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 …
ALLAHABAD: The sheds of all the 10 platforms of the Allahabad Junction, of North Central Railways (NCR), would do more than saving the passengers from sunlight and rains. The rooftops of these platforms would harness 683 kilowatt of solar energy through the solar panels installed on the entire length of …
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved a memo presented by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for the construction of a rail line from Ibadan, Oyo State, to Kaduna. Mr. Amaechi, who addressed State House correspondents after the meeting held inside the council chamber of the presidential villa, said …
Bareilly: Under its ‘Green Initiatives’ drive, the North Eastern Railway is all set to switch from traditional source of power to alternative energy by setting up solar power units on the roofs of divisional railway manager office, railway workshop and Bareilly city station. Officials said with the installation of solar …
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that the bhajan mandalis, groups of music artistes who play devotional songs in Mumbai trains, would not be banned even if they did create noise pollution. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that the bhajan mandalis, groups of music artistes who play …
TANZANIA and Rwanda have agreed to construct a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) network connecting Isaka in Shinyanga to Kigali, with the key goal of linking the landlocked country to the port of Dar es Salaam. President John Magufuli revelled the agreement in the city yesterday after his talks with the …
Pune: With Pune station generating more than 2lakh kilowatt (KW) of solar power, senior officials have said that equipment capable of generating 1.2 MWp (megawatt peak) of power will be installed at different spots under Pune division. "The Pune division has been concentrating on power from solar energy and many …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Shailendra Kumar Modi Vs. Bhopal Sahkari Dugdh Sangh Maryadit & Others dated 03/01/2018 regarding use of treated water supplied by the Bhopal Sahkari Dugdh Sangh, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Counsel for the IRSDC has submitted that …
Morocco has successfully tested Africa’s fastest high-speed railway, state-owned railway operator ONCF announced on Thursday. The latest tests were staged successfully at a speed of 320 km per hour earlier this week, ONCF said in a statement, deeming the test as "historical moment for the country." In October, Morocco tested …
The Railways invariably warn commuters to not travel on rooftop of trains as the live overhead wires supply 25,000 volts for the locomotives to run. Besides these live wires, roofs over the platforms would now become a medium of electricity as the authorities are placing solar panels on them. The …
Rating system was evolved by Confederation of Indian Industry Southern Railway has proposed to seek ‘Green rating’ for Tiruchi railway junction, a major ‘A’ category station falling under its jurisdiction. The rating system was evolved by Confederation of Indian Industry on a request from the Environment and Health Management Directorate …
Nagpur: Nagpur Metro has decided to go in for captive solar power generation and will get it at Rs4.50 a unit. It will use costly conventional power in evening. Mahametro managing director Brijesh Dixit said that the earlier state power generation company Mahagenco was to generate solar power for Nagpur …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/11/2017 regarding encroachments on Deepor Beel, Guwahati, Assam. NGT Eastern Zone Bench directs the GMDA (Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority) to inspect and survey and ascertain as to …
PUNE: Several railway stations under the Pune division will soon be able to generate solar power. "The ministry of railways plans to introduce solar panels at different railway stations. The central railway has been allotted 9.2MW of solar power. Of this, 1.115MW will be generated in the Pune division. We …
Currently, only 70% of land needed to be acquired to start a project, which often led to stoppages and delays For the first time, no new rail lines will be built without completion of land acquisition to ensure that work does not get stuck midway because of non- availability of …
LONDON (Reuters) - British travellers could face higher train fares and disruption to services if controversial weedkiller glyphosate is banned, a study said on Tuesday, in a move that could cost the rail industry millions of pounds each year. The European Parliament called for the weedkiller to be phased out …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Others Vs. Vivek Vihar Railway Station dated 23/10/2017 collection, transportation and disposal of the municipal solid waste collected from the railway platforms. NGT while comining down heavily on the Railway authority said that the primary responsibility …
RABAT – Engineers in Morocco are preparing to test the Arab world's first high-speed railway this week with trains reaching 320 kilometres (200 miles) per hour, the country's rail office said Monday. One train reached 275 kph (170 mph) on Monday along a stretch of track between the northern cities …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of S.K. Goyal Vs. Chairperson, CPCB & Others dated 04/10/2017 regarding emissions of locomotive engines. The Counsel appearing for Central Pollution Control Board submits that they have already prepared the guidelines including interim standards for locomotive engines to operate. NGT directs …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Ministry of Railways & Others dated 04/10/2017 regarding waste management of Howrah Railway Station. NGT directs periodical inspections of the railway station and its vicinity to ensure compliance of the pollution norms and …
Fourth Partner Energy, a distributed solar company and a full service renewable energy service company (Resco), expects to close this year with a turnover of ₹250-300 crore, and take it up to over ₹1,000 crore by 2020. The company said in a statement it will implement about 10 MW of …
