Affidavit filed by Chhattisgarh East West Railway Limited in the matter of Sudiep Shrivastava Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2025. The appeal was disposed of by the NGT, April 29, 2019. However, the order was challenged before the Supreme Court (SC). The SC, November 26, 2024 disposed of …
Some fortnights ago, I had discussed the issue of poverty and environment. I had then said that the question today is not whether the poor are responsible for environmental degradation but whether environmental management works if it does not address inequality and poverty. Why? Take air pollution in our cities. …
Ghaziabad: Volunteers of civil defence in Ghaziabad will join hands with residents for the second car-free day scheduled to be held on Thursday. The event will be observed only in Kavi Nagar zone of Ghaziabad. However, much like its previous version held on February 10, the event is expected to …
To understand the impact of the odd-even policy in Delhi researchers will need to take into account prevailing weather conditions of not just Delhi, but also its outskirts and neighbouring states.
Hotels and clubs in the city will be asked to allow bicycles on their premises on car-free days, the police commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk said on Wednesday. He made the announcement at a seminar conducted over the internet and organised by city authorities and corporates. "We'll ask all city hotels …
NEW DELHI: The AAP government's decision to go ahead with its second phase of odd-even car rationing scheme during April 15-30 may just serve a limited purpose unless Delhi along with neighbouring states -Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan-do not move on a comprehensive 360 degree approach agreed on last year. …
Women, VIPs and two-wheelers will continue to remain exempted from the restrictions The second instalment of the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme will be back in April, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced in the run-up to the completion of his maiden year in office here on Thursday. Scheduled to be …
The decision to reintroduce the odd-even scheme from April 15 to 30 was based on responses from a little over four lakh people. According to data released by the Delhi government, 4,10,443 citizens participated in the survey . The government had launched an exercise to draw public opinion on the …
Ghaziabad: The district administration has lent support to the AOA Federation for its car-free initiative, which will be launched on Wednesday. UP Roadways will on Wednesday introduce four additional Metro feeder buses. Col T P Tyagi (retd), president of AOA Federation, said they had held talks with UP Roadways officials. …
Comeback likely in April, 2-wheelers may be left out The Delhi government is likely to not grant an exemption to women drivers in the second phase of the “odd-even” car rationing formula that is expected in April, after the board examinations in the city’s schools are over by the end …
Environmental advocacy group CSE today said the just-concluded Auto Expo showed that the car industry is "hard-selling diesel car models to add to the scary trend in toxic pollution exposure and lung cancer risk". The group, which alleged that the auto industry is taking advantage of distorted fuel pricing policy, …
First improve public transport, suggests LoP Gupta On day two of the referendum on odd-even scheme of the government, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said people at IP Extension have favoured the return of the road-rationing scheme in as early as mid-February. The ruling party MLAs from several other locations …
Sisodia called on the experiences of people in his constituency to “give shape to the new odd-even scheme”. After seeking suggestions on the return of the odd-even scheme in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said Sunday, “Most people are keen on getting odd-even back in the city.” On Sunday …
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s decision to seek public opinion before implementing the next instalment of the odd-even scheme. Citizens can now forward suggestions — ranging from when to launch the scheme, how long to enforce it and, most significantly, whether or …
Traffic volume during morning peak hours also decreased Thinner volume of traffic, a direct result of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's odd-even vehicle experiment, led to significant reduction in travel time across some of the most congested stretches in the National Capital Region (NCR), a study has found. The …
The Aam Aadmi Party government’s recently-concluded odd-even policy will be back in March, Transport Minister Gopal Rai has said. The AAP government is understood to be mulling the implementation of the second phase of the scheme after the CBSE board exam, scheduled for March, end. Speaking in the wake of …
A new study has claimed that the volume of respirable pollutants in the air were reduced by up to 18 per cent during 15-day trial of the odd-even scheme that regulated the plying of four-wheelers on the national capital’s roads. A US-based study said that while absolute pollution levels increased …
The first Monday after odd-even expectedly saw a rise in PM2.5 levels. System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) data till 6 pm pegged the average PM2.5 levels for Monday at 153 mg/m3. During the days when the odd-even scheme was in force, the daily average level was …
Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Shweta Kapoor & Others Vs The Govt of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 11/01/2016. The Notification dated 28.12.2015 issued by the Transport Department, Government of NCT of Delhi prohibiting plying of non-transport four wheeled vehicles in the area of …
The Delhi government's move to allow only alternate use of cars with odd and even registration numbers from 1 January 2016 is a step in the right direction. However, even as such command and control measures will be difficult to sustain, the gains made from these measures will only wane …
The odd-even car formula in Delhi has brought to the fore the class bias that always existed in the city. Can we learn from history to build a more just and equitable environment for all to live, or will we reinforce the old walls of inequality?
