Bengaluru: To curb pollution, over 2,000 vehicles were checked and 134 drivers booked at Cubbon Park on Thursday. During a joint drive, the transport department and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) officials found that some vehicles were not just highly polluting but also had invalid emission test certificates. …
AHMEDABAD: As Science Express - Climate Action Special (SE-CAS) departed from Gandhinagar on Tuesday, for city-based Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC) and Centre for Environment Education (CEE), next phase of seven-year-old journey has started. The 16-coach AC train, scheduled to be flagged off from Delhi on October 15, …
The National Green Tribunal today issued notice to 66 offenders who were caught dumping waste on railway tracks in the national capital and refused to pay Rs 5,000 fine as per orders of the green panel. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed these persons to be …
CHENNAI: Will metro rail be a precursor to 'a clean er Chennai'? Statis tics show that metro reduces air pollution as thousands of vehicles get off the road when a city gets a mass transport system like this. Apart from helping one breathe cleaner air, the metro will also reduce …
With the aim of tapping renewable energy potential, the Railways commissioned a rooftop solar power grid system and two solar-powered water heaters at Tirupur railway station, on Tuesday. The solar power grid of 2.88 Kilo Watt capacity was set up at an outlay of Rs. 3.13 lakh as a pilot …
With the Indian Railways being a significant consumer of resources, especially energy, identifying cost-effective options and realising an energy system with minimal environmental impacts is essential. The Vision 2020 document of the Indian Railways states that a key target is to use at least 10% of its energy requirement from …
