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. …
Strategy 2020 and Sustainable Transport Initiative of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) acknowledge prioritize the role of transport sector in climate change and vice-versa in transport. The Clean Development Mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) uses project formulation and implementation to combat climate change by …
The principal end objectives of the National Mission for Electric Mobility (NMEM) are National energy security, mitigation of the adverse impact of vehicles on the environment and growth of domestic manufacturing capabilities. The NEMMP 2020, the mission document for the NMEM that was approved by the National Council for Electric …
Bihar statistical hand book is a biennial publication of the Directorate. Bihar statistical handbook 2012 is designed to give a synoptic view of the state economy through statistics. It incorporates tables with latest data on area and population, climate and rainfall, agriculture and irrigation, livestock, fisheries, forest, education, science and …
Smog digest is a news service on vehicular pollution based on news clippings selected from leading Indian newspapers and newsmagazine. It also highlights the key developments from South Asian countries. The months witnessed lots of action and developments on the vehicular pollution front in India.
The first trial run on the 17.5-km rail link from Qazigund in the Kashmir valley to Banihal in Jammu division, which goes through the 11-km-long Pir Panjal tunnel, was successfully held today. The successful trial run was held a day after it was postponed due to protest demonstrations by villagers …
JAIPUR: The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) has decided to take up the construction work for Metro project phase I (B), while operation and maintenance of the Jaipur Metro phase - I has been given to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday. In the 13th meeting of the …
The UK is on track to meet its 2020 renewable energy targets after low-carbon electricity generation grew more than a quarter in the year to end-June 2012, thanks largely to new solar and offshore wind projects, a government report said. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said renewable …
Nearly 100 services on 60 routes will be introduced by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) Limited to prevent footboard travel in buses. Most of these will cater to peak-hour traffic. This includes three additional services in the following areas — Manali to Broadway, Vallalar Nagar to Pudur, MKB Nagar to …
The multi-crore rupees dedicated freight corridor (DFC) has received the environment clearance for the section running through the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, in what is possibly the shortest time in such cases ever. The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) gave the clearance …
China launched service on the world’s longest high-speed railway on Wednesday with trains scheduled to run 2,298 kilometres between Beijing and Guangzhou in about eight hours. The first high-speed “bullet” train left the Chinese capital for Guangzhou, a major city in southern China, early Wednesday morning. Travelling at an average …
Three young Americans have launched in this Chinese capital a "green" initiative to combat pollution and excessive traffic with an online and iPhone service whereby people can share their vehicles at no cost with others, a daily reported. The service, called " wodache" ("I take a car" in Mandarin), offers …
China today inaugurated world's longest high-speed rail route linking its capital Beijing with the southern metropolis of Guangzhou, covering a distance of 2,298 kms. Running at an average speed of 300 km per hour, the bullet train will save nearly 12 hours by bringing down the travel time between Beijing …
In view of the possible adverse effects of climate change on hydro power generation in Bhutan and the imminent need to ensure energy security, the Royal Government of Bhutan recognizes the need to develop a policy and regulatory framework that promotes and enhances optimization of energy use through demand side …
The green concept by the firm has a larger goal of addressing issues like energy conservation How about earning credit points for using public transport that besides promoting go-green initiatives makes one’s travel and shopping cheaper? If everything falls in place, this will be a reality from January for lakhs …
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) marked 10 years of Metro operations by inducting the city’s first eight-coach Metro train into service on Monday. DMRC officials said according to earlier plans, Union Urban Minister Kamal Nath and the Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit were going to inaugurate the eight-coach train. However, …
China will open the world's longest high-speed rail line next week when a link between Beijing and the southern metropolis of Guangzhou is inaugurated, officials said on Saturday, underscoring its commitment to a trouble-plagued transport scheme. The 2,298-km (1,428-mile) line, parts of which are already in operation, will begin full …
The Metro completed 10 years of operations on Monday with the induction of two eight-coach trains on the Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre corridor. However, the occasion was marred by the closing down of nine busy stations near India Gate due to the anti-rape protests. Delhi Metro had on Sunday decided to …
The Centre had announced 17 years ago that people of Kashmir would be provided a cheap and easy mode of transport to Jammu, but the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link is still nowhere near completion. Originally sanctioned from the Consolidated Fund of India and estimated to cost Rs 3,077 crore, the link …
Since cities have little money to cover operational costs of running buses, they do not invest in new buses or modern infra Liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother – both died recently in a fratricide – had another business that is not widely known. They had acquired the concession …
Already way behind schedule, the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail Link (USBRL), aimed at connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country with an all-weather route, is likely to run into further complexities and higher cost overruns, says the Comptroller and Auditor General. In its performance audit, the CAG observed that the …
