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. …
Uttar Pradesh government launched a road safety policy, claiming to be the first such initiative in the country, which seeks to check occurrence of street accidents and resulting mortalities. Uttar Pradesh is the first state in the country which has launched its road safety policy that deals with ways and …
Road safety is no more an urban concern alone. With the influx of high-speed motorised vehicles to the rural roads severely endangering the safety of road users — particularly of schoolchildren, women carrying headloads of agricultural produce and cyclists — the Centre has asked the States to address road safety …
‘Poor response’ from the two Corporations to request for plan erala Monorail Corporation Ltd. (KMCL), the Special Purpose Vehicle set up to execute the Rs.5,581-crore monorail project in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode, will rope in a multi-disciplinary consultancy to prepare the Comprehensive Mobility Plan for the two cities. The decision was …
Motorcyclists Top Death List In 3 Months In the first quarter this year, motorcyclists topped the list of the number of deaths reported in road accidents. Surprisingly , pedestrian deaths figured second on the list. Together they accounted for 89% of the total road accident deaths. Overall, in all types …
The government will soon come out with a new design for e-rickshaws that would make the vehicle a safe mode of transport for last mile connectivity . Sources said IIT Delhi has submitted a detailed design of the vehicle that includes weight and seating capacity. It will now be considered …
The Transport department has started impounding e-rickshaws in accordance with decisions taken during a meeting taken in Chief Secretary’s office on April 15. All e-rickshaws plying in Delhi were rendered illegal by a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on April 24, in which the …
This paper presents a framework to include feedbacks from climate impacts on the economy in integrated assessment models. The proposed framework uses a production function approach, which links climate impacts to key variables and parameters used in the specification of economic activity. The key endpoints within climate impact categories are …
The State Traffic Planning Cell of the Tamil Nadu Police is planning to identify most accident-prone stretches in the State and bring in foreign collaboration to reduce the number of accidents. The ambitious initiative will take off with the arrival of an Australian delegation for its first field visit in …
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Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has granted approval to 30-km long metro bus project for Multan city to be constructed at a cost of Rs.30 billion. The project will be completed in a record period of one year and its foundation stone will be laid on August 14. Multan …
Metal sign boards, unscientifically placed or in an awkward manner, are posing a threat to pedestrians in Sasthamangalam. The boards, maostly made of metal, are erected along the Sasthamangalam-Peroorkada Road and Sasthamangalam - Edapazhanji Road. Boards of private institutions as well as government organisations along with the sign boards are …
China's Ministry of Transport on Wednesday announced a guideline to adopt an intelligent public transport system to improve efficiency and reduce traffic congestion. Real-time information should be easily accessible via websites, electronic boards, apps and hotlines, the ministry said. Citizens are also encouraged to make suggestions, comments and complaints about …
NAGPUR: A host of public interest litigations (PILs) on traffic safety are pending in Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court but with a few exceptions, those have failed to move the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and traffic police officials. In many PILs were disposed of on assurance of officials, but …
Gopinath Munde's tragic and untimely death is one more desperate wake-up call for road safety in India. For me, the news was particularly distressing as seven months ago, it was on the same road-Aurobindo Marg-that my cycle was hit by a reversing car. I was lucky that Good Samaritans picked …
AHMEDABAD: Union minister and BJP leader Gopinath Munde's death in a road accident in New Delhi on Tuesday morning has brought the issue of vehicular accidents and subsequent fatalities to focus in the city. In Ahmedabad, death due to road accidents is a major concern and the latest data shows …
Need to actualise goals of UN Decade of Action for Road Safety The numbers say it all. Every four minutes a life is lost in a road accident in India with 1,40,000 deaths recorded in 2012 alone. In the past decade, over a million people have lost their lives in …
First released in 2005, REN21's Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) provides a comprehensive and timely overview of renewable energy market, industry, investment and policy developments worldwide. It enables policymakers, industry, investors and civil society to make informed decisions. The report covers recent developments, current status, and key trends; by design, …
Rural Development Minister and the OBC face of BJP in Maharashtra Gopinath Munde died apparently of shock and cardiac arrest suffered during a road accident early this morning. 64-year-old Munde, who made his entry into the Union Cabinet for the first time after the Lok Sabha polls, was on his …
VARANASI: A noted river scientist has requested Union transport & highways and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari to ensure adequate water flow in Ganga before beginning any programme of waterways in the holy river. Gadkari had declared that his department, in coordination with ministries of water resources, urban development, forest and …
Global investment in fossil-fuel energy continues to outpace new spending on renewable sources, leaving the world on track for temperature increases of at least 3.6 degrees, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Last year, more than $1.1 trillion (A$1.19 trillion) was poured into the extraction, transport …
