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 …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed the Delhi government for its decision to scrap the BRT project. It has alleged the government has "given in to the car lobby", saying dismantling the bus corridor will mean giving the road space meant for buses to cars. According to the …
Colombia, South America's third-largest economy, has pledged to reduce carbon emissions by at least 20 percent by 2030 as a contribution to a new agreement aimed at fighting global warming, the government said on Tuesday. Colombia said it is finishing plans and should present them to the United Nations Framework …
Road To Be Restored To Original Form The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor -a cause of much misery for commuters -will finally be dismantled. The 5.8-km stretch between Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand Hospital that came up in 2008 had anyway become nobody's baby and there was a free-for-all in its …
CSE condemns Delhi government decision of scrapping BRT without strategy for integrated public transport systems CSE believes it is regrettable that the Delhi government has prioritised taking back the space from the transport of the masses to give it to the polluting cars and SUVs in a city where every …
CSE believes it is regrettable that the Delhi government has prioritised taking back the space from the transport of the masses to give it to the polluting cars and SUVs in a city where every third child has impaired lungs. This decision has been taken even before the government could …
We propose a model of a bus traveling through a sequence of traffic lights, which is required to stop between the traffic signals to pick up passengers. A two dimensional model, of velocity and traveled time at each traffic light, is constructed, which shows non-trivial and chaotic behaviors for realistic …
The National Green Tribunal today questioned the Delhi government's proposal to deploy 10,000 new DTC buses in the wake of alarming proportions of air pollution in the capital and directed it to come out with a proper study to support its contention. "Strengthening public transport system is a healthy thing …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on air pollution by particulate matter, 21/07/2015. The Government has taken various measures to control air pollution in the country which inter alia include, Clean India Mission, supply of cleaner fuels as per auto fuel policy, use of gaseous fuel for public transport, stringent source …
NEW DELHI: Transit-oriented development (TOD) can improve Delhi's air quality considerably by reducing the number of vehicle-miles travelled, the way it has done in several cities worldwide. Barcelona in Spain is a standout example of the benefits of TOD. In terms of population it is slightly bigger than Atlanta, USA …
Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday that it has directed the law, finance and urban development departments to notify the public about a congestion charge that will be imposed soon on all heavy commercial vehicles entering Delhi. Delhi government, in its affidavit …
NEW DELHI: A day after the Union urban development ministry approved the policy for transit-oriented development (TOD), urban planners said the real challenge lies in its implementation, given the complexities of urban areas. They stressed that TODs should be planned only after detailed impact assessment but the state government should …
A new report from the London Assembly Environment Committee has warned Boris Johnson that he needs to accelerate his air quality programs to comply with EU and UK laws. The report, released tday, claims that diesel vehicles are to blame for much of London’s air pollution problems and must be …
Water-logging, poor road design and potholes remain, as usual, a roadblock for smooth traffic flow in Delhi this monsoon, just like any other. As one civic agency characteristically blames the other for not having done its bit to ease the situation and thousands of man hours, on both sides of …
POLLUTIONWHO's latest research reveals that Delhi has the highest levels of air pollution. Choking air Indian cities are reporting dangerously high levels of air pollution with Delhi topping the list of the world’s most polluted cities. Nidhi Jamwal discusses the gravity of the situation focusing on the health risks associated …
CHENNAI: Will metro rail be a precursor to 'a clean er Chennai'? Statis tics show that metro reduces air pollution as thousands of vehicles get off the road when a city gets a mass transport system like this. Apart from helping one breathe cleaner air, the metro will also reduce …
Successive Delhi governments have not been serious about improving the notoriously bad quality of air that people breathe in the national capital. As pollution gradually peaked to alarming levels, governments sat on special ‘air quality’ funds, official documents accessed by Mail Today reveal. In the last seven years, the Delhi …
Diesel heavy vehicles plying in Delhi at night will have to pay for polluting the city's air. In its first budget, the AAP government has proposed congestion fees of Rs 100 to Rs 1,500 on different classes of goods vehicles in the form of a tax. More than 50,000 heavy …
Delhi has been termed the most polluted city. The key source of pollution is the number of cars, which is increasing every year. As per the latest Economic Survey, Delhi has seen an increase of 6.3% in the number of vehicles, as a result of which the air quality has …
After buses and metro, cycles are going to be the next mode of “public” transport in the national Capital. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday approved the Delhi Development Authority’s cycle-sharing policy, which will be implemented across the city. The authority said it was different from other such policies …
Recognizing cycling as an important mode of public transport, Delhi Development Authority on Tuesday approved a policy to promote it. Officials said a network of bicycle stations will be developed with a minimum distance of 300 metres between two of them. While DDA has made such plans in Dwarka and …
