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. …
European Union countries need to significantly increase investments in carbon capture and storage and show much greater urgency and determination to develop and deploy the technology, according to a new report by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at London School of Economics and Political Science …
Connectivity: In what should transform the way travel and trade is conducted in the region, the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) will be signed by the transport ministers of the four countries in Thimphu today. In brief, the agreement will set the stage for bilateral …
A sensitization programme on road safety was held in Sivasagar recently as part of the Road Safety Awareness Week being observed jointly by Sivasagar Civil and Police Administration and District Transport Office. In the sensitisation programme held at Sivasagar Natya Mandir, Deputy Commissioner Virendra Mittal, in his inaugural speech, emphasized …
COIMBATORE: If all goes well, Coimbatore will be the first city in Tamil Nadu to get a Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS). The final City Mobility Plan report submitted to the commissioner of municipal administration in Chennai on June 8 found that this system was feasible for Coimbatore. The civic …
PUNE: Buses running on biofuels in cities like Pune and Kolhapur will soon become a reality if the central government's ambitious 'Green Bus' project goes according to plan. Union minister of road transport and highway Nitin Gadkari has asked the state government to prepare a plan to introduce green buses …
Opposition parties said Nicola Sturgeon’s government had to start dramatically cutting CO2 emissions from transport, housing and the public sector after the latest annual statistics showed Scotland missed its emissions target by 2m tonnes equivalent (mte) of CO2. Ministers at Holyrood said they planned to greatly increase investment in home …
There will also be dustbins all along to ensure cleanliness of the tracks,” the official said. With an aim to re-establish the role of green spaces as connective links between urban spaces, the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) has proposed creation of an environment-friendly pedestrian and cycling network through the …
Almost 630 people have been killed so far in fatal accidents in the national capital this year. According to data prepared by the Delhi police till May 31, in total 3,289 accidents have been reported in the city and in these 627 persons lost their lives and 3,291 were injured. …
Order of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Animals and Birds Charitable Trust & Others Vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Others dated 08/06/2015 regarding horse carriages being used in the City of Mumbai for joyrides and not as a mode of public conveyance.
Contributing to energy conservation and environment preservation through its daily operations, Konkan Railway (KR) has now changed all the light fittings in its 91 tunnels to LEDs, thus reducing the carbon footprint considerably. Konkan Railway’s initiative to improve greenery all along its route has earned it the sobriquet “Garden Railway,” …
The Delhi government's environment and transport departments will be moving a cabinet note soon to offer a 15% subsidy on the price of e-rickshaws and other battery-operated vehicles. The subsidy was announced by transport minister Gopal Rai last month at a Janta cabinet. The subsidy would be given at the …
LAHORE: The Technical Experts Committee, a body of the Environment Department of Punjab, has objected to figures and design of the Rs165 billion Orange Line Metro Project and directed the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) to fix the issues in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report. A public hearing on the …
Islamabad- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is due to open Islamabad's new half-billion dollar metrobus system today, which the government hopes will revolutionize transport in the capital but which has been criticised by some as extravagant. The 23-kilometre (14-mile) line, where 68 air-conditioned buses will carry an estimated 135,000 passengers a …
On June 3, last year, Delhi woke up to the news of Gopinath Munde, Union Rural Development Minister, who was declared dead at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Minutes earlier, Mr. Munde (64) was involved in an accident while on his way to the IGI airport, when his …
PUNE: Just as the urban development ministry will assist cities with population of 10 lakh plus in setting up the urban metropolitan transport authority (UMTA), it will also help them have a traffic management and information control centre (TMICC) of their own. Setting up of the traffic management centre is …
Jaipur Metro, touted as one of the fastest built metro systems in the country, was thrown open to public on Wednesday. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje flagged off the inaugural train on the 9.6-km-long route from Mansarovar to Chandpole. Ms. Raje along with ministers, officers and supporters travelled in the train …
Islamabad- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is due to open Islamabad's new half-billion dollar metrobus system today, which the government hopes will revolutionize transport in the capital but which has been criticised by some as extravagant. The 23-kilometre (14-mile) line, where 68 air-conditioned buses will carry an estimated 135,000 passengers a …
African economies’ prospects for long-term, sustainable growth are under threat from weakness in the core conditions necessary for competitive and productive economies, despite outwardly healthy-looking growth rates in many parts of the region, according to the African Competitiveness Report, released on June 4 in Cape Town. The biennial report, themed …
After taking charge, NDA government had announced two of its major priorities as enactment of the Amendments to Essential Commodities Act to crackdown on hoarders black marketers, and Road Transport and Safety Bill replacing the Motor Vehicle Act. However, progress on the two laws has been so slow, that the …
The city of Vancouver has set another standard for cities across the world. Vancouver recently hit another smart growth milestone or two with upward-spiraling numbers of citizens and visitors freely choosing to walk, cycle, and ride public transit. Vancouver has numerous multimodal neighborhoods thanks to practical, smart growth policies. Automobile …
