Google plans in the coming weeks to allow its Nest thermostat users to buy renewable energy credits for $10 a month to offset emissions from heating and cooling
Power generation & traffic point to limited activity than before
Traffic picks up in major cities, personal mobility and use of public transport increases
Other indicators including mobility have been on the rise
Traffic in April on the national highways witnessed a 15 per cent decline to 160 million toll-paying vehicles against 190 million in March
Other weekly economic indicators also show signs of gains
Roads are becoming smarter even if the people driving are not. A set of smart technologies is making construction, maintenance, and traffic management much more efficient
People back to spending more time at home
Traffic and emission also take a hit in both Delhi and Mumbai
Sharp decline in visits to workplace, retail and recreation spots
People are spending more time at home than they were in pre-Covid times. Data as of March 23 shows 9% spike in time spent at residential locations. Workplace visits are down 15%
Workplace visits are rising again
Freight growth weakens, traffic also falls in key cities
Electricity, freight numbers improve over previous week; but remain lower early-October levels
This rise is mainly due to a shift of at least 6-7 per cent traffic from roads to railway in these two months.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari said there is a need for a policy on public private partnership (PPP) model for an intelligent traffic system to reduce road accidents
City of London police tweeted shortly after 5 pm that the bridge was closed to pedestrians and traffic and mechanics were working to fix the problem
Amid heavy rains in the national capital on Thursday, waterlogging has been reported from various parts of Delhi, affecting traffic in the city
Economic activity that ground to a halt with the shutdown for the coronavirus has now begun to slowly come back
Mobility, emission indicators show decline over previous week