Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) News Digest Vol. 4 Issue 15 21 Aug 2007 SUMA News Digest is a free weekly e-mail publication that features news, information, and events related to sustainable urban transportation in Asia. To contribute articles, news items, or event announcements for the next issue, send an email with the complete details and URL source to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with subject FOR SUMA NEWS . mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ?subject=FOR_SUMA_NEWS . Past issues from Feb 2007 are found at http://groups.google.com/group/suma-news * * * * * HEADLINES BANGALORE, INDIA: Bangalore transport dept takes bus to share market 21 Aug 2007 By Shweta Ganesh Kumar / CNN-IBN in Business section With over 4,500 buses doing close to 9.5 lakh kilometres every day, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is one the most profitable government departments in Karnataka. However, the journey's only half done for the BMTC, which now plans to go public with the first ever IPO from a state-owned transport undertaking.