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. …
'Tour of India' - the first phase of the cross-country drive by DaimlerChrysler India Ltd (DCIL) with their Mercedes using the biodiesel generated from Jatropha plant, has successfully completed its trial run of 5,900 km. The drive involved running of the Mercedes Benz C class car on biodiesel over terrains, …
in the wake of criticism by some World Trade Organization (wto) members, India has deferred the implementation of a section of its Plant Quarantine Order (pqo), 2003, by two months. Sub-clause 22 of clause 3 of the pqo, which makes fumigation of all imported solid-wood packing materials mandatory, was to …
A project to help strengthen the regional network of roads connecting Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China and India is being planned, according to a statement. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is taking initiative for the completion of the project providing a technical grant assistance of US $ 800,000, the Nepal Tourism …
current methods of assessing short-term intake of pesticide residues by humans need to be modified. So concludes a study conducted by an international team of researchers. Their assertion is significant, as single exposure to some pesticide residues can be unsafe. A single high dose of organophosphates, for instance, can lead …
more than 80 per cent of Delhi's cycle-rickshaws are facing a dead end. This is because the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (mcd) reintroduced the licensing system for these non-polluting vehicles on March 8. The system was suspended two-and-a-half years ago on the directions of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The …
In a move to reduce congestion and accidents on Delhi's roads, rural transport vehicles (RTVs) will not be allowed to ply in the heart of the city.The transport department has decided to limit their services to outer Delhi and trans-Yamuna. According to transport officials, the underlying principle is that buses …
Chinese luxury buses have hit Indian roads. The Chandigarh-based JCBL Ltd today launched "JCBL Integral Coach KL 6113" buses at Rs 48 lakh. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation and the Chennai-based Parveen Travels have purchased two buses each.
Biofuels for transport, including ethanol, biodiesel, and several other liquid and gaseous fuels, have the potential to displace a substantial amount of petroleum around the world over the next few decades, and a clear trend in that direction has begun. This report looks both at recent trends and at the …
Landmines and damaged transport infrastructure are proving to be the biggest roadblocks to humanitarian aid reaching 1.2 million Angolans. The un Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said many non-governmental organisations were forced to suspend their operations or withdraw staff from locations because of inaccessibility to the areas. Angola …
Giving another transport option to the Capital's harassed citizens, the first of its kind high-capacity bus hit the road on a trial basis. It will not only increase use of public transportation and bring down air pollution level but also facilitate a reduction in road congestion, saving of fuel.
The Delhi Metro project that is coming up as one of the latest and unique projects is, according to an Austrian transport policy expert, a sheer waste of public money. The expert said that it was not a viable option for the national Capital. "The Rs 10,571 crore Metro project …
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi "reintroduced" the licensing system for cycle-rickshaws, thus reversing its existing "licensefree" policy that was introduced in 2001 on the direction of the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
That the Metro Rail project may finally see the light of day, has come as good news to many Bangaloreans. The reason is not hard to find: There is an urgent need for an efficient and comfortable public transport. This has brought back focus on public transport in the City, …
They get their daily dose of complaints from the consumers when water is not released on time, but salaries are still a far cry for these workers. The staff of the water supply departments of Karnataka state's various gram panchayats are certainly not in an enviable position. They are at …
The Karnataka Government would float a special purpose vehicle soon to take up the much-awaited Rs 5,000-crore Bangalore Metro Rail Project, on the lines of the one existing in Delhi, the Chief Secretary, Mr K K Misra, said.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation had to conduct an emergency evacuation in a four-storey building in the congested Chawri Bazaar area of Old Delhi after cracks were detected in the building during the tunnelling of a Metro rail line. DMRC officials said that alternate accommodation will be provided to those …
Help from California could be at hand to clean up the Calcutta air. To implement the Calcutta High Court order on Bharat Stage II compliance for vehicles plying in and around the city, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's government on Tuesday started negotiations with a California-based company on having a storage unit of …
Allaying fears that the underground metro rail in the Capital would adversely impact historic monuments like Jantar Mantar and Kashmere Gate, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has told the Delhi High Court that the matter was duly considered by it before giving the 'go-ahead' to the project. "For these …
The Archaeological Survey of India has defended its decision to allow the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to take its rail line through the prohibited or regulated area of two protective monuments in the Capital, saying the construction work or passing trains will not damage the structures even slightly. In an …
Spain's first public stem cell bank has ignited a political battle over the regulation of medical research that uses human embryos. A debate over the ethics of the research was fueled last last week after South Korean scientists reported that they had cloned a human embryo, then culled the stem …
