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. …
The Karnataka State Government has given the green signal for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to conduct a feasibility study on providing a mass rapid transit system for Bangalore city. Chief Minister S M Krishna said the Centre would give 40 per cent of funds for the project, while …
stories of how a promising technology can lose out in the maddening race for survival or the top slot always make interesting reading. This book is another such instance. But much more than that it is a critique on social choice, triumph of one technology over its competitors, some landmark …
Although the Supreme Court (sc) has extended the deadline for conversion of all Delhi buses to Compressed Natural Gas (cng) to January 31, 2002, it has not diluted its order disallowing use of any other conventional fuel to run the public transport bus fleet. The onus now lies on the …
the council of Darebin city in Melbourne, Australia is toying with the idea of cutting emissions of heat trapping gases like carbon dioxide and saving millions of dollars in electricity bills by bulk buying renewable electricity for its residents. Energy related emissions are largely responsible for the increasing concentration of …
Paris has recently introduced an ecofriendly plan to promote the use of buses and bicycles and discourage the use of private cars. For this purpose the city's mayor, Bertrand Delanoe, has reduced the road space for private vehicles. Under the plan, the right lane has been officially reserved for buses, …
SURENDRANATH C “In research on humans, the interest of science and society should never take precedence over considerations related to the well being of the subject.”
As the deadline for converting all public passenger transport to cng by September 30, 2001, gets closer, the Union minister for petroleum and natural gas Ram Naik, in charge of gas supply in the country, is out to raise more uncertainties to undermine consumer confidence in the cng market. The …
"NGOs would be accountable to the state government for their performance' A ploy to kill the independence of NGOs "Ethical standards for the NGOs will be promoted by the government' Government wants to impose its agenda on the NGOs "Legal and administrative action for misappropriation of funds by the NGOs …
Even as they grapple with irritants, firms seeking to promote usage of LPG as automobile fuel are looking forward to their meeting with the Chief Secretary on Wednesday. The meeting, more a presentation by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on the advantages of promoting LPG as a 'green' …
The Haryana Government has allocated Rs.157 crores for the augmentation of Rural and Urban Water Supply Schemes during the current financial year as against Rs.92.50 crores in the last financial year, the Financial Commissioner, Public Health, Mr. K.C. Sharma, said here today. At an interaction with mediapersons here he said …
Report on clean fuels in response to the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated March 26, 2001 & April 27,2001 (In the matter of W.P.(C) No.13029 of 1985; M.C. Mehta v/s UOI & others).
officials in the uk have been illegally smuggling bodies of children to help researchers from the us conduct nuclear experiments, according to the us department of energy ( doe) . Documents released by the department state that "researchers employed deception in the solicitation of bones of babies from intermediaries.' The …
The 10th Plan may see progressive taxation of older vehicles as part of the rationalisation of the road transport sector in the country. The draft approach paper, to be approved by the full meeting of the commission headed by the Prime Minister this week, has also recommended better utilization of …
multinational oil giant Shell has withdrawn from a project to explore gas in Pakistan's Kirthar National Park. The move has been hailed by environmental organisations like Friends of the Earth International ( foei ), which had filed a lawsuit in the Pakistani courts against the project. Premier Oil of Pakistan …
some European countries and the us had plans to dump 29 million tonnes of toxic wastes in 11 African countries. But their plans were stalled in the wake of widespread protests from African communities. These are the findings of a new report, which was recently released by Oladele Osibajo, Nigeria's …
The Delhi government will soon file an affidavit in the Supreme Court expressing its inability to meet the September 30th deadline for conversion of entire city bus fleet into CNG mode. The decision has been taken as the centre has not set up adequate number of filling stations to meet …
Delhi is about to get a third Ring Road, Union Minister for Urban Development Jagmohan announced at a press conference today. The road will link the Capital with National Capital Ragion (NCR) states Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, that house the city's satellite townships.
the idea seems too good to be true: a community-owned mass transit system for Mumbai. But the Konkan Railway Corporation Limited with its skybus project has envisioned just that. Apart from bringing down pollution levels in the city (it will run on electricity), the new proposal will be owned by …
- Indigenous technologies developed by Konkan Railways, which are said to be one-third the cost of imported technologies. - Follows existing roads so it is like a bus and not a train. No land is required, as it is elevated and it goes where the commuter wants thus, decongesting the …
