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Holger Dalkmann, Director, EMBARQ, spoke to students, professors, and government officials, at an event at the NIAS, IISc Campus, on transport, development, and climate change. Sudeept Maiti, Associate - Urban Development and Accessibility reports on the event.

EMBARQ India and AICTSL, with support from Dario Hidalgo, Director – Research and Practice, EMBARQ, held a seminar on the general concepts and benefits of a BRT system. Arnab Roy, Associate – Urban Transport, EMBARQ India, reports on the seminar attended by senior officials from AICTSL, IDA, IMC, the Police Department, and other stakeholders in the city of Indore.

Dario Hidalgo, Director - Research and Practice, EMBARQ, led a team of EMBARQ India staff to put together a concept plan for a BRT system in the city of Bangalore. Ashwin Prabhu, Associate - Urban Transport, EMBARQ India, reports on the presentation of the proposal to DULT, BMTC, BBMP, BDA, and other city agencies.

Rajkot, 13th July 2012: Rajkot’s first ever fleet auto-rickshaw service was launched today by Shri Nitinbhai Patel, Minister of Urban Development, Government of Gujarat. The project was developed in partnership with the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC), Nirmal Foundation and EMBARQ India.

3rd July 2012, Bangalore: Making Mobility Part of the Sustainable Development Discourse, a workshop in Bangalore on 3rd July 2012, brought together professionals from various fields of development to explore potential opportunities, barriers and enablers towards implementing principles of sustainable mobility within private residential townships.

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EMBARQ India participated in the Indo-German Urban Mela marking 60 years of successful diplomatic ties between the two countries. Sudeept Maiti, Associate - Urban Development and Accessibility, EMBARQ India, reports on the event.