Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balwinder Kaur Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 19/03/2024. Balwinder Kaur, the applicant raised the grievance of risk of thousands of trees felling due to likelihood of land sliding. It was said that illegal mining is being carried out …
THE road transport and highways ministry is seeking a loan of $2.96 billion from the World Bank to develop 5,937 kms of highways, cutting across 14 states in the country. The proposed loan would cover 70% of the project cost, while the rest would come from the government. Funds from …
Sri Lanka Cabinet has granted approval to several road projects in the country to upgrade and rehabilitate the provincial roads in Eastern and Northern regions. The Cabinet approved a proposal submitted by President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Minister of Finance and Planning to enter into a Financing Agreement with the …
Benchmarking is now well recognized as an important mechanism for introducing accountability in service delivery. It can help Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and utilities in identifying performance gaps and effecting improvements through the sharing of information and best practices, ultimately resulting in better services to people. It provides: common minimum …
In this latest report ADB outlines a new paradigm for sustainable urban transport that gives Asian cities a workable, step-by-step blueprint for reversing the trend and moving towards safer, cleaner, more sustainable cities, and a better quality of urban life. Most Asian cities have grown more congested, more sprawling, and …
"The best thing you could do for the Amazon is to bomb all the roads." That might sound like an eco-terrorist's threat, but they're actually the words of Eneas Salati, one of Brazil's most respected scientists. Thomas Lovejoy, a leading American biologist, is equally emphatic: "Roads are the seeds of …
S. Annamalai Ministry for using plastic waste for rural roads MADURAI: The road has been cleared for productive use of waste plastic. The National Rural Roads Development Agency of the Ministry of Rural Development has come out with guidelines for laying rural roads using waste plastic. They are based on …
Greater Noida, August 20 The Yamuna Expressway Authority seems to have resolved its disputes with the farmers. The agitating farmers had been stalling development projects for the last two years. Farmers of Noida and Greater Noida under the banner of BKU participated in a meeting with Yamuna Expressway Authority chairman …
The Prime Minister has constituted a new committee to suggest fast-track mechanisms for the resolution of inter-ministerial issues in road and highway projects that do not require the approval of the Cabinet Committee of Infrastructure. This is the outcome of the review, conducted by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, …
Shortage of Bajri, Sand All major road and other construction projects, including the four-laning of the Zirakpur-Kalka highway, have come to a halt. Not for the shortage of funds, but for the unavailability of materials like stones and bajri. The full impact of the Punjab and Haryana High Court judgement …
In a victory for environmentalists, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, reaffirmed a lower-court decision to reinstate a Clinton-era rule that substantially limited development of roads on national forest lands. The court also upheld the lower court
MUMBAI: Commuters who were looking forward to the Bus Rapid Transit System(BRTS) slated to start operating on the two main highways in the city, will have to wait for eight to 10 more months till the flyovers over the two roads are ready. According to MMRDA officials, the traffic police …
Looking to make infrastructure development as its major plank, the Road Transport Ministry would be undertaking as many as 165 projects under the National Highway Development Programme (NHDP) during the year. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is expected to award the contract for the development of the highways, …
