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. …
This paper reinforces the need for a robust yet simplified MRV framework to make NAMAs work on a large scale providing opportunities to countries and sectors less benefited by the CDM. The discussion focused on the transport sector – reviewed the trend and expectations of submitted transport NAMAs then examined …
Parisar compared the performance of PMPML with bus service providers in five other Indian cities; BEST (Mumbai); MTC (Chennai); BMTC (Bangalore) and DTC (Delhi). In a previous study titled PMPML Report card, Parisar had quantified the performance of PMPML, which showed how PMPML scored low on all counts. The current …
TRANSfer Project published a first draft of its Handbook "Navigating Transport NAMAs". The purpose of the handbook is to provide practitioners in the transport sector around the world with practical step-by-step guidance on how to design and implement climate change mitigation actions in this complex sector. The final handbook will …
The Knowledge Partnership for Measuring Air Pollution and GHG Emissions in Asia aims to help policy makers, development agencies and other stakeholders in Asia have better access to air quality and climate change data to further enrich policy development activities and development interventions relevant to energy and transport sectors and …
The air transport sector is enjoying an optimistic growth rate while at the same time eliciting growing concern, due to its environmental impact and its vulnerability with respect to energy security. These issues have put the sector at the forefront of the tide in achieving energy efficiency. Efforts have been …
The government on Tuesday revised the economic growth rate for 2010-11 financial year slightly down to 8.4 per cent from the earlier estimate of 8.5 per cent. “The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at factor cost at constant prices in 2010-11 has registered a growth of 8.4 per cent over the …
BANGALORE: The Volvo hybrid bus, unveiled at the Delhi Auto Expo earlier this month, would be launched on Bangalore roads soon, Karnataka Transport Minister R Ashoka said on Monday. The 105-seater single bus would have a two-month trial run in the city, expected to be from this month itself, he …
It Will Also Introduce Hand Held Ticketing Machines Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services (AMTS) is going in for a makeover. No more a city bus service, the AMTS is being groomed to play a larger role — feeder bus service for the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) and also …
In what may leave the Planning Commission red-faced, the Working Group set up by the Commission has shot down the planning body’s suggestion for a tariff regulatory authority in the inter-modal mix of transport. Expressing doubts on efficacy of the proposed regulator, the panel said there is “no rationale” in …
The Udhampur-Katra rail section will get operational by the year-end, providing a direct link to the pilgrims visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine to the Katra base camp. While the Katra station is almost ready, work on the Udhampur-Katra line is under way and is expected to be commissioned by December, …
Hopping onto a BMTC bus equipped with an Intelligent Transport Solution (ITS) is closer to reality than ever before. Past all the promises and hype over the last two years, the Corporation has invited tenders for the project as also for a control data centre. The most useful and important …
The completion of the second phase of Monorail is expected to be delayed despite more than 50 per cent of the civil work on the 11.30-km route from Wadala to Jacob Circle in Byculla being done. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is still hesitant to set a deadline …
The latest data put together by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) trashes the automobile industry contention that personal cars account for only 0.6 per cent of India’s diesel consumption. Estimates recently released by the Society for Indian Automobile Manufactures (SIAM) and the 12th Planning Working Group on Petroleum …
'The government has initiated a massive road development drive in Anuradhapura and the Deyata Kirula national exhibition area. Over Rs. 6,500 million has been allocated for this project which includes the rehabilitation of main roads connecting different towns with Anuradhapura city , Ports and Highways Deputy Minister Nirmala Kothalawala told …
The Private Bus Operators' Association (PBOA) of Sri Lanka says legal action would be initiated against the National Transport Commission (NTC) for not granting permission for private busses to operate on the Southern Expressway after permitting Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses to commute on the road. President of the …
Going ahead with its ambitious high-speed train proposal, Railways have joined hands with Japan to begin the ground work to reduce travel time by half on the Delhi-Mumbai corridor. Railways will procure a new set of trains with electric locomotives to run on the existing Delhi-Mumbai track. "The pre-feasibility study …
NEW DELHI: Travelling by Metro will become a breeze in the new lines coming up in Phase III. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) plans to float global tenders for 486 coaches next month. These trains will be faster, sturdier and more reliable, says DMRC's HS Anand. "The ridership at the …
There is no slowdown in dieselisation, finds the latest analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). How then, asks CSE, can the automobile industry claim that diesel cars use negligible amount of the fuel? In 2011-12, diesel cars will account for over 40 per cent of the total car …
SHILLONG: The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded alarm bells after two reported outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in poultry farms in Odisha and one in a state run farm in East Garo Hills in Meghalaya. The samples from the two states which were sent to the …
