Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Growing number of vehicular trips by cars and two wheelers which result in traffic congestion, air pollution and traffic accidents has become a major concern in urban areas. Investments in high capacity rail based mass transit systems are being promoted to arrest this trend. In the last two decades Kolkata, …
Pune, August 25 Civic body proposes to raise Rs 2,600-crore urban transport fund for metro, Rs 2,300 crore for ring road land acquisition The long awaited public transport system to resolve the traffic woes of the city is finally on its way. On Monday, the state government asked the Pune …
THE controversial tax on long-stay car parking in central Melbourne is here to stay, despite a review of the $820 levy beginning next year. Roads Minister Tim Pallas has signalled the tax, which aims to reduce road congestion, will remain and has the backing of Premier John Brumby. "The Government …
Guidelines for "scheme for urban transport planning" to provide for central financial assistance for comprehensive traffic and transportation planning, integrated land use and transport planning, complete mobility planning and preparation of detailed project reports, clean development mechanism etc. in all cities in India in line with National Urban Transport Policy …
Almost thirty percent of the vehicles that come to Colombo on week days are those used by public servants and most have drivers too, costing around 150,000 monthly for fuel and salary for each vehicle. It could be more cost effective and ease traffic congestion if public servants are paid …
IT IS about time that Melburnians began to confront the sausage rather than the sizzle in the transport debate. Rapid population growth (due to high immigration) and rising oil prices (due to peak oil) mean that public transport will have to bear an increasing share of the burden of providing …
Traffic Volume Is Already Very High On The Proposed Moolchand-Jehangirpuri Stretch, Space For Cars Will Get Reduced New Delhi: The government has called for interested parties to prepare detailed design and engineering reports for two more BRT stretches. The move comes at a time when a decision on even a …
Megha Suri | TNN New Delhi: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had on February 18 this year ordered her officials not to go for any further expansion of the controversial BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) corridor project till the first phase of the pilot
Would the frequent protests by members of the CMH Road Shops and Establishments Association prevent the traffic authorities and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) from proceeding with pier construction works on Indiranagar's busiest road?
Year 2010 could be a landmark for city transport. With the state transport department having drawn up an elaborate makeover plan to improve the Capital's public transport system, you may be tempted to dump your car and hop on to a train, bus or cab. And, if the plan on …
By Sudha Narasimhachar The entire transport system of Zrich, covering various kinds of trains, buses, trams, boats, cable cars, gondolas, ice flyers in the Alps, comes under one management. Today talk about chaotic traffic in Bangalore, especially after the inauguration of the international airport, is common. Of course, one of …
Big-ticket sports events such as Olympics & Commonwealth Games are becoming fast-forward catalysts for infrastructure development. John Sarkar & Shantanu Nandan Sharma report THE Romans did it first. Now the Englishmen are at it. When the plans were revealed for London's Olympics stadium, a "coliseum-style' setting in east London, skeptics …
The Spanish government plans to cut speed limits in and around cities as part of a drive to reduce the country's fuel bill and do its bit for the environment. Miguel Sebasti
WEEKEND RUMINATIONS T N Ninan / New Delhi August 02, 2008, 5:02 IST The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has a fleet of some 3,600 buses. In two years, it will have 80 per cent more buses, despite retiring about half of today's fleet. That is not because the existing fleet …
Is urban public transport subsidised more than its private counterpart? Through a case study of urban transport in Pune, this article demonstrates that car and two-wheeler users receive larger subsidies than bus users when all costs imposed by transport modes are considered.
This report stresses the importance of mobility for development, defining it in a broader framework in connection with related concepts such as Accessibility and sustainability. Taking Bangalore for its case study, the report clarifies the socio-economic trends and current plans for land use and transport in the city and region, …
This paper by Prayas Energy Group exposes the hidden subsidies enjoyed by users of cars and two wheelers, thus marginalizing the needier sections. It uses a case study of urban transport in Pune to show that a bus user is much less subsidized than a car or a two-wheeler user. …
Increased industrial use of diesel and preference for diesel vehicles has caused the demand for this fuel to accelerate. Subsidies are largely to blame. Three experts debate the fallouts. I S S U E S What are the socioeconomic consequences of the increasing consumption of diesel? Is relative price of …
