Traffic

The TomTom Traffic Index has ranked Mumbai as the second most congested city in the world with 53% traffic congestion. However, Mumbai recorded a steep decline of 12% from 2019 figures. Interestingly, two more Indian cities - Bengaluru and New Delhi - were listed in the world's top-10 most congested cities, despite witnessing a 20% and 9% decline respectively. While Bengaluru topped the list in 2019, Moscow recorded the most congestion in… read-more

In a rare incident, a case has been filed on behalf of a five-month-old baby in the Karnataka High Court to ban vehicular traffic inside Bangalore’s Cubbon Park. The petition from baby, Kiran Medhi Kumar, had cited a study that mentioned there was a notable decline in pollution when vehicles were prohibited in the park. Accepting the petition, the court has directed the state government and other concerned authorities to respond.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on September 22 inaugurated the 'e-Challan system' for collection of traffic fines, as a part of an initiative to modernise the functioning of Kerala Police. The Police opined that this will remove corruption and improve transparency. With this, traffic cameras record cases of violations and then pass it to the virtual courts through the 'e-challan system'. Also, fines can be paid using 'e-treasury system'.