Coal: a heavy burden on the Indian railways
India’s power demand is rising more quickly than its renewable capacity additions, accelerating plans to mine, transport and burn up to 65% more thermal coal for electricity generation by 2030. Several
Rail Transport
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Transport and environment report 2020: train or plane?
Traveling by plane, train or automobile: the most environmentally sound choice may not always be clear. The latest annual Transport and Environment Report 2020 (TERM) addresses the issue assessing the
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Rail and waterborne- best for low-carbon motorised transport
A new study commissioned by the EEA shows a clear hierarchy of passenger and freight transport modes, in terms of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Rail and waterborne transport have the lowest emissions
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution in and around railway godowns in Uttar Pradesh due to loading and unloading, 16/03/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shivansh Pandey Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 16/03/2021.</p> <p>The issue was remedial action against pollution at and around Railway Godown,
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding felling of 4102 trees for a railway track, Uttar Pradesh, 29/01/2021
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India dated 29/01/2021.</p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/tree-felling-railway-track-SC_Order_29-Jan-2021.pdf"
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution near Shakurbasti Railway Station, Delhi, 28/01/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anubhav Kumar Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/01/2021.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Shakurbasti-air-pollution-NGT-order.pdf"
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal transportation of coal and its dumping in violation of the pollution norms, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, 06/01/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tripurari Singh Vs Ministry of Railways & Others dated 06/01/2021.</p> <p>The matter related to illegal transportation of coal and its
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Transport and communications bulletin for Asia and the Pacific: resilience of transport systems and services
The Transport and Communication Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific is a peer-reviewed journal that is published once a year by the Transport Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste management, water management by the Railways, 18/08/2020
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/08/2020.</p> <p>The issue for consideration is compliance of Plastic and Solid
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Order of the Supreme Court regarding piling of waste along railway tracks in Delhi, 21/07/2020
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/07/2020 regarding piling up of waste/garbage by the sides of railway tracks in Delhi. T</p><a
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CPCB report on environmental evaluation of railway stations, 13/07/2020
<p>CPCB Report on performance assessment of railway stations in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order in O.A. No. 141/2014 in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs Union of India & Others.</p>