Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Bullet train “not feasible”: To cost whopping Rs 212 crore...

Rohit Prajapati and Krishnakant* Let us make this clear atthe very outset: We are supporters of the public train transport system. Our objection to the Bullet Train project is not an objection against 'train' but we are against the bullet, which is symbol of violence. The Bullet Train's bullet is targeting fertile land...

India’s “smart” city proposals consider migrant, uns...

By Rajiv Shah A new study of by well-known Delhi-based civil rights body, Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN), has said that only 8% of India’s total population or 22 per cent of its urban population is likely to benefit from the Government of India’s Smart Cities Mission (SMC) project, which has been initiated in 99 cities from w...