Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
KOLKATA, Jan. 16: The state government will seek Rs 150 crore from the Union urban development ministry to replace the 15-year-old buses and minibuses which had been banned by the Calcutta High Court from plying on the Kolkata streets from 1 April onwards. According to estimates by the state transport …
RECORDER REPORT LAHORE (January 16 2009): Federal Minister for Environment Hameedullah Jan Afridi has said that government is committed to eradicate environmental pollution from the country and in this regard pragmatic measures are being taken including promotion of environment friendly fuel CNG. He was addressing as chief guest at the …
Mahendra Kumar Singh | TNN New Delhi: Driving a private car is going to be more expensive with the urban development ministry making it mandatory for states to set up dedicated transport fund by imposing additional sales tax on petrol, increasing registration fee on four-wheelers and imposing congestion tax and …
15 Jan 2009, 0015 hrs IST, Megha Suri, TNN NEW DELHI: In a move that could push more reforms in the Capital's transportation system, the state government is approaching the Centre to fund new buses required for operation on the two Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors being planned in the …
Tanushree Roy Chowdhury Posted: Jan 15, 2009 at 0030 hrs IST Chandigarh: Gurgaon finally looks set to get a public transport system in place soon. And as if to compensate for the delay, the bus network might just come with an icing: double-decker buses ahead of the Commonwealth Games in …
With due respect to god, although not omniscient, we the car-driving and personal vehicle-driven are omnipotent. Let us not feel we are hoist to a new government petard
New Delhi: The Union Urban Development Ministry on Monday announced a scheme under the second phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) as an incentive to cities and states across the country to implement modern bus systems, in particular the Bus Rapid Transit System. Urban Development Secretary M …
Guidelines announced by the Ministry of Urban Development on funding of buses for urban transport under JNNURM. Under this, one-time assistance will be provided to all mission cities for the purchase of buses for urban transport systems till June 30. Under the second stimulus package announced by the Government on …
CITY ON THE MOVE Trial Run Of Buses On Jan 12 To Coincide With Vibrant Gujarat Summit Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad is all set for a grand entry into the league of world
New Delhi: It seems the civil society protests over the poor condition of civic amenities and infrastructure in Gurgaon last year have had an effect on the authorities. The Haryana government has come out with a list of promises for Gurgaon residents this year. The promises include increasing city
In this paper the link between total factor productivity, total price performance, and economic profitability is examined for the Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking (BEST) using its annual data from 1990-91 to 2005-06.
What are best practices? Best practices are the building blocks in terms of efficient and productive practices which go into the making of a successful organization in the process of evolving a culture. In this respect STUs, being pioneers in large scale bus operations, have set standards in almost every …
The two basic elements that critically determine the performance of any mass transit network from both the user and the operator point of view i.e. designing of bus routes and setting frequencies on these routes; have not been sufficiently investigated because of their inherent complexity and the difficulty of implementation. …
This paper by CAI-Asia recaptures highlights of 2008 related to urban transportation, air quality, and climate change. Summarizes some of the significant events, news, issues of 2008 for policy makers, researchers, NGOs and other stakeholders working on SUT issues in Asia. Year 2008, from the urban transport perspective,can be considered …
An efficient, effective, eco-and consumer-friendly Urban Transportation-without which cities can become immobile-is the need of the country in this century. If the look and feel of public transport is not improved substantially and on an urgent basis across various cities; to a level that it can be sold to public …
Global experience bears out that parking management is one of the most powerful instruments to reduce travel by personal vehicles that also influences commuting choices in favour of public transport. Parking management when combined with appropriately priced parking, limit on parking space and improved access through other modes of transport, …
The Union Ministry of Urban Development has now evolved a system for evaluating urban transport services in cities across India. All cities covered by the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) have been advised to benchmark their level of services for various parameters specified by the ministry. The parameters …
The Japanese succeeded in pushing India into having its proposed western freight corridor run on electric. Did it also push Delhi into buying its new generation advanced technology electric locomotives for the Indian Railways? That is the major question doing the rounds in the Rail Bhavan here. That may well …
In a world that attempts to move towards a low-carbon economy Efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change have created a new market, generating new opportunities, dubbed green jobs. According to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme, over the coming decades, millions of green jobs …
