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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kapil Malaiya & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 25/09/2014 regarding pollutants discharged from running passenger train toilets on the railway tracks and also on dealing with the railway tracks in the form of …
Encouraging people to abandon their cars and use public transport or walk or cycle around cities offers the "least pain, most gain" way to cut air pollution from traffic by 2050, a new international study said on Wednesday. The report, by the University of California and the Institute for Transportation …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sankar Prasad Hajra & Others Vs General Manager Eastern Railway & Others dated 17/09/2014 regarding cutting down of well grown trees in Bally Railway Station under Howrah Division of Eastern Railway for the purpose of putting …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today pulled up the Ministry of Railways for not filing its reply on the steps to control pollution caused by plastic products and human defecation around railway tracks. A bench, headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, directed the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of …
The business case for Canberra's light rail line to Gungahlin has received the government's final approval, the project set to cost up to $783 million. Capital Metro Minister Simon Corbell told an industry briefing on Monday the project's final business case would be released as part of the public-private-partnership agreement …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Saloni Singh & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 15/09/2014 regarding environmental hazards resulting from plastic and other waste being thrown on the railway track and human evacuation. Previous Orders
Asks MoEF To Map Elephant Migration Route First, the proposal was to build flyovers on railway tracks to allow elephants safe passage. Then realization dawned that elephants may be unwilling to take flyovers, so it would be better to build underpasses at the usual routes they take. And now, efforts …
Concerned over frequent mishaps at unmanned gates under the East Central Railway (ECR), railways has decided to further improve safety measures at both manned and unmanned railway crossing gates under the five divisions of the zone. According to ECR GM Madhuresh Kumar, railways would tap solar energy for adequate lights …
The environment ministry has been pulled by the Supreme Court for not taking steps to stop casualty of elephants in train accidents. The apex court also condemned the decision of West Bengal government to sterilise elephants. RELATED CONTENT Report: Karnataka Elephant Task Force report submitted to the High Court of …
Study Stresses Need To Redesign Crossings Better be alert at every traffic junction. Numbers show India’s traffic junctions as the most dangerous spots, accounting for a large number of fatalities. The annual accident report also highlights the need for better designing of such junctions and proper monitoring of traffic flow. …
The PM-appointed ministerial committee on infrastructure on Tuesday cleared outstanding issues involving railways and green clearances for road projects entailing investment of at least Rs 50,000 crore. This was the first meeting since the committee was formed. Environment minister Prakash Javadekar told Nitin Gadkari and Sadananda Gowda that his ministry …
The Asian Development Bank and the government of Bangladesh on Wednesday signed an agreement for a US$ 100 million loan to help improve the capacity, efficiency and safety of railway systems in Bangladesh. Mohammad Mejbahuddin, secretary, Economic Relations Division and Kazuhiko Higuchi, Country Director for ADB in Bangladesh, signed the …
Four key railways projects in the North Eastern region have been affected for want of forestry clearances, the government said today. Noting that several railway projects are pending due to want of forest clearances, Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said efforts are being made to speed up approvals. "Four …
China opened the railway line to Lhasa, Tibet’s capital, in 2006 as a part of its efforts to boost development. China plans to extend a railway line linking Tibet with the rest of the country to the borders of India, Nepal and Bhutan by 2020 once an extension to a …
The BJP-led NDA government today paid back the North Eastern States with a slew of attractive proposals for sending the highest number of nine MPs, with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announcing allocation of over Rs 53,000 crore for the region out of the 10 per cent mandatory budgetary allocation …
The CPM today termed the first Rail Budget of the NDA government as a cosmetic exercise, high on rhetoric and low in substance and stated that it had belied the expectations of the people of the state which was in dire need for rail infrastructure expansion. The emphasis had been …
BHOPAL: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) served notice on chairman of Railway Board on Monday. The notice was issued over the issue of environment and health hazards caused by 3,980 metric tonnes of human waste from 40,000 coaches. Railways use the 'open discharge' module toilets of these coaches that directly …
In a major push to the clean energy sector and energy management by the Indian railways, one of the country’s largest power consumers, government is looking up to the sun now. “It is proposed to harness solar energy by utilizing roof top spaces of railway stations, other railway buildings and …
Mumbai-Ahmedabad gets first bullet train; govt to launch diamond quadrilateral of high speed trains Railway minister Sadananda Gowda in his maiden rail budget today said the bulk of future railway projects will be financed through public-private partnerships besides announcing bullet trains and a diamond-quadilateral network. Here are the top 10 …
Increased passenger amenities, more safety measures, timely completion of projects and increased financial discipline are the main highlights of the Railway Budget 2014-15 presented by the Minister of Railways Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda in Parliament.
