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. …
An American company won a patent that it says overcomes a critical obstacle in cloning mammal cells. The company, Infigen Inc. in DeForest Wisconsin, owns a large herd of cloned cattle that produce genetically engineered milk proteins used in drug research, and it says it plans to use the patent …
For years, residents of Gujarat's Saurashtra region have been demanding allocation of funds for desilting its numerous lakes and ponds. Till late, their appeals fell on deaf ears. The government maintained that desilting old ponds was not economically viable. It was cheaper to build new ones, it said. Not that …
In keeping with the Forest Conservation Treaty signed during US President Bill Clinton's recent visit to the country, the Bangladesh government will soon impose a ban on the felling of trees till 2005 to save biodiversity and conserve the forest resources of the country. Evironmentalists have voiced concerns that the …
Government plans to introduce a fleet of new taxis running on diesel has triggered off an outcry in South Africa. Environmentalists view the country's new-generation taxi fleet with diesel fuel as a major "lost opportunity' to reduce air pollution. While supporting the initiative to improve the public transport system, the …
a tripartite agreement has been drawn between the Delhi government, the ministry of environment and forests and ghk International to conduct a study on Delhi's urban environment and infrastructure under a project called Delhi 2021. Fund for the project
it's now official. Cherrapunji, which holds the record for the highest rainfall in the world, faces water shortage. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, the minister of state for agriculture Satyanarayana Rao said the water supply in Cherrapunji was
even as this story goes to the press, Gujarat may be witnessing many more clashes over water. From as early as December 1999, when three farmers lost their lives in the riots over water in Jamnagar district, the dread of the dry summer months ahead was felt across the state. …
A World Bank study has identified problems in regulating the rail transport sector. The study entitled "Rail Transport Regulation" says economic characteristics of rail transport have implications for regulation.
during the general elections in 1997, the uk Labour Party's web-site stated it would "reduce and then reverse traffic growth." This was also emphasised in the handbook of the candidates. The party had, in fact, capitalised on environmental issues and used them as a campaign strategy to win the elections. …
EFFICIENT DISINFECTION: If made possible, non-chemical and energy-efficient disinfection of drinking water in emergency situations is of no mean value. Eva H
one could feel the palpable air of unease in the courtroom as the additional solicitor general Kirit N Raval tried to plead on behalf of the Delhi Transport Corporation ( dtc ) before the Chief Justice Bench of the Supreme Court ( sc ). Without success. For every excuse Raval …
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has made detailed studies of the geological profile of the underground section betwen Delhi University and Central Secretariat, before construction commences from this year. A detailed Environment Impact Assessment has been done by the NEERI, Nagpur, in the Khyber Pass area, where a train depot …
setting up of the Ennore Satellite Port, North Chennai Thermal Plant and the proposed petrochemical complex will severely affect the ecology and wildlife of the Pulicat Lake and the neighbouring Ennore Creek in Chennai. Famous for its mudflats that provide spawning ground for migratory birds, the 461 square kilometre lake …
Transport must be the government's top priority in 2000 if business is to thrive, according to the head of the Confederation of British Industry, the business organisation. Digby Jones, who takes over as director-general of the CBI said road congestion and poor transport links were seen by business leaders as …
mumbai taxi-owners got a reprieve when the Bombay high court ordered that vehicles with registrations endorsed after the alteration of engines would be given till March 7 for an inspection by the Regional Transport Office ( rto ). The court ordered that these commercial vehicles with renovated engines would be …
deputy commissioner of Rajkot Municipal Corporation ( rmc ) Pareshbhai Vyas has said that a solid waste processing plant costing over Rs 5 crore will be set up at Nakrawadi village. He said this at a meeting of chairpersons of the health and sanitation departments in Rajkot. The rmc has …
The Delhi Transport Department has demanded a review of the Metro Rail Transport System (MRTS). The eight-member Delhi Transport Department Committee has also termed the project unviable and a drain on the Exchequer.
Strange but true. New, cleaner, modern diesel engines could be more dangerous for human health than old, highly polluting ones. Nearly all the particulate matter found in the tailpipe is found as solid groups of carbon particles and a small amount of metallic ash. However, there may also be a …
