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 National Green Tribunal has slammed railw-ays over human defecation and other waste on tracks and also directed authorities in Delhi to expeditiously decide on rehabilitation of slum clusters located near railway tracks. Coming down heavily on railways, it asked the PSU to impose fine of Rs 5,000 on those …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 10/02/2016 regarding conversion of forest land to a non-forest activity that is construction of new Hubli Ankoka Broad Gauge Railway Line for which total land of 965 hectares falling in …
Trichy: Shifting to the non-conventional energy source to light bus shelters during night hours, the civic body commissioned bus shelters mounted with solar panels at three places in the city on Sunday. FM radios too have been installed in the shelters. The bus shelter at the railway junction, put up …
The Railways has started the process of harnessing solar power through roof-top plants at railway stations and buildings to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and conventional sources of electricity. Sources said all railway zones and manufacturing units, except two in the North-East and one in the western region, and some …
Union Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal said here on Thursday that all railway stations and airports in the country would be instructed to install Cochin International Airport model solar energy generation facilities. He was speaking after visiting the CIAL solar energy farm on the Nedumbassery airport premises along …
CURCHOREM: The Assolda panchayat has filed an appeal before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune, to quash the environmental clearance granted to a company for the construction of a rail freight terminal at Xic-Xelvona, and to issue directions to examine the legality of the records of the case. The appeal …
The chairman of Railway Board, secretary in the Department of Expenditure, Secretary DIPP & Foreign Secretary will be part of the committee The Prime Minister’s Office has constituted a committee under Arvind Panagariya, vice-chairman of the NITI Aayog, to hasten the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, meant for bullet trains between …
In a bid to promote non-conventional energy sources, railways with an investment of Rs 160 crore has set up wind power project in Dangri village at Fatehgarh sub-division in Jaisalmer district. Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu will inaugurate railway's biggest 25 MW power project on December 30. The preparations for …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has assigned the responsibility to the Wildlife Institute of India to prepare a technical document ‘Eco-friendly measures to mitigate impacts of linear infrastructure on wildlife’ for rail, road and power transmission line planners and managers; forest and wildlife managers and wildlife …
In another “green initiative”Union Railways Minister, Suresh Prabhu, on Wednesday dedicated a 26-Mega Watt windmill plant in Jaisalmer to power procurement for the railways. Indian Railways consume about 15 billion units for traction purposes and 2.5 billion units for non-traction purposes annually. Ever increasing passenger and freight traffic is likely …
The Western Railway has won five National Energy Conservation Awards in various categories instituted by the Ministry of Power. WR bagged first prize for Palanpur station of Ahmedabad Division and third prize for Rajkot railway station in Railway station sector. It won second prize for Divisional Railway Manager’s office, Bhavnagar …
KOCHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained Southern Railway from cutting trees at Aluva railway station till they obtain sanction from the state government. The petition was filed before the Kerala high court by the association for environment protection stating that the trees had high ecological value. The court …
The project will be implemented by Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC), which will be reconstituted into a 50:50 jointly owned company of the central and Uttar Pradesh governments. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the construction of the first phase of the Metro Rail …
Touted as the city in the sun, and the only city with a national park within it, Nairobi's future to sticking to that iconic status is slowly fading away. Established in 1946 as a seasonal park, Nairobi National Park's acreage has remained intact with the animals confined in 117.21 square …
Green panel also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board and NDMC Filthy platforms, tracks: NGT imposes Rs 5L fine on Railways Noting "definite negligence" and "intentional lack of will" on the part of all authorities, the National Green Tribunal today imposed a …
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been frequently receiving Public Complaints from the nearby residents of the Railway Sidings regarding problems of Air Pollution mainly due to the loading/ unloading activities as well as transportation activities from Railway Sidings. As of now, there are no guidelines for the Environmentally Sound …
In line with the budget commitment made by Indian Railways towards installation of solar plants as part of its ‘Solar Mission’ to reduce dependency on fossil fuels, the transporter has come out with a policy on solar capacity panels on rooftops of railway stations. It has envisioned a plan to …
KOLKATA: With its electricity bill responsible for nearly 15% of the annual ordinary working expenses, Metro Railway is turning to non-conventional sources of power to bring down costs. After Mumbai, Kolkata is the most expensive, so far as power tariff charged from the metro is concerned. Metro Railway purchases power …
MUMBAI: The Western Railway will go green and instal a 100 KWP solar power system on the rooftop of its Churchgate station building. This will generate cheaper, reliable power for most of the departments in the WR headquarters located in the building. "It is yet another initiative by WR to …
JAISALMER: Now, trains in state are set to run on wind energy. To promote non-conventional energy sources, the Railways with an investment of Rs 160 crore has set up wind power project at Dangri village at Fatehgarh sub-division of Jaisalmer district. The 25MW project is ready for generating power and …
