INDIA
Bengaluru Metro's Whitefield-Challaghatta corridor to commence operations after September 15: BMRCL
All pending work, along with the CMRS inspection, will be completed by September 15: BMRCL
BUSINESS
Bengaluru car users spend 1-1.5 hours in each direction; 95% keen to shift to Metro: Survey report
The report also emphasised the need for better feeder services, especially for areas like Whitefield and ORR, which have a high number of employees
BUSINESS
Akasa Air's flight cancellations, delayed refunds frustrate passengers
Akasa Air cancelled 15 flights in Karnataka and Kerala in August; eight flights were delayed by two hours.
BUSINESS
Bengaluru airport’s hasty decision to shift international ops to T2 leads to last-minute U-turn & chaos
BIAL sources said delay in approval from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) & incomplete T2 forced to postpone the date; International ops from T2 by the second week of September
BUSINESS
In last-minute U-turn, Bengaluru airport postpones T2's international ops debut due to poor preparedness
After consulting all regulatory authorities, BIAL will release a firm date for transition of international operations
BUSINESS
Logistics start-up Porter violates rules, Karnataka transport department books drivers
Porter is operating without obtaining a goods carriage permit and is also displaying advertisements on their vehicles without proper permission: Transport department official.
BUSINESS
Why Karnataka's electric bike taxi policy failed to take off
Karnataka became the first state in the country to roll out an electric bike taxi policy in July 2021. However, even after two years not a single operator has begun offering e-bike taxi services in Bengaluru
BUSINESS
Bengaluru likely to face internet outage as unauthorised cables on electric poles to be removed in a week
May affect work-from-home employees; Power utility Bescom to register cases against illegal operators.
BUSINESS
Bengaluru: Ola Uber challenger Namma Yatri app to charge subscription fee from drivers
Auto Drivers will have two options: pay Rs 25 for unlimited trips per day, or Rs 3.50 per ride (no charges after 10 trips). The union says this is not a commission, but a subscription fee.
BUSINESS
Bengaluru’s tech corridor to get more trains by December 2024 as tracks are doubled
This will bring relief to passengers, especially techies, as the completion of Bengaluru Metro's Blue Line is expected only by 2026 and the roads are choked with traffic
BUSINESS
Singapore Airlines to be first international flight to land at Bengaluru Airport's Terminal 2 on August 31
BIAL had initially planned to commence international operations on September 1, but has now decided to advance it by one day.
BUSINESS
Bengaluru Metro may soon replace smart cards with National Common Mobility Cards
In March 2023, BMRCL along with RBL rolled out the NCMC, but only around 5,400 cards have been issued so far.
BUSINESS
Vande Bharat maintenance in Bengaluru: South Western Railway seeks 3 acres of NGEF land
Karnataka has two Vande Bharat trains on the Bengaluru-Hubballi-Dharwad and Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai routes.
BUSINESS
Bullish on India: How Metro rail has transformed the way urban India commutes
An increasing number of cities aspire to adopt the metro rail system as the primary mode of urban transportation.
BUSINESS
Relief from traffic jams? 26 Bengaluru railway crossings to be eliminated
K-RIDE, an SPV implementing the Bengaluru suburban rail project, is executing the project
BUSINESS
Karnataka govt sets 2028 deadline for entire Bengaluru suburban rail project
Benniganahalli- Chikkabanavara suburban rail corridor likely to be ready by 2025
TRENDS
Bengaluru police cracks down, to treat road rage culprits as rowdy sheeters
There have been many road rage cases in the tech capital, spurring demand for vehicle dashboard cameras.
BUSINESS
Stagger office timings, promote carpooling and shuttle buses: Bengaluru police tell tech firms
Bengaluru city police commissioner and senior police officials conducted an outreach programme with the Outer Ring Road Companies Association (ORRCA) and tech companies.
BUSINESS
BEML receives Rs 3,177 crore rolling stock order from Bengaluru Metro
The firm will also maintain 318 coaches for 15 years.
BUSINESS
Can Japanese tech ease Bengaluru’s notorious traffic snarls?
State-of-the-art Japanese traffic signal technology MODERATO will be implemented at 28 major junctions by the end of September 2023: Karnataka Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT)
BUSINESS
How to decongest Bengaluru roads? ISEC, mobility expert submit reports
The expert estimates that Bengaluru suffers a loss of Rs 19,725 crore per year due to traffic congestion
BUSINESS
Bengaluru's Peenya industrial region is now a hotbed for manufacturing startups
Bengaluru, which is home to about 160-200 manufacturing startups, has seen more than 20 of them mushroom in the industrial region of Peenya, with many others poised to shift here.
BUSINESS
South India's first inter-state Metro? CMRL to conduct feasibility study to extend Bengaluru Metro to Hosur in TN
The proposed Bommasandra-Hosur Metro corridor spans a total of 20.5 km, with 11.7 km falling in Karnataka and the remaining 8.8 km in Tamil Nadu
BUSINESS
Traffic-hit Bengaluru's mobility projects suffer as civil servants juggle multiple roles
Shortage of IAS officers in Karnataka, forcing senior officials of key departments to handle multiple responsibilities, is impeding the completion of critical projects. There is also concern that a few officials have too much power vested in them.
