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. …
One of the main areas of concern for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in choosing an Olympic host city is urban mobility, which will help visitors get around and become a legacy for residents. Rio de Janeiro is thus undergoing a complete "revolution" with an overhaul of existing transportation options, …
Solar Impulse has begun what should be its penultimate flight, leaving Seville in Spain bound for Cairo in Egypt. It should take the zero-fuel aircraft somewhere between 48 and 72 hours, depending on the weather conditions encountered en route. Solar Impulse is now in the home straight of its bid …
In at least one Scandinavian city, owning your own car may not be necessary a decade from now, thanks to the forward-looking plans of the government of Helsinki, Finland. helsinki-trafficWhile the goal of eliminating the need for private car ownership in that capital city within 10 years may seem incredibly …
The goal of this new stage of standard is to reduce fuel consumption by about 15% in 2020 from the 2015 levels, in order to further reduce the gap between China and other more developed markets globally .In April 2016, the third stage of China’s heavy-duty vehicle fuel consumption standard …
The goal of this new stage of standard is to reduce fuel consumption by about 15% in 2020 from the 2015 levels, in order to further reduce the gap between China and other more developed markets globally .In April 2016, the third stage of China’s heavy-duty vehicle fuel consumption standard …
Beijing will invest 750.5 billion yuan ($113 billion) in transport infrastructure during the next five years and make further cuts in the number of additional cars allowed on the road from 2018 to 2020, local media reported, citing Beijing's 13th Five-Year Plan on Transportation Development. The city plans to gradually …
Actor Harshika Poonacha poses near a biobus in Bengaluru on Monday. The bus, operating between Bengaluru and Chennai, runs completely on biodiesel. The KSRTC on Monday introduced the country’s first biobus which runs on 100% biodiesel. Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy flagged off the biobus, which operates between Bengaluru and Chennai. …
The government will ask auto companies to equip all their future car models with frontal protection system to reduce the number of road fatalities in the event of a front-end collision with a pedestrian. The protection system would involve changes in the designs of bumper, bonnets, leading edges windshield and …
By 2022, Norway could realise every step in the development of a technology many see as critical to reducing global carbon emissions, carbon capture and storage (CCS), it said on Monday. Oslo said it could capture carbon dioxide from an industrial plant, transport it by ship and inject it into …
The study says that during the odd-even phase, DTC needed to provide its most efficient services because people had to leave their cars at home during the two weeks of road rationing. The study summarises how the Delhi Transport Corporation’s (DTC’s) operations during the first phase of the two-week long …
Nashik: Taking cognizance of the lack of manpower with the police in managing traffic, the state government has come up with a novel plan of deploying 'traffic wardens', who would assist the department in managing vehicle movement on the roads. In this backdrop, the city traffic department is preparing a …
French firm Bollore Group won an electric car-sharing project in Singapore, its first in Asia, with a fleet of 1,000 vehicles expected to operate in the densely-populated city-state by 2020, government authorities said on Thursday. Bollore's proposal was chosen from among 13 proposals after more than a year of evaluation …
Students can pick up bicycles from Vishwavidyalaya station and drop them off at Ramjas College or vice versa In a major relief, North Campus students will no longer have to return their rented bicycles at the Vishwavidyalaya metro station. The bustling area got its first “public cycle sharing” system on …
To introduce buses powered by electricity and CNG to bring down pollution levels The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has plans to introduce 650 new buses across the State, including battery-operated electric buses and compressed natural gas-powered buses, as part of its efforts to help the city be pollution-free, …
Urban authorities face numerous challenges as they try to manage the access and mobility needs of their citizens. Some of these are related to uncertainty about how new services, technologies and emerging social trends affect citizens’ mobility choices. This report looks at the combined impact of two major new developments: …
Germany has abandoned plans to set out a timetable to exit coal-fired power production and scrapped C02 emissions reduction goals for individual sectors, according to the latest draft of an environment ministry document seen by Reuters on Wednesday. An earlier version of the draft document that was leaked in May …
Ahmedabad: Gujarat high court on Wednesday sought reply from the state government in response to a PIL that demanded curb on overloading of heavy vehicles - trucks and buses on state roads for the purpose of road safety. The PIL was filed by a social worker from Viramgam, Rajesh Kareliya. …
The state home department has formed an advisory committee of three senior IPS officers Additional DGP AK Singh, Additional DGP Vikas Sahay and IGP Manoj Shashidhar to review and sort out traffic related problems in the state. It is worthy to note that earlier state home department had sanctioned seven …
This is the Committee’s eighth annual report detailing the UK’s progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting carbon budgets. The Progress Report shows that UK emissions have fallen rapidly in the power sector, but that progress has stalled in other sectors, such as heating in buildings, transport, industry and …
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the report titled “ Key Indicators of Household Expenditure on Services and Durable Goods” based on the related information collected during July, 2014 to June 2015 as part of NSS 72nd Round. This survey on household …
