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 …
Nityanand Jayaraman INDIA has donned its "We're a poor country" robe once again. In Copenhagen, it is displaying the poverty of a majority of its people to argue for more time, and more flexibility in phasing out polluting, fossil-fuel-based engines of growth. Our poor need electricity, basic sanitation and all …
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has identified 11 stretches in 12 states in the country for setting up high-speed six- to eight-lane expressways in the country in the first phase of its plan. The stretches so far identified add up to a total length of 3,530 km and …
India has made a strong pitch for a World Bank loan of US $2.97 billion for upgradation of single and intermediate lane of National Highways with Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath briefing World Bank chief Robert B Zoellick here on Wednesday. A World Bank team would visit India next month …
The Review of Developments in Transport in Asia and the Pacific is a biennial publication of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The Review is structured into three main parts. Part I describes the environment within which the transport sector is developing and …
New Delhi: A regional Mass Rapid Transport Service (MRTS) with a feeder service is likely to come up between Gurgaon and Rewari to enhance connectivity between Delhi and the upcoming manufacturing hubs in the NCR. Top Haryana officials said this is one of the three early bird projects of the …
New Delhi: Fuel worth Rs 100-150 crore is wasted on highways annually due to inter-state and intra-state checkpost delays and elaborate checking of documents, a recent study by logistics major Transport Corporation of India (TCI) and IIM-Calcutta has found. The joint study also claimed bad road condition resulted in reduction …
The long row of vehicles parked in front of the Kaloor Market allows only single lane traffic on this stretch/Pic: P K Jeevan Jose. KOCHI: The city is choking. And motorists are literally trapped in the heavy traffic along the Kaloor Junction- Stadium stretch after the traffic police started constructing …
Climate neutrality means living in a way which produces no net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This should be achieved by reducing your own GHG emissions as much as possible and using carbon offsets to neutralize the remaining emissions.
A concerned citizen of Quepem has filed a complaint before Quepem Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), requesting to ban mining transportation plying over Quepem Bridge. In his complaint, Adv Fredrick Pereira of Quepem has stated that Quepem Bridge, which was constructed about 50 years ago, has become weak and cracks have developed …
Tension gripped Quepem town on Tuesday morning, as agitated residents blocked several mining trucks plying via Quepem town. According to reports, the residents were irked by a series of accidents that took place in Quepem Bazaar since Friday. Besides, the residents were also agitated with the mining trucks over reckless …
New Delhi: India's growth story, particularly in the area of building roads, faces a bumpy ride ahead due to shortage of skilled manpower besides projects exceeding time and cost projections. A World Bank study said the Indian construction industry could see a shortfall of up to 64% in skilled manpower …
This publication includes a summary of experiences in reducing car use and emissions reduction and is intended for policy-makers, automobile manufacturers, fuel industry executives and city officials. It includes sections on: increase in private car use: increase in private car use as a policy failure; lessons from global experiences in …
Three low floor buses were flown into service by the state transport minister, Mr Ranjit Kundu, today. The vehicles have been procured under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme. The buses would ply on routes ~ 221, 214 and 32 ~ one each. The state government has …
Bharat Stage II and IV fuels cannot co-exist, say manufacturers. Awaiting extension Oil refiners are keeping their fingers crossed about a possible extension to the deadline, preferably October 1, when BS III-compliant fuel will be freely available. Murali Gopalan Mumbai, Sept. 17 The automobile industry believes that the consequences of …
