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 …
Number of people killed in accidents up 8% annually in past decade: Study. “Cyclists and pedestrians account for more than half of all road fatalities in the country, but they draw public disdain and policy hostility,” a study by the University of Michigan and the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, …
Pune: Incomplete works to facilitate the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on a 16-km stretch between Vishrantwadi and Wagholi on Ahmednagar Road that can jeopardize the safety of commuters if the project is launched in its current state, have irked citizens and members of industrial associations. A joint panel, comprising …
Noida: Dedicated cycle tracks in the city, part of the dream project of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, no longer seem to serve the purpose for which they were constructed. The tracks, which were built by cutting hundreds of trees and spending crores of Rupees of the state exchequer, …
Hit by a car while cycling, environmental activist Sunita Narain today said cyclists in Indian cities are being edged out systematically to make way for cars. "Cyclists in Indian cities are being edged out systematically to make way for cars," Narain, who heads the NGO Centre for Science and Environment …
Environmentalist Sunita Narain suffered critical injuries Sunday after a speeding car hit her from behind while she was riding a bicycle here, police said. Narain, 52, the director of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and resident of South Delhi's Green Park area, was heading towards Lodhi Garden area on …
In June this year, athlete and national cycling coach, Ruma Chattopadhyay, was mowed down by a speeding car while she was riding a bike, training young cyclists for an upcoming championship in Greater Noida. She succumbed to her injuries. This Sunday, well-known environmentalist, Sunita Narain, was hit by a speeding …
Nearly two lakh Americans die early due to air pollution, a new MIT study has claimed. Scientists said that a person who dies from an air pollution-related cause typically dies about a decade earlier than he or she otherwise might have. Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s Laboratory for …
AIZAWL : Work on the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transport Project (KMMTP), that aims to link India with Myanmar’s Sittwe port through the Kolodyne river, has been halted, senior state officials said. Senior government officials told The Indian Express that the state’s Public Works Department (PWD) halted work as clearance has not …
New Delhi: Buying big cars across states would be cheaper soon as the Centre is likely to decide uniform “lifetime” road tax for cars, taxis and two wheelers. The state governments have agreed to fix the tax at floor rate of 6% of the sale price before the value added …
Bhutan, in 2040, will be very different from what it is today. The transport system then needs to respond to the changing needs and demands. The Transport Integrated Strategic Vision 2040 incorporates all existing transport related plans, policies, initiatives, and actions to create a long-term comprehensive strategy for the country. …
Road transport accounts for around a quarter of final energy consumption, and renewable energy technologies and fuels can help countries meet their policy goals for secure, reliable and affordable energy and reduced price volatility. They can also promote social and economic development. However, governments will find it difficult, if not …
In 2011-2012, the Government of India spent over USD$15 billion subsidizing fuel products such as diesel, kerosene and liquid petroleum gas. The government’s total subsidy expenditure increased by 27 per cent from the previous year, significantly contributing to the deterioration of India’s fiscal balance. In addition, national oil companies incurred …
The Department of Transport, Govt. of Manipur has published a Draft Transport Policy. This covers the transport related issues, road safety measures, transport network along with: roads, waterways, air connectivity, transport infrastructure (both urban & rural). The draft transport policy has been circulated to all the concerned Departments/Agencies of the …
New Delhi: A controversy seems to be in the making between the urban development (UD) ministry and the road transport ministry on specifications of low-floor buses with both coming up with their own norms for “commuters’ convenience”. Recently, the UD ministry came out with a fresh set of specifications for …
Turning the Right Corner: Ensuring Development through a Low-Carbon Transport Sector finds that adopting new vehicle technologies and alternative fuels will not be enough to curb greenhouse gas emissions from transport: new patterns of mobility will also be needed. In developing countries where past infrastructure investments have not yet locked …
Already facing flak from cross sections of the society for shoddy works and mismanagement, IndoreBRTS is in dock yet again for purchasing diesel buses thereby violating the environmental norms for public transport. Bhopal bench of National Green Tribunal has issued notice to collector Indore, RTO, IG and AICTSL on Tuesday. …
On Earth Day, April 22, youth leaders from all over the world, backed up by top litigation lawyers, converged in Bantayan Island, Cebu. Together, they launched a series of socio-political and legal actions to compel to the present generation to take action act on the impacts of climate change.
The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation is going to launch articulated bus service in Chittagong, Rajshahi, Barisal and Khulna cities on March 26 by putting two buses in service in each of the cities. Four more articulated buses will be gradually put in service on Rangpur and Sylhet city roads, said …
Bangladesh and Bhutan are likely to finalise the draft agreement on transit between the two countries during the secretary-level meeting to be held in the capital tomorrow. Commerce Secretary Mahbub Ahmed will lead the home side while the 10-member Bhutanese team to be led by Secretary of the Ministry of …
Bangladesh has finalised the draft of the transit agreement with Bhutan with a provision of providing transit through land, rail, air and waterways and imposing fees and charges for using its infrastructure, officials concerned said. Commerce ministry has proposed to the landlocked Bhutan to sign the agreement initially for ten …
