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. …
Raman Singh-led Chhattisgarh Government and the Indian Railways on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop three rail corridors in the coal rich Northern region of the tribal State. The three corridors totaling 452 km will be built at a cost of Rs 4,500 crore. The three corridors would …
Sam Pitroda, Adviser to the Prime Minister, and his panel has not painted a very rosy picture for the country’s lifeline, the Railways. After the Anil Kakodkar committee report on safety which sought Rs one lakh crore for upgrading rail facilities, the Pitroda panel on railway modernisation has said the …
Cities now have the option of ensuring that their comprehensive plans are low on carbon emissions. Shakti’s support has helped develop a tool that can measure green house gas emission of various transport initiatives. The tool was developed by Emergent Ventures, India which works on sustainable solutions for various aspects …
Chennai-B’lore-Coimbatore- Ernakulam route will also cover Mysore The Indian Railways has given a go ahead for conducting a feasibility study on its most ambitious plan to introduce high speed train on the Chennai-Bangalore-Coimbatore- Ernakulam route. The route also includes Bangalore-Mysore corridor. Secretary to the State Infrastructure Development Department (IDD) Raj …
NAIROBI: The auto rickshaw may be losing its way in the transport debate in India, but the ubiquitous three-wheeler is being discussed in global forums as a possible option for sustainable transport. While autos lose out to cars in the Indian consciousness, but when it comes to sustainable urbanisation and …
A cost-benefit analysis shows it makes sense to opt for a diesel car than a petrol version if your usage is high, says Prashant Mahesh. It seems everyone wants to buy a diesel car these days. Or at least they are thinking about it. Quite a natural reaction though, considering …
Only mass rapid transit solutions can provide India’s urban commuters with efficient mobility. Billions of man-hours are lost with people ‘stuck in traffic’. This fact is also echoed in government’s national urban transport policy. The reasons are well known: exponential growth of motor vehicles with negligible increase in road space. …
‘It ran through undeveloped areas; was financially unviable' The State government has decided to drop one of the four monorail lines that were supposed to be built in the city. While originally an ambitious 111-km long Phase-I network was proposed to be constructed the revised target means the monorail grid …
NEW DELHI, Feb 21 – Setting speculations at rest , Commerce, Industry and Textile Minister, Anand Sharma ruled out the possibility of rolling back Transport Subsidy Scheme (TSS) though he hinted at the possibility of reviewing the negative list. The coke industry is likely to include in the negative list. …
The Government is in the process of revamping its over three-decade old transport subsidy scheme for compensating transportation cost to industrial units located in North Eastern Region and J&K.; Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today held consultations with States of North Eastern region and special category States of Jammu …
MUMBAI: After autorickshaw drivers, cabbies are now demanding a fare hike after an increase in compressed natural gas (CNG) prices last week. Taxi union leader A L Quadros on Tuesday led a delegation to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Autho- rity (MMRTA) secretary and submitted a memorandum demanding a Rs4 …
MUMBAI: While commuters can expect to ride the monorail between Chembur and Wadala in the next six to eight months, they will have to wait till June next year for the route to be extended to Jacob Circle. as it has several hurdles to be surmounted. Work on extending the …
MRTS can carry up to 20,000 people an hour: Natpac study Monorail, a mass rapid transit system (MRTS) mooted for the city, is expected to reduce dependence on personalised modes of transport and take away 40 per cent of the present vehicular traffic off the road. The monorail has been …
Subsidies on diesel should not be offered to luxury cars, telecom towers and other industries and must be restricted only to agriculture and transport sectors, according to industry chamber Assocham’s newly- elected President, Mr Rajkumar Dhoot. The government should levy additional duties to luxury players, who are currently using subsidised …
About 66 acres land of the Uttara third phase housing project will be acquired for the proposed elevated metro rail project, communications secretary MAN Siddique said on Monday. The big chunk of land will be used to establish a depot of the donor-funded infrastructure project aimed at improving mass transportation …
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has sought intervention of Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi to start work on the proposed Bhanupalli-Bilaspur-Beri rail line as had been agreed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in August 2007. In a letter written to the Railway Minister on Sunday, the CM said as …
NEW DELHI, 19 FEB: The Railways will set up a joint working group with Japan to carry forward the high speed train proposal, according to the Railway minister, Mr Dinesh Trivedi. “I am quite impressed by the safety record of high-speed trains in Japan (file photo) as there has been …
MUMBAI, 19 FEB: The country's industrial production is expected to grow by 7.4 per cent in financial year 2012-13 as against an estimated 5.1 per cent growth during the current fiscal, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said in its monthly review. Industrial production growth stood at 8.2 per cent …
Trains between Delhi and Mumbai may run at a speed of 200 km per hour if efforts of railways bear fruit for which it is taking the help of Japan. A Japanese delegation has met Railway Minister Mr Dinesh Trivedi recently and made a presentation about the operation of high …
The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project could be pulled out of cold storage and become a reality shortly. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, while interacting with TOI journalists last week, said the project was "still on the cards". Chavan said, "I have not given up completely on BRTS, an internationally …
