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. …
A team of students led by Pannu Haldar from Bilaspur glorified the name of nation as their “Sustainable Green Transport Plan” won the first prize at the international competition hosted by UN Decades at Paris, France on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the United Nation Environment Programme. Under …
Track-laying already started and expected to be completed soon; trial runs due to begin this October With trial runs due to begin this October, the Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Limited is all set to start operations in the Millennium City next door by March next. The RMGL team, which is …
The trial runs of the Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Ltd are expected to start in October, with the deadline for start of operations coming up in March next year. Officials said civil work is in the final stages and the track laying has started. The assembly work for the first set …
New Delhi: The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided to make the use of handheld devices to issue parking slips mandatory. The corporation took this step following complaints of overcharging and misuse of parking space by contractors handling its parking lots. The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) had recommended this …
The Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, said to be the best feeder rail network for Bangalore city when compared to monorail, has passed another test. Sources in the Infrastructure Development Department (IDD) told Deccan Herald that recently completed soil testing study, conducted as part of detailed project report (DPR) for …
AGRATALA, June 20 – To overcome the perennial connectivity problem, a sub-committee for bringing all the capitals of the north-eastern States under rail and air services has been constituted, said DoNER Minister Paban Singh Ghatowar here today. Ghatowar, who arrived here on Tuesday, met Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and discussed …
LUCKNOW: Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, on Tuesday ordered the preparation of a detailed project report (DPR) for implementing Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) in Lucknow. In this regard, Akhilesh also set up a high-powered committee headed by chief secretary Jawed Usmani to prepare the DPR. Department of housing and urban …
Over 50 Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) of south Delhi localities will hold a symbolic candle light march demanding to scrap the Bus Rapid Corridor which is responsible for causing perennial traffic woes. Local residents are exasperated with the Transport Department’s passivity to implement the Delhi High Court’s order to revert …
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday flagged off 826 buses on 304 routes across the State, through videoconferencing from the Secretariat, and handed over the keys for seven buses to the drivers. While the first bus was operated from the CM’s constituency Srirangam to Trivandrum, buses on seven routes, including …
The proposed monorail project in Kozhikode received a shot in the arm on Tuesday with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) submitting the detailed project report to the State government and expressing willingness to take it up from September. The first phase of the monorail, a mass rapid transit system, …
The Planning Commission has sought information from the state government on status of PPP (public private partnership) projects taken up in infrastructure sector (as on March 31, 2012). The information on such projects is to be furnished to the apex planning body by June 29 to facilitate their inclusion in …
Questions Raised On Surveys Too New Delhi: Almost a month after the Central Road Research Institute submitted an interim report on the revised traffic plan for the BRT corridor, the Delhi government and other transport agencies seem to be questioning the methodology applied for the study. Sources said questions over …
KOLKATA, 15 JUNE: A Kolkata engineer has designed a cycle-rickshaw that uses passenger load to push the vehicle and reduces the puller's drudgery by using bumps on the road for propulsion. Mr Pratik Kumar Ghosh's wonder vehicle, which promises to improve the lives of thousands of rickshaw pullers, is easy …
KOLKATA, 15 JUNE: Environmental activist Subhash Dutta met transport minister Madan Mitra to urge him to replace 15-year-old private buses. Mr Dutta said the process of replacing 15-year-old vehicles such as private buses and auto-rickshaws is very slow, and this is exacerbating pollution in the city and its outskirts. He …
The expert team which was formed to scout for monorail stations sites has completed its study. The locations where monorail stations will come up in the city will be decided at an empowered committee meeting scheduled to be held on Friday. Besides, in order to focus on monorail and hasten …
To keep fruits and vegetables fresh during transportation over long distances and cut post-harvest losses, the National Horticulture Mission (NHM) and Indian Railways have joined hands to start the country’s first ‘Farmferry’ — a special air-conditioned train that moves chikoos, bananas, apples, pineapples and potatoes between western and northern India. …
In what could prove to be a boost for automakers, who are battling high fuel prices, and enable easier cross country movement of goods, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is trying to make states agree to a uniform rate of road tax. “Our officials will visit state governments …
In an attempt to speed up the phasing out of Blueline buses and to replace the fleet with the cluster bus service, the Sunehri Nallah Depot on Lodhi Road was inaugurated and 14 buses flagged off from here on Wednesday. The depot having a capacity of 220 buses will also …
Putting a serious question mark on Delhi government’s sincerity in resolving the issue of BRT mess, Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely was conspicuously absent in the meeting of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and various Residents Welfare Associations (RWAs). The meeting was held at Dikshit’s residence on Monday morning. …
The order book is nothing to be happy about and the long waiting period of the past is all but over. Eight of the 12 top-selling diesel cars are now available off the shelf, indicating that slowdown has started to impact sales of diesel cars as well. A 5-6% increase …
