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. …
In India, traffic accidents are not on the health agenda. It's high time the agenda was changed. When Gopinath Munde, the Union minister for rural development, met with a tragic accident on the road in Delhi, the issue was highlighted. Even so, there is little understanding of the seriousness of …
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the extension of metro rail from YMCA Chowk to Ballabhgarh in Faridabad. Rs.564 crore sanctioned An amount of Rs.564 crore has been sanctioned for the project. The construction will be done by March 2017. Speaking on the …
The next time you use public transport you can provide feedback through phone. Delhi eGovernance Society (DeGS) has developed an android-based mobile app in an effort to improve the capital's transport system. The Society--which works under the information technology department--plans to share the data with the transport department and Delhi …
Government policies that improve energy efficiency, waste management and public transport could increase global economic output by more than $1.8 trillion per year says this new report released by World Bank & ClimateWorks Foundation in advance of the U.N. Secretary General's Climate Summit in September 2014. This report describes efforts …
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has appointed a Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) expert from Ahmedabad, Pratik Dave, as their technical advisor to fast rack its much hyped but delayed BRTS projects, started under the JNNURM scheme. Standing Committee Chairman, Mahesh Landge, announced at a press meet on …
After distributing about 15 lakh laptops in the state, Samajwadi Party is set to distribute around 10,000 battery operated 'electronic rickshaws' as freebies to registered three-wheeler cycle-rickshaw pullers in cities of Uttar Pradesh. Tenders of the project were issued in February but due to technical limitations, they could not get …
INDORE: Replicating foreign projects without studying local needs has its implications and Indore's BRTS is classic example. The popular view on the first day of the two-day conference on BRTS was that a study of the local needs was important for the successful implementation of such projects. Officials of Union …
Municipal corporations have been given a month's time to frame an `easy' policy for the registration of erickshaws in the city . The policy must focus on passenger safety and e-rickshaw owners will have to get a number-plate. Nitin Gadkari said at a rally on Tuesday that municipal corporations would …
Gurgaon fell in love with Raahgiri when it was launched there last November. Now, it's Delhi's turn. The Delhi leg of Raahgiri will kick off on the evening of July 5 near Khan Market. Raahgiri is a unique concept to free up a section of the city's roads from traffic …
A new report that assesses how Government can best achieve the UK's 2020 renewable transport target has been hailed as 'an important step forward' for the sustainable biofuels industry. The two-part report, released yesterday (18 June) by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP), sets out how the UK can hit …
Those with motor power up to 650W will be allowed to ply on city roads Reversing the order of his own Ministry, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announced on Tuesday that battery-operated rickshaws will not be barred from plying on the city roads and will be considered as non-motorised vehicles. …
The absence of any kind of measures to regulate e-rickshaws is one of the reasons why so many of them have started plying on Delhi roads over the past one year. In August 2013, the Transport department enlisted the help of The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) to carry out …
Design, Components Of Vehicles Not Tested, Amendment Provides Blanket Exemption exemption from future testing as well. Transport experts say technical testing of the vehicles is a must, especially when they will carry four passengers and 50kg of luggage. A senior Delhi government official said, “No sanction has been given for …
With talk of assembly elections in the air, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday announced at a public rally here that battery-powered rickshaws, known as e-rickshaws, would not be considered motor vehicles, and hence won't be covered under the Motor Vehicles Act. In other words, it will virtually be …
PUNE: An audit report for the nine km Swargate-Hadapsar bus rapid transit system (BRTS) stretch has recommended that the PMPML take responsibility for preventing the entry of non-BRTS vehicles in the dedicated corridor. The audit, which was done by a private agency appointed by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), has …
Action against persons parking their vehicles on road side A meeting of the Road Safety Committee convened by District Collector M.S. Jaya on Monday reviewed the new traffic regulations implemented in the city. The meeting decided to remove the median at the Patturaikkal Junction to make the traffic smooth. One-way …
‘They could be an intermediate mode of public transport’ Environmentalists say e-rickshaws could help reduce pollution if appropriate regulatory mechanisms are put in place for the charging and disposal of batteries. Additionally, air pollution and transport policy experts point out that there is a need to ensure safety of passengers …
The Delhi Transport department wrote to the Commerce Ministry recently, requesting it to take action against illegal import of e-rickshaw parts, majority of which are being imported from China. During a a meeting held on e-rickshaws at the Chief Secretary’s office in April, the Delhi government had decided to send …
A day after a traffic police constable was allegedly fatally knocked down by a motorist when he tried to stop his vehicle for checking, Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday approved the formation of district-level Road Safety Committees in Delhi. The committees, which have been constituted under the provision of Section …
Electric carmaker Tesla Motors is opening up its technology patents for others to use in a bid to accelerate the development of zero-emissions vehicles across the globe. In an unprecedented move, the firm's founder and CEO Elon Musk announced that Tesla 'will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in …
