Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pramod Tyagi Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 21/03/3035. A proposal was initiated by State of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Department of Transport to start a Driving Training Institution at Mukundpur and permission was also granted. …
The Planning Commission of Pakistan has so far released Rs63.476 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against the total allocations of Rs540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According the data of Planning Commission of Pakistan, out of these allocations, Rs11960.403 million have been released …
NEW DELHI: Centre of Science and Environment director-general Sunita Narain was injured in a road accident while cycling near the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Sunday morning. According to Ms. Narain’s colleague at CSE, Anumita Roychowdhury, her bicycle was hit by a speeding car in the early …
NewDelhi: Environmental activist Sunita Narain was hit by a car while cycling to Lodi Gardens from Green Park at 6am on Sunday. She sustained serious injuries on her face, nose and both arms, and underwent an eight-and-a-half hour surgery at AIIMS trauma centre during which two rods were implanted in …
Environmentalist Sunita Narain, who was critically injured after a speeding car hit her while she was riding a bicycle here, is in a stable condition, said an official statement on Monday. Narain, 52, the director of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and resident of south Delhi's Green Park area, …
Hit by a car while cycling, environmental activist Sunita Narain today said cyclists in Indian cities are being edged out systematically to make way for cars. "Cyclists in Indian cities are being edged out systematically to make way for cars," Narain, who heads the NGO Centre for Science and Environment …
Environmentalist Sunita Narain suffered critical injuries Sunday after a speeding car hit her from behind while she was riding a bicycle here, police said. Narain, 52, the director of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and resident of South Delhi's Green Park area, was heading towards Lodhi Garden area on …
In June this year, athlete and national cycling coach, Ruma Chattopadhyay, was mowed down by a speeding car while she was riding a bike, training young cyclists for an upcoming championship in Greater Noida. She succumbed to her injuries. This Sunday, well-known environmentalist, Sunita Narain, was hit by a speeding …
Sunita Narain—our colleague and friend—was seriously injured in an accident while cycling yesterday. A car hit her and fled. This cruel act of crime and heartlessness could have shattered our faith in humanity had it not been for the kind act of the stranger family who rushed her to hospital …
EU lawmakers deferred on Wednesday plans to curb the use of fuels made from food crops, providing a reprieve for some in the bio-energy industry, but raising the risk of higher grain prices in the future. The decision brakes for now a policy U-turn from the European Commission, the EU …
The air we breathe is laced with cancer-causing substances and is being officially classified as carcinogenic to humans, the World Health Organization's cancer agency said on Thursday. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) cited data indicating that in 2010, 223,000 deaths from lung cancer worldwide resulted from air …
Hyderabad: Notwithstanding the strikes and financial troubles, the Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation asserted on Thursday that it wanted to go ahead with its development schemes and announced the sanction of 737 new buses, under the JNNURM scheme, to be used in the four major cities of the state. Of …
The Union Urban Development Ministry has finally recognised the ban on cycles imposed in Kolkata as a contravention of the National Urban Transport Policy, 2006, and decided to take up the issue with the Mamata Banerjee government. The ban has also left the Ministry embarrassed, given that its aggressive campaign …
The growing number of e-rickshaws is becoming a traffic menace in the city but all cops can do is watch. That’s because these rickshaws are registered as electric vehicles running on 250-watt motors and hence are non-motorized transport beyond the ambit of the Delhi Motor Vehicles Act. On the sly, …
The air we breathe is laced with cancer-causing substances and should now be classified as carcinogenic to humans, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) cancer agency said on Thursday. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) cited data indicating that in 2010, 223,000 deaths from lung cancer worldwide resulted from …
The People’s Vision Document (PVD), which has been submitted to the development plan (DP) department, has called for a planned, holistic approach to solve the city’s transport problem, make the transport system more peoplefriendly and sustainable, and to use it to shape development. The PVD pointed to the limited success …
To streamline the transport network in urban areas of Himachal Pradesh, the urban development department has mooted a proposal to set up Urban Mobility Transport Authority (UMTA) in the hill state, which would not only suggest ways and means to decongest towns but would also implement new projects like ropeways, …
Following extension to JnNURM, continuous water supply & tertiary sewage treatment projects of AMC have got the go-ahead. If things go as per the plan of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), Amdavadis will soon get round-the-clock water supply. Not just this, a huge quantity of drinking water can be saved in …
The Union government on Thursday approved the procurement of 500 buses under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. The buses will bolster the public transport system in the city. Civic officials said the approval came after a meeting on Thursday between stake holders with …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dileep B. Nevatia Vs State of Maharashtra Others dated 11/10/2013. NGT has directed the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways to notify the standards for sirens and multi-toned horns used by different vehicles either under Government duty or otherwise within …
Activists have come out against the blanket ban on cycling in Kolkata, saying that the decision is regressive and will harm the environment, affect the livelihood of poor people and add to the transport woes of the already-congested city. "Kolkata is going regressive. We should discourage private motor vehicles and …
