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 …
Fuel price reform is inevitable and necessary, but clean fuel and public transport agenda for health protection must not be derailed Photo: Chaitanya Chandan The UPA government has finally allowed oil marketing companies to raise diesel prices in small amounts from time to time until the subsidy is fully pruned. …
Author: Anumita Roychowdhury @ There are dangers in ignoring the demand for collective dignity on roads and in pandering to the arrogance of cars. Hope AAP will steer the change that Delhi needs Photo: Meeta Ahlawat The newly elected Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) metro ride to Ramlila ground for the …
Indian cities were originally designed as compact entities to reduce travel trip length. But with rapid urbanization and motorization, our sprawling cities are becoming victims of killer pollution, congestion, and a crippling oil guzzling, car dependent infrastructure that endangers our quality of life. While sprawling cities, flyovers and signal- free …
The road accident data from the Union Ministry of Road Transport Highways for the year 2012 shows that every hour one person is either killed or injured in road accident in Delhi. If it is not easy and safe for people to walk and cycle, or access public transport to …
Our cities are racing towards times where moving around on foot might become a myth. Roads overflowing with cars at any point during the day has become a norm, adding more stress to the already stressed urban lives. But the worst is yet to come, yes you heard that right. …
Chandra Bhushan is currently the Deputy Director General of CSE. He is a distinguished expert in the field of natural resource management, environmental geo-politics and industrial pollution.
Bad Conditions of Traffic In Delhi दिल्ली की ट्रैफ़िक की रफ़्तार देश भर की औसत रफ़्तार से 50-60% कम है. यहां की सड़कों पर यातायात की औसत रफ़्तार सिर्फ़ 30 कि.मी. प्रति घंटा है. क्या ट्रैफिक से निपटने का कोई ठोस प्लान सरकार के पास है? http://www.ndtv.com/video/news/muqabla/worsening-condition-of-traffic-in-delhi-462929
Environment Support Group (ESG) is an independent not-for-profit non-governmental organization, founded in 1996 with a focus on research, training, campaign support, and advocacy.
Praja.in is gearing to be the networking place for active and caring citizens by building a platform with Internet based tools for modern day and constructive activism.
Nagrik Chetna Manch is a non-political organization and open to all citizens that came into existence on August 15, 1991. The Manch seeks issue-based support from the media and the public and networks with other like-minded NGOs to lend force to issues that the Manch takes up.
Pedestrians FIRST was founded in 2008 and takes up issues related to pedestrian rights and safety. It is fighting to give first priority pedestrian in the road engineering and traffic planning. Safety, equity/social justice, and traffic congestion are its guiding principles. It works with a core group of volunteers. They …
Parisar is campaigning for sustainable urban transport. It has a special focus on walking and cycling facilities and promotion of public transport systems to alleviate the problems of congestion and pollution, and also help in dealing with issues such as climate change and dependence on imported fossil fuels.
It is a group of concerned citizens in Hyderabad fighting against the city’s planned elevated Metro rail project and have suggested alternatives such as bus rapid transit system that are a more cost effective strategy to save capital cost per km and passenger fares. They are also looking at pedestrian …
Debasish Bhattacharya is a champion of the “save tram” movement in Calcutta and the tram crusaders, have organized campaigns along the tram tracks between the Maidan and Esplanade; trying to highlight the importance of the public transport system in the city. They are trying to drum up support for trams …
Forum For A Better Hyderabad was formed under the banner of ‘Hyderabad Bachao’ (Save Hyderabad), when some of the non-government organizations and citizens, concerned about environmental and developmental issues in and around Hyderabad city, came together on June 24, 2000 and focuses to address the emerging issues in the city.
