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 …
New Delhi: Your humble driving licence is all set to go high-tech. The state cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the introduction of smart card based driving licences in Delhi as per the instructions of the Union ministry of road transport and highways (MORTH). What's more, the fees is …
Raju William Tribune News Service Gurgaon, July 22 Thousands of commuters between Gurgaon, Delhi and the National Capital Region may feel relieved as 23 CNG-operated buses, including seven low-floor air-conditioned ones, will start plying from tomorrow. The step follows the start of two CNG filling stations here. Without causing much …
Hundreds of residents of the Pushpa Bhavan area spilled out on streets and picketed the Pushpa Bhavan bus station on the BRT corridor. They demanded that all such stations on the stretch should be moved back to the sides of the roads. Arguing that the government had accepted the failure …
The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has flayed allowing import of 10 years old Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses from India, announced in the Trade Policy 2008-09. Chairman PAAPAM, A Malik said Monday that Pakistan would become a junkyard of used machinery as a result of …
Residents of Madangir in south Delhi blocked the traffic at the Pushpa Bhawan crossing on the pilot Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor on Monday morning, inconveniencing scores of commuters headed to work. The protesters demanded that the bus lanes throughout the corridor should be shifted to the extreme left of …
Bijith R / New Delhi July 21, 2008, 0:10 IST With all of Delhi getting ready for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the state-run Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) too has got into makeover mode. Its fleet of buses is getting a facelift and the crumbling bus shelters are making way for …
Kolkata's public transport has to move to CNG Metropolises in this country have made, or are in the process of making, a switch to CNG as far as their public transport system is concerned. The first, and most comprehensive, switch was made by Delhi, which converted all public transport vehicles …
Mumbai, July 16 MMRDA is waiting for Railways to finalise Churchgate-Virar elevated tracks proposal After a series of flip-flops on how to go about the first phase of the Metro rail in the city, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has now put the third route, to run from …
Pune July 14 The Pune Municipal Corporation called it a dream project. And the Rs 19,000 crore comprehensive mobility plan (CMP), meant to be the one-stop solution to all traffic problems that plague the city, may justify the label, say traffic experts who have been keeping track of the city …
The paper examines the basic reasons and feasible remedies for organisational weakness in India's public transport systems and the possible contribution of ownership, industry and management structure, leadership, social norms, and institutional incentives to alleviating the weaknesses. The arguments are illustrated with reference to the public rail and air services …
The present study was undertaken in the six major valleys of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand to understand and quantify the contribution of pack animals in reducing CO2 emission in Indian Central Himalaya. The study has demonstrated that horses and mules provide direct and indirect services to the society and country. The …
Bangalore: Admitting that there has been a delay in Rs 6395 crore 'Namma Metro' mass transport project, the new managing director of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) N Sivasailam said the project is nine months behind schedule. Addressing industry and trade representatives at a presentation on the project at …
Pune July 06 Nation's pilot project: Union urban development secy points to funding limitations under JNNURM, expresses satisfaction over Pune pace Even as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) today sought Rs 480 crore from the central government for improvement of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) routes, uncertainty looms over raising …
Hyderabad, July 6: Non-governmental organisations have demanded that government should obtain environmental clearance from the centre before taking the up metro rail project in Hyderabad. They said noise pollution would be much more throughout the day even at the silent zones such as schools and hospitals. According to them, the …
Mumbai, July 04 Making a pitch for Central funding of its ambitious Mumbai makeover projects, the state government has demanded that the Rs 2,356-crore first arm of the Mumbai Metro project be granted viability gap funding (VGF) by the Centre. According to senior government officials, in a recent meeting at …
The city of Chennai has to make herculean tasks to overcome the transportation problems created in the city because of the spatial and economic growth experienced in the city during the last decade. The transport sector needs careful and planned expansion if it is not to cause a strain on …
Megha Suri,TNN With over 18 lakh private vehicles and parking space to accommodate barely 25,000, the Capital is reeling under a severe parking crisis. A recent survey by RITES has revealed that Vishwavidyalaya Metro station, Old Delhi Railway station, Karol Bagh and Bahadurshah Zafar Marg to have the most congested …
BY MANISH ANAND June 29: With the Delhi government firmly switching into election mode, the first casualty appears to be the "common ticketing system" for public transport, including the Delhi Metro and Delhi Transport Corporation buses. The system is now likely to be operationalised next year, that too by the …
