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 …
The Delhi Dialogue Commission on Monday held a meeting with the Centre for Science and Environment and transport officials to come up with a roadmap for checking vehicular emission. Advocacy organisation CSE asked the Delhi government to write to the Centre to advance the roadmap for emissions standards. The Delhi …
A meeting on transport-related issues facing the Capital’s citizens was organised by the Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) chaired by Transport Minister Gopal Rai, and co-chaired by DDC vice-chairman Ashish Khetan, the Government said in a statement. There was focus on the need for integrated public transport systems in addition to …
The industrial sector has been taking the flak for emitting high levels of hazardous gases over the years but it might ultimately be our homes that are responsible for the highest emission of greenhouse gases. A recently published study conducted by the Centre for Ecological Sciences of the Indian Institute …
PARIS will restrict car use on Monday as a measure to fight against surging air pollution, the city's Police Department announced on Saturday. According to a statement published on the department's website, only cars with an uneven number are allowed to drive Monday, while public transport will be free at …
Paris authorities have requested emergency traffic-limiting measures to be put in place on Friday, as the city of light and much of northern France suffers from a choking smog. City mayor Anne Hidalgo asked national authorities to stop one in every two cars entering the capital and make all public …
The State transport corporations, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), have been awarded for their outstanding performance and innovative projects. While BMTC received the ASRTU Productivity Award for minimum operational cost, KSRTC has won the Public Transport Innovation Award. BMTC has achieved this for …
Work on the much-awaited Ahmedabad metro began on Saturday with Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel laying the foundation stone for the first phase of the Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) project at Vastral here. Work on the initial 6 km of the Vastral-Thaltej route, costing Rs. 611 …
NEW DELHI: All modes of public transport including BPO cabs, school buses and vans, Gramin Seva besides buses, taxis and auto rickshaws will be tracked and monitored by government agencies for safety of passengers, particularly women, across 32 million-plus cities. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the ministries concerned …
Indian Environmentalists have ex pressed alarm over the new budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's govern ment, which they say heralds substantial cuts in environermental programmes and fails to address the country's worswbility ening pollution and vulnera to climate change. The budget for the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate …
The level of particulate matter (PM10), which can cause serious health problems, has exceeded prescribed limits over Delhi and five neighbouring cities, including Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, Meerut and Alwar, environment minister Prakash Javadekar admitted in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. As several members raised concern over worsening air pollution in the …
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the US based Global Vehicle Transport Plc (GET) and Yetebaberut Behereawi Petroleum (YBP), an Ethiopian Share Company engaged in fuel supply, to introduce carbon free road transportation system in Addis Ababa next year. According to the agreement, the US company will be …
Presentation by Don S. Jayaweera, Chairman, National Transport Commission, Sri Lanka at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in Climate Change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
Byron Bay has become the first place in Australia outside the major cities to commit to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions to zero over the next 10 years. Byron shire, which encompasses Byron Bay and parts of the New South Wales north coast hinterland, said it aimed to be a …
The urban population in the MENA region is forecasted to grow significantly over the next decades. Cities in the region face major mobility challenges, as transport systems are sometimes inadequate, as investment is directed toward private cars. For cities to remain attractive to inhabitants, mobility obstacles need to be overcome. …
The huge demand for used imported vehicles and poor restrictions are causing traffic congestion and worsening air quality in most cities in Africa, environmental experts say. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) director Anumita Rayochowdhury told African journalists at the first India-Africa Dialogue on air quality and mobility that the …
The Union Budget (2015-16) proposals have no strategy in place to address green concerns, according to the Centre of Science and Environment, adding that the only “green initiative” of the Narendra Modi government is the increase in cess on coal — from Rs 100 to Rs 200/tonne — which is …
The Union Budget on Saturday failed to make any allocations or fiscal measures to control air pollution. After the World Health Organization's (WHO) urban air quality database last year showed Delhi and 12 other Indian cities to be among 20 most polluted in the world, a number of other publications …
An Act to provide a scientifically planned and evolving framework for the safety of all road users in India, including vulnerable road users, and for enabling the seamless development of a secure, efficient, cost-effective and inclusive transport system for the movement of passenger and freight in the country as well …
With air pollution dominating public discourse this winter, TOI approached the major political parties contesting Delhi assembly elections to ask them about their action plan for cleaning up Delhi's air and taking positive steps for the environment. Ajay Maken of Congress gives us his party's plan in this regard in …
The Safe Access Manual offers recommendations to develop safe access to mass transit stations in Indian cities. Improving access to mass transit in India—building on a national investment of US$15 billion to help develop urban transport infrastructure—can expand access to jobs and opportunities in urban India. The guide helps to …
