KSRTC receives e-bus prototype to start trial run between Bengaluru and Mysore – Atulya Yatra

[ad_1] A prototype of a new electric bus received by KSRTC in Bengaluru on December 31. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation received a prototype of an electric bus under the FAME-2 scheme on Saturday, December 31. It was received by Transport and Tribal Welfare Minister B. Sriramulu and KCR … Read more

Hopes for seamless transport in Bengaluru rest on BMLTA – Atulya Yatra

[ad_1] Long before commercial operations began, the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Railway Terminal at Baiyappanahalli grabbed headlines for its “airport-like layout” and “world-class” facilities, including a centralized air-conditioned system. Over ₹300 crore was spent to build the terminal, which can handle 50,000 passengers per day, to decongest other busy railway stations in Bangalore. Although the state-of-the-art … Read more

Around the world in three days – Atulya Yatra

[ad_1] Dr.Ali Irani and Sujoy Mitra | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT They call themselves “passionate travelers”. This means exploring different countries and rare tourist attractions and crossing seven continents in record time. Ali Irani and Sujoy Kumar Mitra achieved this amazing feat in three days, one hour, five minutes and four seconds. According to Guinness … Read more

Daily Quiz | Ranked first in aviation – Atulya Yatra

[ad_1] Daily Quiz | Ranked first in aviation 1 / 6 | These two brothers were French aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper makers. They invented a hot air balloon, which made the first confirmed piloted ascent by humans in 1783. The brothers invented a process for making transparent paper that looked like vellum, and one … Read more

A year in the Arctic is a must for everyone, looking back at Austrian author Christiane Ritter’s A Woman in the Polar Night. – Atulya Yatra

[ad_1] Spitsbergen in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago is one of the northernmost inhabited places in the world. | Photo credit: Getty Images The Bruce Chatwins, Paul Theroux and Ryszard Kapuscinskis may be the world’s most famous travel writers, but that doesn’t mean there’s a shortage of female explorers and writers. of Martha Gellhorn Travels with me … Read more

Weekend woes on Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway: Time saved on expressway lost in traffic jam at Kumbalgod – Atulya Yatra

[ad_1] Huge queue of vehicles on Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway at Basanagara junction near Kengeri during weekends. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR People traveling from Mysore to Bangalore are reaching the city faster than ever before. But the time they save on the expressway is lost as they proceed from Kumbalgod where the expressway is at … Read more

International tourist arrivals are expected to double by 2022, according to the United Nations – Atulya Yatra

[ad_1] A man casts his line into the Bosphorus at the Eminonu ferry pier in Istanbul, Tuesday, January 17, 2023. International tourist arrivals are expected to double in 2022 from the previous year and reach pre-pandemic levels in 2023. Travel restrictions, particularly in China, the UN’s tourism agency said Tuesday. Image is for representation purposes … Read more

Bangalore’s elevated Namma Metro line has poor safety standards – Atulya Yatra

[ad_1] Lack of footpaths, dumping of garbage near work sites, difficulty in accessing skywalks, poorly maintained streets, lack of signage – these are some of the inconveniences faced by road users near Namma Metro worksites. A recent accident near the HBR layout in East Bengaluru, in which a reinforcing construction on a moving bike killed … Read more

A large number of migratory birds visit Mangalajodi in Odisha – Atulya Yatra

[ad_1] Herd of Gods at Mangalajodi on the northeastern edge of Chilika Lake in Odisha. | Photo credit: KR Deepak The fluttering mist of a flock of northern pintails breaks the morning silence at Mangalajodi, the northeastern edge of Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish lagoon in Odisha. Navigating through still waters, a boatman directs a … Read more