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. …
Concessionaire had failed to comply with orders In a significant development, a Division Bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court on Tuesday restrained the Delhi-Gurgaon Super Connectivity Limited ( DGSCL) from collecting toll tax on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway for 15 days. The Bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice Jasbir Singh …
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) request for land at Millennium Park near Nizamuddin Bridge, for construction of entry and exit structures of the Sarai Kale Khan station, has not gone down well with Delhi Development Authority (DDA). According to sources, the land agency has raised objections to construction of some …
Google Maps has introduced live traffic updates and voice navigation in India. There were rumours on Tuesday that voice navigation would come ‘any time’ after a Google video explaining voice navigation went live. Though the video was pulled out later, the buzz about voice navigation continued. At present, it looks …
New Delhi: A PIL challenging the BRT corridor was transferred to a fresh bench on Monday. Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri transferred the PIL to another bench, which will now hear the plea seeking permission for cars to use a lane reserved for buses on the corridor. Justice Sikri, …
Monorail will occupy less space, can be completed comparatively early using pre-fabricated structures: RAAC At a meeting recently, the Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore (RAAC) asked the Coimbatore Corporation to take up with the State Government the need for a monorail for the city. A presentation made on the occasion …
Will be directly connected to Noida, Delhi Airport South Delhi’s information technology hub, Nehru Place, is all set to get an additional metro station under Delhi Metro’s Phase-III constructions. The new station is expected to cater to 20,000 commuters every day by 2016. While Nehru Place is currently an important …
To curb the rapidly increasing vehicular population in the city, the Delhi Government is mulling a number of measures, including hefty hike in parking fees, introduction of congestion charges for entering specific areas and improving the public transport system. The Government has already taken an in-principle decision to increase parking …
Automotive technology: Driverless cars promise to reduce road accidents, ease congestion and revolutionise transport IN AN average month 108,000 people are killed in traffic accidents around the world, and the death toll is increasing. On current trends it will exceed 150,000 people a month by 2020, according to the World …
This is a discussion on the article “Delhi Metro Rail: Beyond Mass Transit” by Pritpal Randhawa (EPW, 21 April 2012). The author basically argues that gentrification is the main motivation for the introduction of a Mass Rapid Transit System in Delhi, because the metro has neither been successful in achieving …
This roadmap explores the potential improvement of existing technologies to enhance average fuel economy of motorised vehicles and provides recommendations to reduce the average fuel economy of road motorised vehicles by 30% to 50% by 2030. This roadmap explores the potential improvement of existing technologies to enhance the average fuel …
The transportation sector accounts for approximately one-fifth of global final energy consumption and will account for nearly all future growth in oil use, particularly for road vehicles. The right policy mix can allow countries to improve the fuel economy of road vehicles, which in turn can enhance energy security and …
Developing countries need to transition to a low-carbon transport sector now to avoid locking themselves into an unsustainable and costly future, says a report by the World Bank. According to "Turning the Right Corner: Ensuring Development Through a Low-carbon Transport Sector", technical progress will take too long to fix the …
New Delhi: The phase III of the Delhi Metro will come at a price. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which will be adding 103km to the existing network, plans to fell down 14,701 trees for the project. Not surprisingly, the proposal has met with stiff resistance from the forest department …
The Union Urban Development Ministry wants cities to do more than just express intent to have a metro railway system. The Ministry is annoyed that cities have been limiting their role to submitting a detailed project report and attaching an application for the Centre to approve and fund their metro …
New Delhi The urban development ministry is planning to make amendments in the existing metro railway Act, 2009, to include the private public partnership model into the legislation and also to provide greater autonomy to states planning to create metro transit system in their cities. Presently, the PPP model doesn’t …
AHMEDABAD: Get ready for a ride on the first 'caterpillar' buses in Ahmedabad. These buses will be the new breed that will be joining the existing BRTS bus fleet. Technically called the 'articulated bus', these buses are 18-meter long and can seat 130 passengers. Each of these new BRTS caterpillar …
The Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government and police to take strong measures to curb the illegal transportation of cattle from different districts to outside the State. Disposing of the PIL filed by general secretary of citybased Legal Support and Social Action (LESSA) organisation, Gadadhar Sahoo and …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, present this two hundred and thirtieth report on steps taken by various sectors of the Indian economy to control pollution. The Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests decided to review measures taken and being taken by …
After approving the Delhi monorail project last week, the Union Urban Development Ministry has asked the Delhi government to “think bigger” and plan a network of at least 14 monorail projects within the next decade. The monorail network is aimed at facilitating public transport in areas inaccessible by Metro and …
New Delhi: In less than a decade, 14 monorails will be running through the city, chief minister Sheila Dikshit announced on Tuesday. Dikshit said the Union urban development ministry had approved of the plan. “The ministry has suggested that we go ahead with plan to improve the city’s transport network. …
