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 Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB), the nodal agency of the Gujarat Government for infrastructure projects, has okayed private sector participation in an Integrated Public Transit System (IPTS) for Ahmedabad with an investment of Rs 3,000 crore. The bidding for the project is expected in February 2003.
A WTO panel has been set up to examine whether India's automobile policy "breaks" WTO rules and "distorts" international trade as contended by both the US and the European Commission.
A World Bank backed project to improve railway efficiency in India means new homes for thousands living on tracks and platforms. It is India's biggest urban resettlement project. The resettlement is part of a Rs38.60bn urban transport project.
It's not a plane, it's not a train, it's not a bus. It's abit of all three and some more. The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited has drawn up a plan to bring the "Sky Bus Metro" (SBM) to Indian cities. The SBM can bring travel cost drown to 15 paise …
september 22 was declared "European car-free day'. Over 800 cities decided to take part. The truly pan-European event was aimed at emphasising the importance of improving air quality, highlighting the adverse effects of unlimited car use in city centres and the importance of cycling and other forms of transportation. While …
Mumbai to get aerial buses: The Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd proposes to set up a Sky Bus Metro system, based on the concept of sky wheels, as an alternate to the transport facilities in Mumabi and other parts of the country. The sky metro bus will function on a concept …
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are at their highest in 20 million years, two British scientists have revealed. Paul Pearson, of the University of Bristol, in the west of England, and Martin Palmer, of Imperial College, London, reported in the magazine Nature that they used the evidence of plankton …
Peak hour traffic scenario in India is a cartoonist's delight. Hassled motorists, rivers of sweat streaming down their forehead, accusing each other for lack of traffic sense in loud voices toned by the honking of a thousand horns. This is not so in Singapore. It is almost legendary now that …
There is now a growing recognition that cities can become sustainable only if auto dependence can be reduced. Says Newman, "Rapidly developing cities that have not put in place any physical or economic restraints on traffic, have not built high quality transit system, and have not protected their traditional forms …
Mass movement The number of mass rapid transit (MRT) stations in Singapore has done away with the need to own a vehicle PARTICULARS PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION Percentage of Singapore population living within walking distance of MRT station 30.0 Percentage of Singapore population living within 1 kilometre of the MRT line …
Overcoming auto dependence: the Singapore way TRAFFIC CALMING FAVORING ALTERNATE MODES ECONOMIC PENALTIES NON-AUTO- DEPENDENT LAND USES To start with, less space to make roads to cater to private cars. Heavy investment in mass rapid transit systems. High cost of car ownership and use through high taxes on cars and …
Before buying a car in Singapore, it is mandatory to first buy a right to own a car. The "Certificate of Entitlement" system introduced in 1994 requires would-be car owners to bid for the right to buy a vehicle. The prospective owner will first have to buy the certificate. The …
global warming is all set to play havoc with the world's transport systems. In the coming years, it will lead to traffic jams and delay train services, says Anthony Astbury, a scientist at Britain's meteorological office. According to him, the atmospheric temperature will rise by a further 3
A Japanese study, undertaken to explore measures to reduce emissions from diesel-powered vehicles, has proposed the replacement of old vehicles with new models. Conducted by experts from the transport ministry, the international trade and industry ministry and the environment agency, the study has said that owners of vehicles manufactured in …
The European Commission is expected to adopt proposals that would introduce competition into the public transport systems of European Union member states. But it is likely to agree exemptions for big cities such as Paris and Berlin, where modes of transport are integrated.
In order to complete the first phase of the Metro Project by March 2005, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited has reduced its implementation time from 10 years to seven years.
with a confused leadership providing no able direction, frustration and alarm is growing at the rampant spread of aids throughout South Africa. And the announcement by five of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies offering to slash prices of hiv drugs in developing countries has done little to mitigate the suffering. …
The state of environment in Pakistan is "alarming' and is costing the country from US $1 billion to US $2.1 billion per year, which comes to 2.5 per cent to five per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP). This was stated by Jamil Asghar Bhatti, project manager of the …
