Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to initiate steps to ease the problem of traffic congestion and movement difficulties caused by heavy pressure of mineral-carrying trucks on roads. A transport plan will be prepared to deal with the problem. This issue was discussed at a meeting presided over by Chief …
The Sri Lankan government is to prepare and present a national policy for the private transport sector by the end of the year. Private Transport Ministry Secretary Victor Samarasinghe has said that the policy would be presented before the end of the year. The national policy would cover the private …
The Obama administration will push back the release of the most ambitious proposal ever for automakers to improve fuel efficiency of their passenger cars, sport utility vehicles and pickups. The U.S. Transportation Department and the Environmental Protection Agency intended to put out the draft plan for model years 2017-25 for …
Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co will work together to develop hybrid trucks and SUVs that will be ready for market by the end of the decade, the two companies said on Monday. Ford and Toyota plan to collaborate on product development for the future rear-wheel drive hybrid vehicles, …
Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor said on Monday that they would jointly develop a gas-electric hybrid fuel system for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles aimed at keeping larger models affordable as the automakers work to meet stricter fuel-economy standards. The companies said they did not plan to collaborate …
Hundreds of trucks circled Australian parliament on Monday in a protest against government plans for a carbon tax, but the truckers fell far short of their ambition to gridlock the capital in support of their call for fresh elections. The truckers, the second anti-government protest in Canberra in a week, …
Big tractor-trailer trucks will have to get 20 percent more miles per gallon by the 2018 model year under the first-ever fuel economy rules for heavy vehicles, announced Tuesday by President Obama. The rules mimic the “light duty” fuel economy standards for cars and sport utility vehicles that have been …
Quepem Municipal Council (QMC) in its meeting on Wednesday proposed to impose octroi on transportation of iron ore that is being transported via Quepem municipal area. QMC chairperson and all the councilors present for the meeting unanimously decided to impose 2% Octroi on iron ore. The council has taken the …
Avanindra Mishra |TNN Jaipur: The elevated road at Shipra Path and New Sanganer road has also been included in the amended proposal of the Bus Rapid Transit System. Estimated to cost around Rs 64 crore, the elevated road was earlier proposed for heavy vehicle movement.
Air Pollution is caused by a number of pollutants emanated from various sources. Under sound air pollution control strategy the detailed analysis and assessment of all the pollutants having detrimental effects on human health and environment is required. Modern Research and Development (R&D) initiatives lead to addition of new air …
KOCHI: The Elephant Lovers Association has protested against the unauthorised use of elephants by circus companies in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In a letter to the Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh, they said that elephants were being transported in lorries violating the Wildlife Protection Act. …
Sand Contractors, Sand Boat Owner-Workers and Building Materials Transporters Joint Action Committee is completely in favour of installation of GPS to sand transporting lorries and as a matter of fact, 570 lorry owners have registered themselves in the committee, out of which 500 owners have already paid the advance money …
THE clampdown on illegal mining in the mineral-rich states of Karnataka, Goa and Orissa has resulted in collateral damage by way of lower truck sales. According to people connected with mining and truck-makers, sales of specialised trucks and tippers that are used to ferry minerals from pit heads to ports …
The State Government imposed a toll of Rs 500 on trucks transporting iron ore in the mining district of Bellary beginning Saturday. Acting on a Government Order the Public Works Department officials have begun collecting the toll in Sandur. However, they could collect the tax from only two trucks as …
Transport is the sector with the highest final energy consumption and, without any significant policy changes, is forecast to remain so. In 2008, the IEA published 25 energy efficiency recommendations, among which four are for the transport sector. The recommendations focus on road transport and include policies on improving tyre …
Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj has said that the installation of GPS in all sand carriers will be mandatory from September first week onwards. Inaugurating the GPS installation programme and workshop on sand transport on Tuesday at Town Hall in Mangalore, the DC said that the installation of GPS in vehicles …
This report explores the current methods used to generate air emissions information from all freight transportation activities and their suitability for purposes such as health and climate risk assessments, prioritization of emission reduction activities, and public education. The report highlights the state of the practice, and potential gaps, strengths, and …
The President of Joint Action Committee of Sand Contractors, Sand Boat Owner-Workers and Building Materials Transporters said that the process of installing Global Positioning System (GPS) to the sand transportation trucks have already begun and the trucks will have GPS by August 15. Addressing a press meet here on Monday, …
Satish Shile, Karwar, July 5, DHNS: The heavy traffic of iron ore-laden trucks plying on the two national highways of Karwar district has taken lives and limbs of many people. As many as 144 people were killed and 772 injured in 512 accidents caused by trucks carrying iron ore in …
