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. …
As part of CAI-Asia's mission to promote better air quality and livable cities, CAI-Asia conducted an annual review of main events relevant to air quality, climate change and transport in Asia. The review, which started on 2008 and initially focused on sustainable transport, has now evolved to include air quality …
A summary of the proceedings from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, and their significance for the land transport sector.
This guidebook provides practical and operational guidance on how to assess and overcome barriers facing the transfer and diffusion of technologies for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The guidebook is designed to support the analysis of specific technologies, instead of pursuing a sectoral (e.g. transport) or technology group (e.g. renewable …
The Ahmedabad BRTS- or Janmarg- is aimed at enhancing efficiency in public transport system in order to provide a solution to increasing congestion and air pollution in the city.
Urgent action is required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Developing countries overall are significant emitters, and they must maximise use of ICTs in three ways: Green ICT: reducing the emissions from production and use of ICTs themselves; Smart ICT: using ICTs in other sectors – energy, buildings, transportation, logistics, manufacture …
This document details the new Standard of assessing the quality of BRT systems developed by Institute for Transportation & Development Policy. The BRT Standard is an effort by leading technical experts to come to a common understanding of what constitutes internationally recognized best practice in BRT system design. The best …
The Planning Commission vide their Order No.18/3/2011-Tpt dated 06.04.2011 has constituted a Working Group on Road Transport for the Formulation of Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017). In order to assist the Working Group in finalization of its report, MoRT&H; vide its OM No.RT-21012/4/2011-T dated 7th June, 2011 had formed a …
This report focuses on air pollution and traffic accidents as the major adverse impacts on urban transport. It attempts to show the current impact and issues of these two problems. Further it looks into recent challenges by pointing out some common and successful practices adopted in Asian megacities. Finally, in …
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has clamped immediate ban on the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in public transport vehicles to prevent deadly accidents, ease gas shortage and improve gas pressure. The decision was taken in a meeting headed by the chairman Ogra here on Friday. The …
After CNG, the national capital is all set to run its public transport fleet on biogas. Ambitious as it may sound, but Delhi plans to run its buses on biogas. In collaboration with the Swedish government, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy plans to set up a biogas …
NEW DELHI: Railways' ambitious project of running bullet trains in six select corridors has been fast tracked as the state-run transporter is ready with the Cabinet note for setting up of a high speed rail authority. Railways' top brass are also in intense negotiations with the visiting Japanese delegation, seeking …
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Managing Director E. Sreedharan has urged the State government to pursue the Phase-II expansion of the Chennai metro rail network. Observing that there has been a “violent shift” in policy ever since the new government came to power in the State, he said that the …
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday urged the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) to consider funding various projects relating to water supply, solid waste management, roads and improvement of street lights in City Development Plans of all 26 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) falling in the NCR sub-region …
To provide faster access to destinations separated by vast distances in India, the Indian Railways' proposal to use high-speed “bullet train” technology is a step in the right direction, says Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Managing Director E. Sreedharan. Due to retire this month-end, the DMRC chief said Kerala is on …
The plan to introduce bullet trains in India moved several steps ahead on Tuesday as Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi met visiting Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and expressed his willingness to introduce the world-class Japanese transport system in the country. “I met the Japanese Prime Minister and told him that …
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Managing Director E. Sreedharan says that magnetic levitation (maglev) technology, which will be introduced in Phase III of the project in the city, has “tremendous scope”. Speaking about the successful high-speed maglev projects in China, South Korea and Japan, Mr. Sreedharan said: “The main advantage of …
China has launched its first test train that is said to be capable of reaching 500 kmph from the present 300 kmph, a feat if accomplished would be a big leap forward in high speed train technology. China's largest rail vehicle maker, CSR Corp Ltd, over the weekend launched the …
Haryana government has announced that it will run 35 Volvo buses on the Chandigarh-New Delhi route. Ten such buses are already plying on this route and the transport department is going to add another 25 Volvo buses to its fleet. “The buses, purchased by the transport department will be on …
The Chennai Monorail network was supposed to be constructed rapidly and branch out into the city's booming suburbs. A 2014 deadline was set for the operational inauguration of at least one of the four lines in the 111-km long Phase-I. But the lack of enough eligible participants in the bidding …
China launched a super-rapid test train over the weekend which is capable of travelling 500 kilometers per hour, state media said on Monday, as the country moves ahead with its railway ambitions despite serious problems on its high-speed network. The train, made by a subsidiary of CSR Corp Ltd, China's …
