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. …
Do you know how a number of auto-rickshaws, motorcycles, scooters and cars emitting too much smoke are issued pollution under control(PUC) certificates? Those who man such centres are okay giving these certificates as long as you pay them the money. According to a reply received in response to an RTI …
IUCN Pakistan programme in collaboration with UNDP Environment Facility, National Energy Conservation Centre (ENERCON) Ministry of Water and Power, Government of Sindh’sTransport Department, Government of Punjab’s Urban Unit, Planning & Development Division launched the Pakistan Sustainable Transport Programme (PAKSTRAN) with a two-day workshop in Islamabad. PAKSTRAN is a five year …
New Delhi: After objecting to the monorail system, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is now planning to build one it seems. Government sources said there were discussions between Delhi Metro and the Delhi government earlier last month about handing over the Shastri Park-Trilokpuri monorail project to DMRC. Delhi Metro will …
A new book about the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has given the credit of the corporation's success to its former director E Sreedharan, who according to the book, executed projects well in time with his effective management principles. The book '25 management strategies for Delhi metro's success: The Sreedharan …
Scaling-up existing sustainable transportation technologies can help the transportation sector and governments to reach their sustainability and carbon emissions reduction targets. However, it also holds great potential for job creation and long-term sustained economic growth. In order to achieve this, Sustainable Transportation Ecosystem, a report released by the World Economic …
International Energy Agency in partnership with EMBARQ has launched this comprehensive global database of bus rapid transit (BRT) systems from over 130 cities and includes Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune & Jaipur from India. The International Energy Agency (IEA), in partnership with EMBARQ, a division of the World Resources Institute (WRI), has …
This paper compares fuel consumption / CO2 values of passenger cars from different sources and aims at quantifying the discrepancy between laboratory type-approval values and real-world values, including a retrospective analysis for the years 2001-2011 to determine if the gap between the two datasets has increased over time. Potential explanations …
The Asian Development Bank has established the Sustainable Transport Initiative to align its transport operations with ADB's long-term strategic framework, Strategy 2020. In July 2010, ADB approved the Sustainable Transport Initiative Operational Plan, which identifies road safety as one of the priority areas to be mainstreamed and scaled up in …
CSE releases findings on parking in Sarojini Nagar and the lessons from it. Says without a clear strategy, expensive parking structures can neither reduce parking chaos nor parking demand. CSE survey shows car users will shift to other modes of transport only if they are forced to pay three times …
The Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific explores the opportunities that a low carbon green growth path offers to the region. It articulates five tracks on which to drive the economic system change necessary to pursue low carbon green growth as a new economic development path. …
Bridging the Gap has reviewed the NAMA intentions communicated to the UNFCCC from a land transport perspective. The aim of this paper is to provide an insight into the broader domestic context in which a selection of these intentions to conduct NAMAs in the land transport sector have been developed, …
The Tamil Nadu Government will spend nearly Rs 540 crore in procuring 3,000 new buses for the State Transport Corporation. It plans to replace in phases those old buses, which are either six-years-old or have run 7 lakh km. As a first step, the State Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa …
Japan International Cooperation Agency, which funded Phase I and II of the Delhi Metro rail network, signed an agreement with India on Thursday for providing Rs.7,922 crore as soft loan for construction of Delhi Metro's Phase III that would add another 103 km to the network. The agreement was signed …
Life in India’s IT capital comes at a premium. The average cost of living in Bangalore is higher than in other Indian cities, reveals an analysis of the latest consumer price index (CPI) figures issued by the Reserve Bank of India. CPI — which measures a standard basket of items …
Delhi Metro’s Japanese connection just got a boost. Even as the work on Metro’s Phase III gathers steam, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) — which funded Phase-I and Phase-II of the Delhi Metro — on Thursday signed an agreement with India for providing Rs 7,922 crore as a soft …
BJP MP Chandan Mitra on Tuesday blasted the Delhi government for ignoring a high court order to put on hold the implementation of the 5.8-km BRT corridor in south Delhi, which was “causing enormous suffering” to people. While ordering a fresh study on the viability of the BRT scheme, the …
Extension of Delhi Metro rail services into the satellite town of Faridabad in Haryana was cleared on Monday with the DMRC and the Haryana Government signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for extension of the metro corridor from Badarpur to Faridabad (YMCA). The MoU was signed by Haryana Government Financial …
The Haryana government and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Monday signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the 14-km-long, elevated extension of the Badarpur line up to Faridabad. The Faridabad extension will have nine stations. The MoU was signed by Haryana Principal Secretary S S Dhillon and DMRC’s Director of …
JOWAI: Education Minister Dr RC Laloo launched five public services buses sponsored under the 13th Finance Commissioner Award 2010-11 and implemented by the Jowai Municipal Boaord was launched at Circuit House Jowai on Monday. Along with the Education Minister, the JHADC Chief Executive Member, Lamdibok Sumer, the Officer on Special …
The Delhi Metro’s extensions into the national capital region got a shot in the arm on Monday with the Haryana government signing an MoU with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the extension of the Central Secretariat-Badarpur line. The 13.8km corridor, which is part of the Phase III of …
