66.4% Students Travel Over 1 Km Daily for Education, 42.6% Workers Rely on Two-Wheelers: First NHTS

October 6, 2026 2:02 AM

66.4% Students Travel Over 1 Km Daily for Education, 42.6% Workers Rely on Two-Wheelers: First NHTS

The first-ever National Household Travel Survey has found that 66.4 per cent of students aged six years and above travel more than 1 km daily to attend their educational institutions, while two-wheelers are the predominant mode of transport for 42.6 per cent of workers commuting to fixed workplaces. The first-ever all-India survey on household travel covered 14,274 villages and 10,377 urban blocks, collecting information from 4,92,023 households covering 20,34,371 persons. The National Statist...

BRICS Summit 2026: Delhi Police urges commuters to plan journeys in advance

September 8, 2026 10:33 AM

BRICS Summit 2026: Delhi Police urges commuters to plan journeys in advance

Ahead of the BRICS Summit 2026, the Delhi Police on Tuesday issued an advisory cautioning commuters about temporary traffic restrictions and diversions from September 11 to 13 in view of the movement of international dignitaries. India will host the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13. In its advisory for the national capital, the Delhi Police said traffic may be temporarily regulated or diverted on certain roads in and around Delhi during the movement of internati...