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 …
Deepa Jainani The Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati's ambitious project of giving people 226 clean, congestion-free, state-of-the-art, international standard bus terminals, equipped with all modern facilities, including the best shopping experience at the existing bus terminals is well on the path to become a reality. With the request for proposal …
Outlay for 2011-12 fixed at Rs.58,159 crore; 16% rise over previous year GROWTH PLAN: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan releases the State Credit Plan at the regional office of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development in Thiruvananthapuram by handing over a copy to State Agriculture Production Commissioner K. Jayakumar …
Report of the Sundar Committee on amendment of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 submitted to Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. This Act may be called the Motor Vehicle Act, 2011. It extends to the whole of India. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, …
Public transport systems present an interesting situation wherein the primary objective is that of public service on a self sustaining basis. To achieve these diverse goals, organisations employ various mechanisms of control. This paper studies Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation as an organisation from the point of view of the …
Besides the provision of timely, adequate and efficient transport service to the travelling public, the State Transport Undertakings (STUs) are contributing substantially to the exchequer of both the Central and State governments in the form of various taxes. Further, they are undertaking many social responsibilities such as the provision of …
A few days ago, when I was wondering about the relentless pressure we face to be fit, feeling there had to be a scam somewhere, I happened upon a book that gave me an ‘aha’ moment. Since long I have been noting that it is less and less possible to …
JAIPUR. The Union urban development ministry has asked the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) for clarification on the amendments proposed in the development plans of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) package 2 and 3. Estimated to cost around Rs 600 crore, the amended proposal has been waiting for the Ministry's …
CHENNAI: The State government recently gave clearance for pedestrian foot overbridges with escalators on seven busy roads across the city. While the project will provide some immediate relief to pedestrians using those roads, the larger issue of greater inclusiveness in urban transport planning remains unaddressed. Nearly 42 per cent of …
New Delhi: If you have been wondering why all the frenetic construction which the city saw in the last few years, does not seem to have made too much of a dent in the congestion levels, here
MUMBAI: BEST is likely to come out with a "deficit" budget on Friday with the transport undertaking, incurring losses to the tune of Rs 505 crore in 2009-'10. The budget will be presented by general manager Om Prakash Gupta before the BEST committee. The BEST runs India's largest fleet of …
K.S. Jacob India's hurried quest for development and its disregard for road safety have resulted in a major public health problem that demands serious thought and action. The high mortality and morbidity associated with road traffic injuries are a major public health challenge worldwide. Every year, road traffic crashes kill …
NEW DELHI: Levying of hefty road tax, introduction of congestion charge and putting high premium on parking are some of the measures the Centre for Science and Environment has suggested to Delhi Government to check growth of private vehicles and overcome the traffic mess in the city. In a letter …
Sand Contractors, Sand Boat Owner-Workers and Building Materials Transporters Joint Action Committee is completely in favour of installation of GPS to sand transporting lorries and as a matter of fact, 570 lorry owners have registered themselves in the committee, out of which 500 owners have already paid the advance money …
The district authorities have finally set in motion the process to put in place a district traffic plan for South Goa. District Magistrate G P Naik on Tuesday issued directions to Sub-Divisional Magistrate and representatives of various government agencies to suggest proposals to formulate a traffic policy for the entire …
Karnataka Government today rejected the plea by mining companies to extend the validity of the transport permits from the existing seven days to twelve days, but accepted the High court suggestion to enlarge it to nine days. A stand to this effect was taken by state's Advocate General Ashok Haranahalli …
A piece of floral decoration of one of the minarets of Charminar broke and fell off on Sunday night during heavy downpour. The historic 418-year-old monument is soaked due to spells of heavy rains every night since last Sunday, and parts of the minarets that are carved in lime-mortar paste …
Panchwadi villagers along with Fr Rodrigues called on the Minister for Environment Alexio Sequeira at his Raia residence on Monday morning regarding construction of mining road through their village. The villagers enlightened the Minister of the ill effects and other problems of dust pollution, heavy traffic in their small village …
