Planning for Non-Motorised Transport in Gurgaon
EMBARQ India organises NMT workshop
25th February 2013 | Gurgaon: EMBARQ India organised a workshop on planning for non-motorised transport in Gurgaon on February 25, 2013 at Epicenter Gurgaon. The workshop was attended by over 40 participants from various stakeholder groups.
The Next Round of JnNURM Investments in Urban Transport: Opportunities and Challenges
EMBARQ India and Shakti Foundation co-host a panel discussion creating people cities through land-use transport integration
Photo (L-R): Krishan Dhawan, CEO, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation; Jamshyd N.Godrej, Chairman, Shakti Board of Directors; Anil Baijal, Ex-Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development; Charlotte Pera, CEO, ClimateWorks Foundation; Amit Bhatt, Strategy Head - Urban Transport, EMBARQ India
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Institutional Development for Urban Transport in India
EMBARQ India and partners conduct workshop on urban transport institutions
8th – 9th January 2013 | New Delhi: EMBARQ India conducted a workshop held over two days on ‘Institutional Development for Urban Transport in India’, on 8th and 9th January 2013 in New Delhi. The workshop was aimed at testing and validating training modules developed by EMBARQ India on urban transport institutions.
On 7th November 2012, the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, inaugurated the Capitol Complex building of Naya Raipur, the new green field city in the state of Chhattisgarh. Situated 7km from Raipur city, Naya Raipur is being developed as a sustainable city, is expected to be home to over 500,000 people by 2031, and will serve as the administrative capital of the state.
In the last few decades, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems have emerged as a cost-effective, flexible, and environmentally sustainable form of public transportation. The world’s first BRT system was developed in Curitiba, Brazil, which was followed by the development of many other BRTs across Latin America, notably the TransMilenio BRT in Bogotá, Colombia.
Mobility for Poor: Improving Informal Transport
EMBARQ India Staff Speak at TERI Workshop
3rd – 5th October 2012, New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and UN-Habitat organised a three-day workshop titled ‘Mobility for Poor: Improving Informal Transport’ in New Delhi from October 3rd to 5th, 2012.
Talking Transit: Driver Training, Fuel Efficiency, and Vehicle Maintenance
EMBARQ India and APSRTC conduct workshop for bus transport professionals
30th - 31st August 2012 | Visakhapatnam: Representatives from over 20 city bus transport agencies, private operators, and other stakeholders, including organisations in Indore, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Coimbatore, Rajkot and Naya Raipur attended a two-day training workshop conducted by EMBARQ India with support from the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC), in
Modernisation of City Bus Services
MoUD-World Bank workshop organised by EMBARQ India and AusAid in New Delhi
The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), in collaboration with the World Bank conducted a workshop on Modernising City Bus Services on 16th June 2012 in New Delhi.
The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), in collaboration with the World Bank presents the GEF-5 Workshop on Energy Efficient Sustainable City Bus Services. This workshop is being organised by EMBARQ India under the Talking Transit initiative, with support from AusAid.
EMBARQ-FedEx Collaboration Aims to Improve Public Transport in Developing Countries
FedEx will provide $1.4 million over two years to EMBARQ for sustainable transportation projects.
A new collaboration to optimize city bus operations in Mexico, Brazil and India was announced today by FedEx Corp. and EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute’s center for sustainable transport.