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 National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday sought a report on emissions from diesel locomotives and a comparative chart with regard to international standards. The tribunal, which was hearing a petition filed by Dwarka resident S.K. Goyal about harmful emissions from diesel locomotives, has directed the Ministry of Railways to …
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill to keep federal funds flowing to road and bridge construction projects into late November, while also extending a key rail safety deadline to the end of 2018.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of S.K. Goyal Vs. Chairperson, CPCB & Ors. dated 28/10/2015 regarding emissions of diesel locomotive engines. Counsel for the Railways states before the Tribunal that he would file the international standard of emissions of diesel engines during the course of day …
To meet 80% of project cost if India buys 30% of equipment from Japanese firms Japan offers India soft loan for $15 bn bullet train in edge over China Japan has offered to finance India’s first bullet train, estimated to cost $15 billion, at an interest rate of less than …
The Delhi Division of Northern Railway is going to set up a first of its kind 'Bio-waste processing plant' at Kishanganj Railway Colony. The proposed bio-waste plant will turn biodegradable waste generated in the colony into compost and even electricity. The plant is expected to process about 1,000 Kg. of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 07/10/2015 regarding dumping of waste on railway tracks. NGT directs Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board take as top priority the proposal of shifting the jhuggies …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 06/10/2015 regarding cleanliness of railway tracks. NGT has directed the Railway Board to submit the Zonal Plan in terms of its order dated 18th March, 2015, before 07th December, …
The Integral Coach Factory’s (ICF) trials, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, with solar powered coaches have been successful, but has now thrown open another weighty challenge. The solar panels, while generating enough electricity to power a non-air-conditioned coach, are also creating a problem of adding …
Fitting a solar panel module on the roof of a railway coach can yield more than 7,200 units of electricity every year. If implemented on all 63,511 coaches in the Railways, 450 million units of power can be harnessed resulting in savings of 10.8 crore litres of diesel and reduction …
TRICHY: The railway ministry had come up with a promising initiative to utilize renewable energy to ensure uninterrupted power supply at all railway stations few years ago. It was only in 2010 that a windmill was installed on Kallukuzhi railway ground as part of the green project, but the windmill …
MUMBAI: In a first for Indian Railways, Central Railway has introduced biodegradable, environment-friendly garbage bags on long distance trains. The linens provided to train passengers come packaged in these light green coloured bags, but once the linens are unpacked, passengers can use the packaging as garbage bags. These environment-friendly disposable …
Tribunal directs them to pay Rs.1,000 instead of Rs.5,000 to the Railways The litterbugs who were slapped with a challan of Rs.5,000 for dirtying railway premises appeared before the National Green Tribunal on Wednesday, pleading leniency and promising that they would not litter in the future. Fifteen of the 66 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 02/09/2015 regarding waste on rail tracks.
Expressing concern over the poor quality of drinking water at Northern Railway stations and their platforms, Delhi High Court today sought collection of samples from different divisions and a report on the issue. "At present we will only look into the aspect whether the people living in railway colonies and …
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said the Centre is mulling to set up solar thermal plants on land parcels owned by Railways in order to increase the usage of renewable energy. "There is a need to work towards reducing carbon emissions. We cannot continue to depend on the traditional sources …
A joint venture between the Railways and the Karnataka government, the original project involved construction of 329 bridges and 29 tunnels, and required felling of more than 2.5 lakh trees on 965 hectares of forest land. The Rs 2,315-crore Hubli-Ankola railway line, cutting across the Western Ghats in Karnataka, has …
BENGALURU: If Namma Metro is expected to ease Whitefield's traffic woes, then the technology hub will have to wait for at least five years before the train starts rolling in. Forget meeting the 2017-18 deadline to complete the 72-km network in Phase II, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation hasn't begun preliminary …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Aswini Kumar Dhal Vs Odisha Pollution Control Board & Ors. dated 05/08/2015 regarding pollution caused due to railway siding at Jakhpura Railway Station, District Jajpur, Odisha. In the order the Tribunal also stated that since the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 04/08/2015 regarding littering of rail tracks. The counsel appearing for the Railway submits that the sector from New Delhi Station to Subzi Mandi has been …
In a bid to reduce diesel consumption in trains, the Indian railways have sort to harness solar energy to run their trains. This will prove to be highly cost-effective to the railways by saving upto Rs 1.24 lakh per coach year. The train in trial has one of its non-AC …
