NEW YORK: President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered a halt to New York City’s congestion pricing system, which thins traffic and funds mass transit by imposing high tolls on drivers entering some parts of Manhattan. Launched on Jan. 5, the city’s system uses license plate readers to impose a $9 toll on most vehicles…
IATA director general Willie Walsh (Reuters photo) GENEVA: Air traffic management in India, which has about 1500 airline aircraft on order, is an area of real concern, said Willie Walsh, International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General on Tuesday. “We will see whether the air traffic environment will keep pace with the growth,” he said.While…
The increasing congestion in low Earth orbit (LEO) has become a growing concern for the future of space activities. With thousands of satellites already in orbit and millions of pieces of debris from past missions, the risk of collisions and the potential for creating hazardous conditions in space is escalating rapidly. As space exploration and…
The US Transportation Department has approved New York’s plan to impose a USD 9 (Rs 760) congestion charge for driving in Manhattan starting on January 5, a move aimed at raising billions for mass transit and cutting traffic. The congestion charge, the first of its kind in the US, was revived last week by Governor…