Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
To curtail the growing number of road accidents and fatalities in Rajasthan, the state government will provide an assistance of Rs 10,000 to each 9,900 gram panchayats to launch awareness campaigns. Transport minister Yunus Khan said that the scheme has already been approved and will be launched after panchayat polls. …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday is likely to clear ways for setting up of a Road Safety Authority, which would be an autonomous body to issue guidelines for issues related to safety. The move is being speeded up amid delay in pushing the Road Transport and Safety Bill held …
Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved the revised transport policy, 2014, envisaging special thrust on accelerating the growth of transport sector and implementation of mandatory provisions of various central and state laws as also to re-define the role of transport department. It also decided to implement a mega tele-medicine pilot …
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has come up with Draft Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2014. Last month, the opportunity to suggest ideas came to an end, after it was introduced for comments on September 13. Once it is approved and becomes an Act, the current Motor …
An efficient and reliable public transport, which citizens in Pune sorely miss, could take shape if the new draft road transport and safety bill, likely to be tabled in the winter session of the Parliament, gets cleared. The new bill focuses on developing an integrated, safe and sustainable transport system …
Taking up the issue of a pedestrian's right and safety on the road, Delhi traffic police has asked the road transport ministry to include a provision in the road safety bill for mandatory encumbrance free "one meter pavement" along all city and urban roads across the country. Pedestrians are the …
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued show-cause notices on a contempt petition alleging that e-rickshaws were plying in large numbers in the Capital in violation of the Court orders. The Court had last month directed government authorities to allow e-rickshaws on roads only after making legislative changes to regulate …
Come November and e-rickshaws might start plying on the city roads legally. Even as hearing in the case continues in the High Court, the Central Government is planning to relax certain regulation norms for the already existing e-rickshaws on the city roads. Union Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari held a …
Refusing to grant relief to a man guilty of driving in an inebriated state, a Delhi court has upheld his conviction and sentence saying “roads of Delhi are one of the most dangerous stretches“ and instances of drunk driving causing fatal accidents are on the rise. Dismissing the appeal filed …
Noida Authority on Wednesday floated tenders for four new foot-over bridges (FOBs) for pedestrians over busy arterial roads in the city. An amount of Rs 5.4 crore has been earmarked for the projects, which are estimated to be completed within six months after the tenders are finalized. According to officials, …
Despite all the talk about ploughing back a portion of the fines collected from traffic violators for road safety activities, both the Gurgaon and Delhi traffic police have not spent a penny from the penalty amount for road crash victims. Both the police entities have admitted in a recent RTI …
Say Oct 8 Statutory Order Lays Down Norms For Vehicles That Cannot Be Complied With Even as the transport ministry has given the green signal to e-rickshaws through its October 8 notification, experts warn that owners of these vehicles may not be able to comply with the new set of …
E-rickshaw will be allowed to carry four passengers and 40 kg luggage while e-carts would transport goods up to 310 kg according to these rules notified by the government.
There will be a new system in place to keep a check on movement of buses, fuel theft, footfall and safety of passengers in each city bus once the new operator takes over the service. Ludhiana city buses had come to a complete halt two months back, but could be …
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav unveiled the State Road Safety Policy here Monday, saying that it will go a long way in checking road accidents and hence, saving lives in the state. The thrust of the policy would be on spreading awareness about road safety. New Zealand would assist the state …
In the absence of proper cycle lanes along major arterial roads in the city, cyclists have no choice but to brave heavy traffic on a daily basis, forcing most people to shun cycles in the city. While the capital has around 8-9 dedicated tracks and cycling groups have demarcated routes …
PUNE: The heavy fines proposed in the draft Road Transport and Safety Bill would help curb traffic violations which will gradually bring down the number of accidents in the city, road safety experts and traffic officials said. Every year, around 400 lives are lost on the city's roads. The traffic …
In a bid to curb the rising number of road accidents and inculcate a culture of safe driving, the agencies associated with the urban mobility in the national capital, including Delhi Transport Corporation, Delhi Metro, Public Works Department and Traffic Police have been asked to submit their “road safety plans” …
Experts Hail Proposals Mooted By The Centre Proposals in the draft Road Transport and Safety Bill are just what the doctor ordered and Kochi urgently needs to implement, according to transport experts in the city . Over the years, public pressure has been mounting to augment Kochi's weak public transport …
The directorate of transport, government of Goa, in association with Yes Bank, on Monday, launched an awareness campaign on road safety, focusing on the theme 'Helmet-wear if you care'. The campaign, 'Say yes to road safety', was launched at V M Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar, by transport and public …
