Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pramod Tyagi Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 21/03/3035. A proposal was initiated by State of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Department of Transport to start a Driving Training Institution at Mukundpur and permission was also granted. …
A US biotechnology company has developed a new way of creating stem cells without destroying human embryos, billing it as a potential solution to a contentious political and ethical debate. "This will make it far more difficult to oppose this research,' said Robert Lanza of Advanced Cell Technology, the Alameda, …
Gujarat is all set to lose Rs 200 crore annually, after a Supreme Court judgement was passed on November 10, officials at the state transport department said. The Supreme Court judgement, which will be enforced from 2006, states that no vehicle carrying more weight than the prescribed limit would be …
"No further delay', is the clear message from the Bombay high court, which has directed the Union government and the Indian Railways to clarify their stand on according sanction for the second phase of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP).
Extensive use of public transport, or better still cycling or walking to work, is Delhi Chief Minister Ms Sheila Dikshit's prescription for combating traffic congestion in the city. Urging people to refrain from depending heavily on private vehicles that add to the city's traffic woes, the CM tried to woo …
Delhi seems to be in top gear. The government has identified six new corridors to run high capacity buses and is working on the monorail network as well. Presently, Rites is examining three models from Japan, Korea and Sweden for the monorail project. With the approach of CommonWealth games scheduled …
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and the German automobile manufacturers association, VDA, have signed an MoU for collaboration towards sustainable development of road transport in the two countries.
Nagpur has become the first city in the country to get approval for a Bus Rapid Transport Systems (BRTS) under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
Enthused by the success of Metro project, the Delhi government is planning to float a company to execute the high capacity bus network in the Capital. The SPV, on the lines of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, is likely to be incorporated as a subsidiary of DTC. Initial discussions for the …
The Delhi Government has finally decided to focus on the upgradation of the public transport system in the Capital. The Transport Department plans to get a whole new fleet of modern, low-floor buses for Delhi and it has already started the process by inviting global bids for 200 low-floor CNG-run …
The Delhi High Court has directed MCD and BSES to immediately start Chandni Chowk's development work as per the proposal submitted by the Centre for Road and Research Institute (CRRI) to facilitate operation of battery-operated CNG buses. Division bench of acting Chief Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Kailash Gambhir passed …
Taking a cue from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the Public Works De partment (PWD) is planning to go underground, where it cannot go elevated without courting controversy. The department plans a four-lane tunnel road, which it hopes will put to rest all oppositions and reservations of heritage groups …
The drive to combat air pollution received a major impetus with the implementation of natural gas as an alternative fuel for the automotive as well as domestic sectors. Though the supply of natural gas is primarily to core sectors like fertilisers and power, there is an increasing deviation in this …
Cutting across party lines Lok Sabha MPs asked for a ban on cola products and an explanation from the government on why it had not acted on the report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee constituted to look into the issue of contamination of colas. BJP's Vijay Kumar Malhotra said there …
The plunder of the ecologically fragile Shivalik foothills in Punjab continues unabated. Unscrupulous residents are altering the course of rivulets to suit their own ends while land-hungry persons are either buying the rights to these stream beds from poor villagers or illegally occupying the same. In a shocking development
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda disclosed that the Cabinet has decided to release Rs.141.75 crores as the first instalment for extension of Delhi Metro to Gurgaon. The total cost of the 7.05 km project starting from Delhi-Haryana border and entering Gurgaon to terminate near Sector 29 is Rs.570 crores, …
There's still some hope on the water front for Delhiites. Water reforms, including the much-delayed 24x7 project, will come your way in swadeshi style in the next four months. After withdrawing its request for a World Bank loan to fund the project, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has worked out a …
Environment officials in Massachusetts, usa, are considering whether to let four gas-powered plants to switch to dirtier oil, 50 per cent more often, this winter. The state is focusing on these plants as they can switch between gas and oil. Officials feel this move could stave off natural gas shortages …
The goods transport industry is in for a major change. In a landmark judgement last week, the Supreme Court outlawed overloading of trucks and asked the state governments to enforce Central Motor Vehicles Act (CMVA) in its true spirit. On the face of it, its a big victory for truck …
Hydro power in India, as an expert puts it, "is the most neglected in an already neglected power sector.' So it shouldn't come as a surprise that of the total economically exploitable hydro potential of 84,000 MW (which at 60% plant load factor is equivalent to 1,48,700 MW of installed …
