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. …
BHOPAL: Incomplete work on the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) along the Hoshangabad Road stretch up to Misrod is causing inconvenience to the commuters, as the civic body struggles to meet its deadline on the project. Lack of service lanes on the Hoshangabad Road stretch is adding to the problems …
New Delhi: The choc-a-bloc bylanes of east Delhi will soon have a new entrant — a monorail that will connect not only the most congested areas but also link with metro stations, liberating commuters from heavy traffic. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has submitted a detailed project report of …
Among Indian cities, the public transport system in Bangalore is the worst in terms of the numbers using it, modes of transport and connectivity, said M.A. Saleem, Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic. He was speaking at the inauguration of a campaign, Oil and Gas Conservation Fortnight, organised jointly by public …
The urban development ministry has issued fresh guidelines to all states to install preventive security apparatus in all modes of public transport –– buses, taxis and autorickshaws ––for safe travel of women and children. The circular, which stressed on installation of two cameras inside buses, was issued on Monday in …
The Asian Development Bank has extended a $275 million loan to China to help its bus operators shift their fleets to cleaner fuel, a move that is seen to reduce the growing air pollution in Chinese cities. The Manila-based lender said Tuesday that the loan will be given to five …
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notices to the Delhi Government, the State Transport Authority and the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Limited on a fresh public interest petition seeking scrapping of the Capital’s 5.7-km-long BRT corridor between Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand flyover in South Delhi. Issuing the notices, …
The Punjab Government on Thursday has approved the scheme of Transport Sector with an estimated cost of Rs. 3269.678 million for “Construction of Metro Bus Transit System for Lahore-Ferozepur Road Corridor, Erection of Escalators and Platform Screen Doors at MBS Stations Package-IX (Revised)”. Eight other development schemes of various sectors …
The Planning Commission has suggested that the Railways should begin its high-speed rail (HSR) corridor project with the Delhi-Agra section rather than insisting on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor. In a recent note to a steering group, the Commission has asked the Railways to take up the Delhi-Agra section of the 991 …
In a bid to provide rapid and safe mass transport, Odisha government has envisioned a futuristic plan for setting up Monorail transit system in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. A proposal to set up the facility has been given by Engineering Projects India Limited (EPI), official sources said …
In a rather unusual move, Railway Minister P.K. Bansal on Wednesday announced an across-the-board hike in passenger fares less than two months before presenting the Railway budget. The hike comes into effect from January 21. As a consolation, however, Mr. Bansal said there would be no further fare hike in …
Unlike during Deepavali, the Chennai Moffusil Bus Terminus (CMBT) and surrounding areas may not face as many traffic snarls this festive season caused by the special bus services introduced by the government for Pongal. For Deepavali the government had announced 1,000 additional buses to tackle the rush. But due to …
On track Authority hopes to commission first phase by mid-2013. With Mumbai’s first monorail line nearing completion, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has kicked off a three-stage certification process to ensure that this mode of transport is safe for the public. As part of safety checks being observed by …
To decongest Shimla’s traffic, the Himachal Pradesh government has come up with an ambitious monorail project proposal for the hill station. Himachal’s Urban Development Minister Sudhir Sharma said he, along with Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, met the Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath over the issue. “Kamal Nath has asked …
The undersigned is directed to refer to the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure’s OM No.30(17)/PF.11/2012 dated 11.10.2012 and to say the following on the policy being followed by Govt. of India (GoI) through Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) in respect of sanction and implementation of Metro Rail projects in …
The railways on Tuesday expressed optimism over progress in its plans to run passenger trains on busy Delhi-Mumbai corridor at 200 km per hour and launching for the first time train sets services on shorter routes. Maintaining that global crisis is coming in the way from achieving higher growth, it …
Updated each year, the Outlook analyzes the trends that will shape global energy supply and demand over the coming decades. This year's report reveals a number of key findings about how we use energy, how much we will need in the future and what types of fuels will meet demand. …
The Bhutan Environment Outlook (BEO) 2012 analyzes the state of the environment, principal environmental impacts, and the motivating forces and pressures for environmental change. The BEO 2012 is a periodic assessment of the environmental conditions and trends of the country and the report aims to: Describe current environmental issues; Build …
This new book by World Bank explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in the growing cities in developing countries including India. Focuses on identifying barriers to and opportunities for effective coordination of transport infrastructure and urban development. 'Transforming Cities with Transit' explores the complex process of transit …
National renewable energy markets are projected to grow strongly in the coming decade and beyond as shown by current policies & targets, and by scenario and expert projections. EU, US, Japan, China, India are well on their way into this future according to this new report by REN21. The Renewable …
Investing in Resilience: Ensuring a Disaster-Resistant Future focuses on the steps required to ensure that investment in disaster resilience happens and that it occurs as an integral, systematic part of development. At-risk communities in Asia and the Pacific can apply a wide range of policy, capacity, and investment instruments and …
