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 …
Prevalence of walking and cycling for transport is low and varies greatly across countries. Few studies have examined neighborhood perceptions related to walking and cycling for transport in different countries. Therefore, it is challenging to prioritize appropriate built-environment interventions. The aim of this study was to examine the strength and …
As the first in the series of "China Air - Air Pollution Prevention and Control Progress in Chinese Cities" reports, this report provides air quality data for 74 major cities from 2013-2014, as well as the pollution-control policies of those cities, the three key regions - Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Province (BTH), the …
The Green Line of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has been inaugurated by the Prime Minister. This is a historic moment as for the last several years, in fact since the early 1970’s, we kept hearing about a public mass transit system for Karachi. A lot of plans and …
The lack of road safety remains a major challenge in many urban areas, although high levels of road safety are a prerequisite for the attractiveness of cycling, walking and public transport. GIZ publishes the new publication “Towards more livable and safer cities: Examples for save safe road infrastructure design”. Safety …
Public Transportation serves as a cheap and convenient mode of transport for all classes of society, saves fuel and reduces congestion and pollution. It is vital to economic development & social integration of the country. One such mode of Public Transportation in India is the State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs). …
Toxins from air pollution are contributing to the deaths of around 40,000 people a year in the UK, a landmark study has found. The report by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health warns that the health impact of Britain's air pollution is …
New Delhi: The transport department issued a public notice on Thursday against diesel trucks entering the city. The notice comes after a Supreme Court order banning entry of polluting vehicles not destined for Delhi. However, officials admit that enforcing the rule may prove to be difficult. "Non-destined trucks have been …
As Delhi's odd-even scheme prepares to make a comeback in April 2016, India Environment Poratl takes a look at what modes of transport, if any, India uses to get to work.
POLICING TRAFFIC BMC options include ban on new car & bike registrations, ceiling on new registrations per year and congestion tax in certain zones The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's biggest civic body , has proposed a radical overhaul of Mumbai's vehicle usage to combat rising pollution in the Maximum …
Though Thane has grown as a city in the past decade, with many people choosing to make it their first home, public transportation is still a huge problem. To study and suggest a suitable mode of transport for the public, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) signed an MoU with Swedish …
Having announced another round of odd-even driving in April, the Delhi government has to gird itself for a crucial test. Particulate matter (PM) levels are usually "moderate" to "poor" during the warm season, but ozone emissions, which are linked with respiratory problems, go up dramatically when vehicular and other emissions …
Women, VIPs and two-wheelers will continue to remain exempted from the restrictions The second instalment of the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme will be back in April, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced in the run-up to the completion of his maiden year in office here on Thursday. Scheduled to be …
The National Green Tribunal today reprimanded Uttar Pradesh government for its failure to control traffic chaos near Kaushambi Bus Terminal on the Delhi bordering and directed the traffic police to penalise offending vehicles. "Why are you permitting private buses outside UP Roadways bus terminus in Kaushambi? Why don't you remove …
JLL has listed out 10 things that citizens expect from these Smart Cities. The government last month revealed names of the first 20 smart cities that will get Rs 50,802 crore over five years to become ‘Smart Cities’. The cities will be given funds to solve problems from power cuts …
The decision to reintroduce the odd-even scheme from April 15 to 30 was based on responses from a little over four lakh people. According to data released by the Delhi government, 4,10,443 citizens participated in the survey . The government had launched an exercise to draw public opinion on the …
Kejriwal To Announce Date Of Next Odd-Even Phase Today E-tickets in buses common mobility card, pas senger information system electric buses as well as 600 bu ses and 500 midi buses within the next few months --that's the action plan of the trans port department. On Wednesday , Delhi transport …
First improve public transport, suggests LoP Gupta On day two of the referendum on odd-even scheme of the government, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said people at IP Extension have favoured the return of the road-rationing scheme in as early as mid-February. The ruling party MLAs from several other locations …
Gurgaon: The city that started the cycling movement across Indian cities in 2013 through Raahgiri Day doesn't have an inch of cycle track to show for its efforts. In contrast, its NCR cousin Noida has made swift progress in becoming cyclist-friendly, with work on nearly 15km of cycle tracks under …
A solar-powered bus described by its Ugandan makers as the first in Africa has been driven in public. Kiira Motors' Kayoola prototype electric bus was shown off at a stadium in Uganda's capital, Kampala. One of its two batteries can be charged by solar panels on the roof which increases …
SMP2.0 has been collaborating with six cities to test and refine its methodology and tools for integrated sustainable urban mobility planning. Indore has been one of the six cities and has worked with Ford Motors (lead), BMW Group, Feedback Brisa Highways (Ezeeway), Volkswagen and Fujitsu from July 2014. This report …
