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 …
Part of a mass public transport bus fuelling and vehicle demonstration program, the SmartFuel station, generates 100% renewable hydrogen from solar energy via an electrolyser The US-based leading industrial gases company Air Products recently opened India’s first solar-powered renewable fuelling station in Delhi. Part of a mass public transport bus …
KOCHI: In a major relief to urban residents, the state government has plans to encourage relocation of industries that are relatively polluting, to shift them from cities and urban areas as done in the National Capital Region in 2000. Moreover women will be encouraged to take up entrepreneurship as a …
Says Public Transport In Focus, 10,000 New Buses To Be Added In A Year. Reacting to the capital's alarmingly high air pollution levels, the Delhi government is getting ready to launch an anti-pollution drive in the next two months. On World Environment Day , chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who now …
Islamabad- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is due to open Islamabad's new half-billion dollar metrobus system today, which the government hopes will revolutionize transport in the capital but which has been criticised by some as extravagant. The 23-kilometre (14-mile) line, where 68 air-conditioned buses will carry an estimated 135,000 passengers a …
The Dan and Egged bus fleets cause the most air pollution in the country’s heavy-vehicle sector, a study by the Environmental Protection Ministry, which examined the 2014 emissions of heavy-vehicle companies across the nation, revealed on Wednesday. With 1,296 and 2,722 heavy vehicles, respectively, the two bus companies have the …
Jaipur Metro, touted as one of the fastest built metro systems in the country, was thrown open to public on Wednesday. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje flagged off the inaugural train on the 9.6-km-long route from Mansarovar to Chandpole. Ms. Raje along with ministers, officers and supporters travelled in the train …
KOCHI: At a time when the city authorities are going gaga over the integrating public transport system, town planning experts have emphasized on the need to put in place an updated master plan for the city. Though several talks and discussions have been carried out as part of implementing a …
Islamabad- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is due to open Islamabad's new half-billion dollar metrobus system today, which the government hopes will revolutionize transport in the capital but which has been criticised by some as extravagant. The 23-kilometre (14-mile) line, where 68 air-conditioned buses will carry an estimated 135,000 passengers a …
The city of Vancouver has set another standard for cities across the world. Vancouver recently hit another smart growth milestone or two with upward-spiraling numbers of citizens and visitors freely choosing to walk, cycle, and ride public transit. Vancouver has numerous multimodal neighborhoods thanks to practical, smart growth policies. Automobile …
A Bill to provide for a scientifically planned framework for the safety of all road users; enabling the seamless development of a secure, efficient, cost-effective and inclusive transport system; the integration of road transport with other modes of transportation; and for the Constitution of National Highway Traffic Regulation and Protection …
After a strong finish in 2014, growth moderated in early 2015. Malaysia’s economy expanded by 6.0 percent in 2014, accelerating to 7.3 percent q/q saar in Q42014 due to resilient domestic demand and a pick-up of exports. Growth moderated to 4.7 percent q/q saar in Q1 2015 on account of …
Concerning the announced EU policy initiatives towards cleaner air and a further reduction of CO₂ emissions of heavy duty vehicles (HDVs), the European bus sector welcomes these initiatives and underlines the contribution which buses and public transport in general already make towards these aims. This policy paper demonstrates the contribution …
Africa is urbanizing at a very high pace, and both large and intermediate African cities are experiencing rapid and often unplanned growth. As a result, policy- and decision-makers face numerous challenges regarding planning, development and management of their cities. Based on growing concerns regarding mobility and accessibility in urban areas …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 29/05/2015 regarding ban on ban on diesel and petrol vehicle in Manali and Rohtang Pass area of Himachal Pradesh.
When the AAP government came to power in February, Delhi's air pollution had touched the danger level with PM 2.5 (fine, respirable particles) remaining 10 times higher than the limit prescribed by WHO. In fact, just ahead of AAP's victory, WHO's urban air quality database had ranked Delhi to be …
A day after being criticised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for preparing a report that "lacked data and analysis", IIT-Delhi scientists who authored the study came out in support of it. The 13-page report concludes that diesel vehicles over 10 years of age form only seven per cent of …
The publication investigates Fazilka Ecocabs, the world’s first dial-a-rickshaw scheme. Founded in Fazilka, Punjab, India by Navdeep Asija, Ecocabs serves primarily as philanthropy-driven social enterprise, which aims to raise the socio-economic status of rickshaw pullers through a strengthening of the already existing network of cycle rickshaws. At the same time, …
London is the only 'megacity' in the world where electricity use per capita is going down while GDP is going up, according to a new University of Toronto study. The UK capital's success can be attributed to rising electricity prices, according to the report, as a result of the country's …
This guide is intended for policy makers interested in congestion charging as a potential policy to mitigate congestion in cities. The term ‘congestion charging’ is used to describe a distance, area or cordon based road-user charging policy around congested city centres as it has been introduced in Singapore, London or …
Road transport is a critical structure for economic development of a country. It influences the pace, structure and pattern of development. India has one of the largest road network in the world. Surge in population and personalised motorization in the country along with expansion of road network contributes to the …
