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: The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Arvind Kejriwal government why women and two-wheelers have been exempted from the odd-even traffic rule effective for 15 days starting January 1. Seeking a response from the government, the court said it will hear the matter next on January 6. …
A meeting held on Wednesday between Italy's Environment Minister Gian Luca Galletti and local government heads agreed a three-year plan to cut high levels of smog in the country's largest cities. According to ANSA reports, the measures approved include a 12-million spending plan to revamp public transport with more, and …
SDMs Get Challan Books, Teams To Be On Duty At 120 Points If you are thinking it may be easy to avoid or hoodwink the authorities during the odd-even fortnight, think again. As part of the blueprint for the 15 days, the city government, along with Delhi Police, will deploy …
The world's “most polluted city“ may have reached a turning point going into 2016. Crowning a two-year public campaign for clean air in Delhi, Supreme Court on December 16 delivered a landmark judgment placing numerous restrictions on private and commercial diesel vehicles. It stopped the entry of trucks with pre-Bharat …
A plea seeking stay of the state government notification directing to public schools of national capital to provide their buses for running as public transport from January 1 to 15 when the number of private vehicles on the capital's roads will drastically fall, was filed in Delhi High Court on …
Transport minister Gopal Rai said the targeted number of extra buses that will ply during the odd-even scheme starting January 1, has been revised from 6,000 to 3,000. “A report we received suggested that for most car owners, carpooling was their first option, the next being the Metro, followed by …
The Delhi government has decided to reduce the number of extra buses to be deployed during the odd-even traffic trial to 3,000, down from 6,000 proposed earlier, because of the exemption given to two-wheelers, transport minister Gopal Rai said on Sunday . Rai made the announcement during a visit to …
Tendering Process Begins; Work In Two Phases At A Cost Of Nearly Rs 12cr The capital's misadventure with the BRT corridor may finally come to an end with the city government set to start dismantling it from early January . PWD has started the tendering process and work will take …
Urban transport systems are essential for economic development and improving citizens' quality of life. To establish high-quality and affordable transport systems, cities must ensure their financial sustainability to fund new investments in infrastructure while also funding maintenance and operation of existing facilities and services. However, many cities in developing countries …
The Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific is published once a year by the Transport Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The main objectives of the Bulletin are to provide a medium for the sharing of knowledge, experience, ideas, policy …
The Supreme Court of India ordered several transportation restrictions in the nation’s capital on Wednesday to help curb pollution, issuing a temporary ban on the registration of some diesel cars and setting a time frame for all taxis in the region to switch to compressed natural gas. The court halted …
A number of public health catastrophes - arising largely out of environmental reasons — are staring the people of India in the face. While the debate over polluted air and how to control it rages on in the national capital, people have also had to contend with a host of …
Carsharing exemplifies a growing trend towards service provision displacing ownership of capital goods. We developed a model to quantify the impact of carsharing on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The study took into account different types of households and their trip characteristics. The analysis considers five factors by which carsharing can …
The report analyses the evolution of the transport sector (freight and passenger) and its pressures on the environment since 2000, including the impacts of the economic recession in 2008. It makes use of the latest available data in order to assess key trends, measures and overall progress in meeting policy …
NEW DELHI: Several studies have shown that motorcycles could be worst polluting vehicles after diesel trucks entering Delhi from other states, even more harmful to the environment than cars and heavy duty vehicles. But there is no strategy yet to control their emissions, and experts said it would be naive …
The AAP government is considering a proposal to exempt women drivers from the odd-even formula to control pollution in the city. But women seem to be divided over it. Some are in its favour citing safety concerns, while others say full participation is needed for the plan to succeed. It …
Private Car Numbers Climb But The Bus Count Plummets The Delhi Statistical Handbook 2015 released by the state government on Wednesday shows a lack of focus on public transport. Now that the government wants to try out its odd-even formula for private vehicles, the latest report shows just how prepared …
The draft report states two-wheelers are responsible for more PM 10 and PM 2.5 than cars when it comes to polluting the air. Exempting two-wheelers from the odd-even formula for plying of vehicles in Delhi to combat pollution will defeat the purpose, sources said Wednesday, basing this view on a …
Delhi govt. continues to keep the implementation cards close to its chest A fast approaching deadline and little consultation ahead of the announcement has divided experts on the ‘bumpy’ road ahead for Delhi government’s decision to allow vehicles with odd and even number plates on alternate days. Even as the …
The Centre of Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed the public notice of South Corporation stopping charging parking fee in commercial complexes, malls and hospitals and called it regressive and harmful to the environment. CSE director media, Souparno Banerjee said, “When the capital is grappling with a severe air pollution …
