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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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cutting down of well grown trees in Bally Railway Station under Howrah Division of Eastern Railway for the purpose of putting corrugated shelter for the passengers, 17/09/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sankar Prasad Hajra & Others Vs General Manager Eastern Railway & Others dated 17/09/2014 regarding cutting down of well
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Ditching cars for buses, bikes best way to cut city pollution : study
Encouraging people to abandon their cars and use public transport or walk or cycle around cities offers the "least pain, most gain" way to cut air pollution from traffic by 2050, a new international study
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Pollution around railway tracks: NGT pulls up Railways Min for
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today pulled up the Ministry of Railways for not filing its reply on the steps to control pollution caused by plastic products and human defecation around railway tracks.
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Canberra's $780m light rail line gets final go ahead, business case to be released
The business case for Canberra's light rail line to Gungahlin has received the government's final approval, the project set to cost up to $783 million. Capital Metro Minister Simon Corbell told an industry
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental hazards resulting from plastic and other waste being thrown on the railway track, 15/09/2014
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Saloni Singh & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 15/09/2014 regarding environmental hazards resulting from plastic and other waste being
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Use radars to stop jumbo deaths on tracks
Asks MoEF To Map Elephant Migration Route First, the proposal was to build flyovers on railway tracks to allow elephants safe passage. Then realization dawned that elephants may be unwilling to take
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East Central Railway to tap solar energy to light up crossings
Concerned over frequent mishaps at unmanned gates under the East Central Railway (ECR), railways has decided to further improve safety measures at both manned and unmanned railway crossing gates under
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding death of elephants because of railway accidents, 02/09/2014
<p>The environment ministry has been pulled by the Supreme Court for not taking steps to stop casualty of elephants in train accidents. The apex court also condemned the decision of West Bengal government to sterilise elephants.</p>
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50% of road deaths at traffic junctions
Study Stresses Need To Redesign Crossings Better be alert at every traffic junction. Numbers show India’s traffic junctions as the most dangerous spots, accounting for a large number of fatalities.
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Rail, road projects to get green nod locally
The PM-appointed ministerial committee on infrastructure on Tuesday cleared outstanding issues involving railways and green clearances for road projects entailing investment of at least Rs 50,000 crore.