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 …
BENGALURU: Of the 20 stations in Karnataka that made it to the Swacch Rail Swacch Bharat Abhiyan list of cleanest railways stations, Yadgir fared the worst. Ranked 298, it scored 502 points on the index, compared to Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru City) Station's 809, which ranked 10th in the country …
MUMBAI: The railways plans to have clean-up marshals on the lines of the BMC to curb littering and spitting at railway stations. According to rules, only stationmasters and ticket checkers can levy fines for such behaviour. The plan is remarkable as even the Railway Protection Force (RPF) doesn't have the …
The survey was carried out on 407 stations Visakhapatnam railway station is the cleanest, followed by the one in Secunderabad, among the 75 busiest stations. According to a survey, the report of which was released by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu here on Wednesday, the Jammu railway station occupied the third …
The Pune railway station has made it to the top 10 clean stations in the country and ranked ninth among 75 A1 category stations in the country. On Wednesday, Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu released the third-party audit report on the station cleanliness. This survey was commissioned by the director …
The Anand Vihar railway station has been ranked fifth cleanest among the A1 category stations surveyed in the latest Swachh Railway Report — the cleanest in the capital ahead of its more heralded rivals, Old Delhi (24th) and New Delhi (39th) stations. Anand Vihar's cleanliness is helped to an extent …
AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Railway station which ranked below 25 in terms of cleanliness in 2016 has now been ranked as the seventh cleanest station in the A1 category. Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Beas in Punjab are the cleanest stations in A1. In A category stations, Bhuj was ranked 10th …
The Ethiopia Railways Company will begin regular test runs on the route connecting the country to its neighbour Djibouti. A total of 30 locomotives – fifteen each for passengers and freight will be used for the test. The Ethio-Djibouti railway line was launched in October last year as part of …
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the authorities about the steps they have taken to improve the quality of drinking water at the Northern Railway stations and at their platforms. The court was hearing a plea by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation, which has sought "an independent probe” …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Ministry of Railways & Others dated 25/04/2017 regarding unhygienic conditions of platforms of Howrah Railway Station and Railway Yard. The issue also deals with inadequate capacity of the STP which is said to …
Construction of the Sh63 billion Phase Two of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Nairobi to Naivasha has been stopped. National Environment Tribunal ordered the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) not to proceed with Phase 2A of the project until it determines whether or not proper environmental assessment on the route …
If the Railways were to consider the 5 GW target, one of the first steps for its successful implementation, is to develop an understanding of the policy and regulatory scenario across various states, so as to understand the opportunities and challenges for solar developers to set up projects. This study …
Complete decarbonization of the electricity demand of Indian Railways (IR) – transitioning from the current, largely fossil-fuel based energy mix to clean energy like solar and wind power – is likely to have multiple benefits. These include support in achieving India’s clean energy targets, enhancing India’s energy security, and reducing …
MUMBAI: Anti-noise crusaders in the city have written to railway minister, Suresh Prabhu and initiated a Twitter campaign to bring down the high decibel levels commuters are subjected to during suburban train travel. According to a survey conducted by NGO Awaaz foundation, the highest noise levels of 97.7 dB was …
Indian railways are one of the least polluting modes of transport and have a commitment in the Paris Agreement on Climate Control. They have to reduce the carbon footprint and heat intensity by almost 30 percent said this report by the Railway Convention Committee presented in the Parliament on March …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Mukta Sathe & Ors. Vrs. Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India & Ors. dated 21/03/2017 regarding equipping railway coaches with eco-friendly bio-toilets. Ministry of Railways submits that at present there are 55,000 (fifty five thousands) coaches …
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 14/03/2017 regarding pollution of both air and water being caused by the plant of Bhopal Sahkari Dugdh Sangh Maryadit at Habibganj Railway Station, …
The recent flood in Machak River, Madhya Pradesh, India is a distinctive paradigm of flash floods that washed off rail tracks and killed a number of passengers besides incredible damage to Indian Railways and to the surrounding villages. This shows the vulnerability of bridges/culverts to flash floods in the country. …
IR is currently the world’s second largest railway network and is the single largest consumer of electricity in India, consuming about 18 TWh per year, or roughly 2% of the country’s total power generation. IR also consumes 2.6 billion liters of diesel annually, or 3.2% of the total diesel consumption …
This report gives an overview of the existing diesel locomotive fleet profile on Indian Railways. It deliberates on the methodology and instrumentation quality used for capturing emissions data from the locomotives. It also explains in brief the compliance protocol proposed for certification, in-service and production line monitoring of the emission …
अरुण जेटली ने नोटबंदी के बाद बुधवार को पहला बजट पेश किया। इसे किसान, रूरल डेवलपमेंट, यूथ्स, गरीबों के लिए मकान और डिजिटल इकोनॉमी जैसे 10 हिस्सों में बांटा गया है। सरकार ने आम आदमी के लिए इनकम टैक्स में राहत देते हुए 3 लाख रुपए तक की इनकम को …
