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 …
German ministers have announced that free public transportation will be trialled in five cities by "the end of this year at the latest" in an effort to reduce road traffic, meet EU air pollution targets and avoid hefty fines. Three ministers, including the environment minister Barbara Hendricks, wrote a letter …
The survey noted that some 35 million tonnes of rice paddy in three adjoining states (Punjab, Haryana and Western UP) are burnt in late October. Heavy penalties should be imposed for burning agricultural waste, and more incentive for farmers is needed to prevent alarmingly poor air quality in Delhi-NCR and …
Urban Pathways project will create an eco-friendly, modern Kochi, says Mayor Filling the gaps in the city’s public transport connectivity, evolving innovative renewable energy models and developing feasible waste management systems were matters that dominated the deliberations at a consultative meeting of stakeholders organised by the Kochi Corporation here on …
TANZANIA and Rwanda have agreed to construct a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) network connecting Isaka in Shinyanga to Kigali, with the key goal of linking the landlocked country to the port of Dar es Salaam. President John Magufuli revelled the agreement in the city yesterday after his talks with the …
IT firm employee Sameer Gole would not travel by bus unless they look good. Till the facilities improve, he would vroom to his workplace on his two-wheeler. "I don't find the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) buses appealing enough. Most of them are in a pathetic condition. Can PMPML …
This publication is a major update of the “Training document on public awareness and behaviour change in sustainable transport” published in 2006 by GIZ. It provides the essential tools for awareness and behaviour change initiatives in this field, and is especially tailored for decision-makers, technical staff, consultants and experts as …
Morocco has successfully tested Africa’s fastest high-speed railway, state-owned railway operator ONCF announced on Thursday. The latest tests were staged successfully at a speed of 320 km per hour earlier this week, ONCF said in a statement, deeming the test as "historical moment for the country." In October, Morocco tested …
Air quality in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) has been a matter of concern. In order to address air pollution, the high level task force set up under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary to PM has submitted this action plan and welcomes suggestions from experts and citizens to make …
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged $159.32 million for the second phase of the Dar es Salaam bus rapid transit system, which is expected to start in June 2018. The bank said in a statement last week that the Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit (Dart) project is aligned with …
With the air quality in Delhi remaining “very poor” on Monday, the Delhi Heath Department of issued a health advisory and appealed to citizens to join hand and work towards improving the air quality The AQI score on Monday was 367, an increase from 352 on Sunday and 322 on …
The measure is expected to cut down pollution in the city The Delhi government has been given a deadline of December, 2018, to increase the number of buses in the Capital's fleet to 10,000. The measure is expected to cut down pollution in the city. The programme, for which the …
It is learnt that the EPCA is now mulling over a proposal to make the enforcement mechanism automatic so that such situations can be avoided The Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) is soon planning to devise a system under which measures like odd-even will kick in automatically when …
Environmentalist and EPCA member Sunita Narain on Thursday told the Delhi high court that the AAP government should have procured 2,000 buses by now to augment public transport. She submitted that the government delayed buying the buses and that parking space for additional 2,000 buses is available after handing over …
NGT directs govt to come up with solutions to stop stubble burning. New Delhi: As sale of air purifiers in Delhi have shot up in recent times, especially in the national capital, due to severe levels of air pollution and the toxic smog that had shrouded the city for seven …
NEW DELHI: Every smog episode in Delhi is invariably blamed on crop stubble burning by farmers in the neighbouring states. Scientists agree that events like Diwali and stubble burning may be pushing pollution levels to "emergency" levels briefly, but that cannot take away from the fact that Delhi's local emissions …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 11/11/2017 regarding deteriorating air quality in NCT Delhi. Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal in its Order clearly stated that "as and when the PM10 and PM2.5 crosses values of …
As the recent white paper on China’s transport for the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016–2020) states, China must set higher standards for the transport development to “realize the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” (State Council Information Office 2016). In this spirit, the working paper benchmarks …
India's bus sector is certainly underperforming. The country does not have enough buses to run on their routes and cater to their citizens, leaving them at the mercy of private vehicles. Even as governments push for improving public transport ridership, the country’s transport infrastructure sees a continuous decline. Bus fleets …
This working paper presents a working definition of the term new mobility services, which encompasses a broad set of emerging operating models and technologies that are intended to improve the performance of urban transportation systems. It also presents the first global survey of new mobility services, and identifies emerging trends …
MEXICABLE, a cable-car line 4.9km (three miles) long, soars above Ecatepec, a poor suburb of Mexico City. Open for just over a year, its 185 gondolas carry 18,000 people a day between San Andrés de La Cañada, at the top of the hill, and Santa Clara Coatitla at the bottom. …
