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. …
With the advancements in video image processing system (VIPS), detection mechanism has made a significant improvement over traditional methods for traffic data analysis. Traffic on Delhi–Gurgaon expressway is heterogeneous in nature with non-lane based behaviour. Moreover, automation and instrumentation are also not implemented. In view of this, TRaffic AnalyZer and …
Irish motorists could help cut transport carbon emissions in Ireland by 70 per cent over 10 years by choosing one of more than 300 models of car, according to a leading climate scientist. Prof Kevin Anderson, of the University of Manchester, also said retrofitting the State’s housing stock over 15 …
Singapore is still the world's most expensive place to live, while China's Hong Kong has moved up seven places in the ranking into joint second place with Zurich, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)'s Worldwide Cost of Living survey released on Thursday. Singapore has the highest score of 116, …
Queensland faces a “dramatic escalation” in carbon pollution that guarantees Australia will fail to meet even its “weak” greenhouse targets unless the commonwealth sets a price on emissions, the state’s environment minister, Steven Miles, has warned. A state government report shows that Queensland, Australia’s single largest polluter, is on track …
The primary objective of this literature review is to provide a glimpse at technology changes for diesel and natural gas (NG) engines in the HDV space that are expected over the next 10 to 15 years as India transitions to world-class criteria pollutant emissions standards and improved efficiency becomes a …
The European Commission published a study by Ecofys, IIASA and E4tech that quantifies the land use change impact of biofuels consumed in the EU. Biofuels are promoted as an option to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector. As most biofuels are currently produced from land based crops, there …
JAIPUR: The phenomenal growth of vehicles in Pink city in the last few years has forced the civic bodies to take concrete measures to tackle the ever increasing traffic chaos. The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has proposed to revise its 'comprehensive traffic and transportation study' for Jaipur region prepared in …
Hotels and clubs in the city will be asked to allow bicycles on their premises on car-free days, the police commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk said on Wednesday. He made the announcement at a seminar conducted over the internet and organised by city authorities and corporates. "We'll ask all city hotels …
As cities around the world look for ways to implement the Paris Declaration and meet the ambition of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), C40 is showcasing 100 real world examples of projects and approaches that have already proved successful in our member cities. Eleven new C40 Good Practice Guides …
How to assess the impact of transport based mitigation efforts? Where to find good measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) practices and what requirements must be met in terms of data collection? The recently published Reference Document on MRV in the transport sector informs on how to develop comprehensive and consistent …
Prevalence of walking and cycling for transport is low and varies greatly across countries. Few studies have examined neighborhood perceptions related to walking and cycling for transport in different countries. Therefore, it is challenging to prioritize appropriate built-environment interventions. The aim of this study was to examine the strength and …
The Green Line of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has been inaugurated by the Prime Minister. This is a historic moment as for the last several years, in fact since the early 1970’s, we kept hearing about a public mass transit system for Karachi. A lot of plans and …
The lack of road safety remains a major challenge in many urban areas, although high levels of road safety are a prerequisite for the attractiveness of cycling, walking and public transport. GIZ publishes the new publication “Towards more livable and safer cities: Examples for save safe road infrastructure design”. Safety …
This report presents the manufacturing costs of emission control technology used to meet recent U.S. and European emission standards for heavy-duty diesel engines and vehicles. The costs assessed include both the in-cylinder technologies to control engine-out emissions and the after treatment technologies that act on the exhaust stream. With the …
India is in the process of developing fuel efficiency standards for new heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), and one of the most critical inputs to regulatory development is a technology potential analysis to determine the efficiency levels that the fleet can reasonably achieve over the duration of the regulation. Typically, one of …
Public Transportation serves as a cheap and convenient mode of transport for all classes of society, saves fuel and reduces congestion and pollution. It is vital to economic development & social integration of the country. One such mode of Public Transportation in India is the State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs). …
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu kept passenger fares and freight charges intact in Railway Budget, 2016, looking more towards more trains and dedicated corridors in a Budget he said was “focussed on growth, creating jobs and providing better service to passengers”. Prabhu introduced three new superfast trains and announced setting …
GURGAON: 'Leave space to Green Right Of Way (GROW)' campaign was launched on Tuesday to mark the 22nd edition of Car Free Day. The idea is to make the streets of Gurgaon pedestrian friendly, and to sensitize more corporate offices to work on removing encroachment from outside their offices, especially …
Though Thane has grown as a city in the past decade, with many people choosing to make it their first home, public transportation is still a huge problem. To study and suggest a suitable mode of transport for the public, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) signed an MoU with Swedish …
Women, VIPs and two-wheelers will continue to remain exempted from the restrictions The second instalment of the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme will be back in April, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced in the run-up to the completion of his maiden year in office here on Thursday. Scheduled to be …
