bus pass for disabled, 50% fare for senior citizens

The Indian Express: "Mayor Snehal Ambekar, who belongs to the Shiv Sena, has asked the civic administration to work on the modalities to issue the free passes to the disabled people and the passes with 50 per cent concessions to senior citizens.
As per 2011 census, there are 12 lakh elderly people in the city and 21 per cent among them, live below the poverty line."