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 …
The European Commission is set to propose tighter CO2 emissions standards for vans, as part of a wider legislative push to reduce emissions from road transport and cut fuel bills, a draft regulation showed. Already, a draft text seen by Reuters last week showed the Commission intends to make mandatory …
Plan To Keep 40km Vikaspuri-Noida Stretch Signal Free New Delhi: The Delhi government is now planning to make the drive from Vikaspuri to Noida signal free. The public works department is studying a plan to turn this 40km stretch into a red-lightfree zone. Out of this, the cabinet has already …
The Bombay High Court has appointed a high power committee to monitor the traffic situation in the city and suggested corrective and remedial measures to ensure smooth flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Hearing a PIL filed by Bombay Bar Association urging for a direction to the authorities to ensure …
If policymakers are to succeed in their efforts to foster economic growth, improve public health, and protect the environment, they need to know which policies work, which don’t, and why. Various modeling efforts have tried to determine which technologies can increase vehicle efficiency, but comparatively little research has focused on …
It is for the first time that while formulating National Transport Policy, a separate attention has been paid to the transport needs of the North Eastern Region. The Working Group decided to look at the situation under three categories: Intra-Regional Need; Inter-Regional Need; and Trans Border Movement. The Working Group …
The Mumbai-Pune Expressway seems to have become a death trap for motorists. Since 2009, more than 370 people have died and 697 others have been injured in 1,457 road mishaps on the Expressway. Most of the accidents on the e-way have occurred because of speeding, rash driving and tyre-bursts. To …
New Delhi: For the past one week, shoppers at the Sarojini Nagar market are having a hard time parking their vehicles. With no attendants at the surface-level parking lots, shoppers as well as traders are parking haphazardly, leading to a traffic mess. New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) had handed over …
From Wednesday traffic snarls will be back to trouble lakhs of commuters on the BRT corridor with Delhi Government deciding to revert back to the dedicated lane system. The decision was taken in a meeting held by the transport department of Delhi Government, headed by Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely, …
New Delhi: The BRT corridor is back with the Delhi integrated multi-modal transit system. However, DIMTS officials said signal cycles would go back to the original format only after the rest of the bus rapid transit corridor is restored to the previous state. While officially there is no word on …
On the final day of the BRT trial run, there was no clarity on whether dedicated bus lanes would be continued. The Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) team carrying out the study recommended that BRT lanes are not needed and that vehicular movement be continued as per the plan for …
The teeming millions on foot and pedal are powering mobility in Indian cities. Their numbers exceed those who use cars. Yet they are victims of policy neglect. The result is high number of road accidents. Improving public transport systems and road design will encourage more people to walk and cycle. …
The Transport department on Monday said it will file an FIR against Col B B Sharan, who filed a PIL questioning the viability of the BRT corridor, after he got Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System (DIMTS) officials to demolish kerbstones separating BRT lane from the rest of the road. …
MUMBAI: Buying new cars is set to become even more expensive, with the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Tax or road tax being raised for both petrol and diesel vehicles from May 1. Moreover, owners will also have to shell out more for petrol and diesel, the prices of which are likely …
If Maharashtra boasts the country’s largest public transport fleet, it has also earned the dubious distinction of being the top killer on roads last year, causing 3,407 mishaps. What’s worst, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) also recorded the highest increase - of 203 - in road accidents during 2010-11, …
A report prepared by the World Bank’s Institutional Integrity Unit has listed “fraudulent and corrupt” practices by private Indian contractors working on national highway projects funded by it, and sought a thorough investigation into the matter. Contractors paid bribes and gifts, including gold coins, to “influence the actions” of officials …
Scaling-up existing sustainable transportation technologies can help the transportation sector and governments to reach their sustainability and carbon emissions reduction targets. However, it also holds great potential for job creation and long-term sustained economic growth. In order to achieve this, Sustainable Transportation Ecosystem, a report released by the World Economic …
The Asian Development Bank has established the Sustainable Transport Initiative to align its transport operations with ADB's long-term strategic framework, Strategy 2020. In July 2010, ADB approved the Sustainable Transport Initiative Operational Plan, which identifies road safety as one of the priority areas to be mainstreamed and scaled up in …
The Tamil Nadu Government will spend nearly Rs 540 crore in procuring 3,000 new buses for the State Transport Corporation. It plans to replace in phases those old buses, which are either six-years-old or have run 7 lakh km. As a first step, the State Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa …
BJP MP Chandan Mitra on Tuesday blasted the Delhi government for ignoring a high court order to put on hold the implementation of the 5.8-km BRT corridor in south Delhi, which was “causing enormous suffering” to people. While ordering a fresh study on the viability of the BRT scheme, the …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has been urged to lift the ban on road transport of minerals. Antarastriya Manavadhikar Association, a Keonjhar-based organisation fighting for the common cause of the people, has made the plea. ‘’The Government decision has created a great deal of discontent among the public, particularly those families …
