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 …
Rlys mull pvt finance options; tenders may begin in ‘14. Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad would probably be the first rail line in the country to have a high-speed corridor, from the six being planned. The estimated construction cost is Rs 100 crore a km. Tendering for creation of infrastructure for the corridor is …
Urban mobility has different dimensions. Mobility is due to various purposes and needs. It encompasses movability by public, private and personalised modes, and manoeuvrability through the facilitations of various transport infrastructure and services provided by the concerned authorities. In this context, the role of various modes of public transport in …
Services likely to run from early morning till late in the night Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday announced that Reach -1 (Baiyappanahalli-MG Road) of Namma Metro will be open to passenger traffic on October 20, a relief for thousands of Bangaloreans fed up with missed deadlines. Speaking …
CHENNAI: Chennai is witnessing the classical development versus environmental debate yet again as students, faculty and well wishers of the Pachayappa’s College are up in arms against the State Government’s proposal to raze the lush green campus and make way for a metro station in its vicinity. All this is …
* MEA, DoNER to supervise construction work * 10 km in B’desh, 5 km in India * Agartala to be connected with Chittagong port and Ashuganj river port in Bangladesh * To be completed by 2014 AGARTALA: India has sanctioned Rs 267-crore Railway project linking Agartala with Akhaura in Bangladesh …
With national attention held by investigations into illegal mining in Karnataka, greater loot of higher quality iron ore in eastern India and the diversity of associated corruption have gotten short shrift. Now, a Railways' investigation has unearthed massive fraud by the Bengal-based Rashmi Group (3,000 crore turnover) in the transport …
Pakistan wants China to construct a rail link through Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) and a network of oil and gas pipelines, which will help cut costs for Beijing's burgeoning energy needs and ensure mutual benefit. Pakistan has also offered to be part of a Chinese plan to build a new Silk Road …
LUCKNOW: The Indian Railways in its vision statement for the year 2020 has envisaged construction of four dedicated high speed rail corridors connecting major cities. Six corridors have been shortlisted for pre-feasibility studies. Urban transport and high speed directorate of Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) on Saturday organised the …
The ministry of railways on Friday announced a high-level committee will conduct a safety audit of Indian Railways and recommend ways to further improve systems and protocols. Speaking at a press conference, minister of railways Dinesh Trivedi said the panel was likely to submit a preliminary report within three months. …
Kalimpong, Sept. 16: Officials of the Northeast Frontier Railways have allegedly threatened to destroy paddy planted along the tracks in Mongpong as they attract elephants and pose a threat to the animals. Villagers said a group of railway officials had visited Mongpong, 45km from here, on Wednesday. “They told us …
Environmentalists, architects and planners on Friday demanded cancellation of the proposed 'metro rail' route that will affect the Jatiya Sangsad premises. They made the demand at a press conference jointly organised by Bangladesh Paribesh Andalon (BAPA), Bangladesh Architect Institute (BAI),Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) and Sacheton Shipli Samaj at the …
SRINAGAR, Sep 9: Chief Secretary, Madhav Lal today directed payment of full compensation to the land owners, whose land is acquired for laying railway lines and related infrastructure on Udhampur- Baramulla track. Chairing an Apex Committee meeting here, the Chief Secretary stressed on expeditious acquisition of the land coming in …
India’s first bullet train could be a Calcutta-Delhi service, covering 1,500km in six hours to make Rajdhani and Duronto look like the laggard locomotives of old. “The project is being discussed and we are looking for finance. We are looking at a public-private partnership on a build, operate and transfer …
Stepping up its emphasis on keeping the surroundings of the three major railway stations in Delhi clean and hygienic, Northern Railway has introduced a number of new measures including personal monitoring by senior officials to ensure attendance and prompt discharge of duties by sanitation workers. The three major railway stations …
CHENNAI: Former students and professors joined the students of Pachaiyappa’s College on Tuesday to voice their unhappiness over the acquiring of land for the proposed construction of a Metro Rail station on the campus. Demanding that the Metro Rail station proposed to be constructed there be relocated to another place, …
Bombardier Transportation said on Monday that it has received an order for 76 additional Bombardier Movia metro cars, a follow-up on the order for 114 vehicles announced last year, from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The contract is valued at approximately US $120 million and Bombardier is expected to begin …
Bangalore: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday said the commercial operations of Namma Metro’s Reach-1 (Byappanahalli-MG Road) would begin before September 25 and that the safety certificate, the last hurdle before commissioning, is expected before September 15. Gowda was speaking to reporters after launching the Namma Metro travel …
Railways seeks higher valuation for its 1,300 acres for Bengal project National Thermal Power Corporation’s proposed project at Adra in West Bengal, which it plans to execute with the Railways, has hit a roadblock over valuation of land on which it is to be built. The power producer now plans …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would extend loans of up to $500 million to Indian Railways to help improve its services along some of the busiest freight and passenger transport routes. The investment would target various routes in Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, including the critical 'golden quadrilateral' …
Many rail bridges in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir are facing threat of being damaged due to illegal quarrying of stone and other building materials from the riverbeds by the mining mafia. Illegal mining has increased in these areas due to steep rise in price of building material. …
