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 …
Even as the Railways on Wednesday claimed that it has successfully managed disposal of its municipal solid waste (MSW), it continues to reel under pressure of trash from illegal jhuggis along its tracks which the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Boards has failed to relocate. The Railways informed the National Green …
The following questions were raised: (a) the proposal received by Government for Metro and Monorail in the country so far and the estimated cost of each project, project and State-wise; (b) the proposals cleared and funds sanctioned and released during the last three years, project and State-wise along with the …
JAISALMER: Indian Railways is exploring solar and windmill power generation through public-private partnership (PPP) for the proposed electrification of routes in Marwar region. "Railways has developed an action plan for power supply in next five years with private partnership for setting up 1,000 Mw solar power project and 25 Mw …
For every day that the opening of Chennai metro rail is de layed, the city is paying a price - a huge price in terms of public health. While the original deadline to open the initial 10km stretch between Koyambedu and Alandur was December 2013, a year and half have …
Project implemented at Rs. 3.97 lakh The commissioning of the 3.25 Kilo Watts Power (kWp) solar power plant at the Salem Railway Junction is expected to bring down the dependence of the Railways on the traditional energy to a considerable extent. The solar plant set up atop the newly extended …
Hundreds of miles of railway lines around Britain’s coast are becoming increasingly vulnerable to waves, landslides and storms triggered by climate pollution, an expert has warned. Professor Robert Duck from the University of Dundee says that numerous sections of railway in Wales, Cumbria, Devon and elsewhere are at risk of …
The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board and city’s municipal corporations have been asked to rehabilitate people living in slum clusters located near railway tracks in the national capital within next six months. The direction issued by the National Green Tribunal expressed concern over the “inaction” on the part of all …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kapil Malaiya & Others v. Union of India & Others dated 19/03/2015 regarding discharge from the railway colony in Bahubali Colony, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.
The National Green Tribunal on Monday directed the Railways and Municipal Corporations to identify exact locations for placing dustbins in 46 slum clusters adjoining railway tracks. It has directed them to place at least a dustbin on one of the sites in 24 hours. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation placed …
A think tank has said the government should invest £15bn in a Transport for London-style body for the north of England to revitalise transport links. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said the proposed body would help make George Osborne's vision of a "northern powerhouse" a reality. It has …
“Shocked” at the “irresponsible” attitude of the Railways, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked the Chairman of the Railway Board to be present at the next date of hearing after a senior official filed a “false affidavit” before the tribunal. The Bench was hearing a petition filed by one Saloni …
As the Railways tries desperately to clean its tracks and property of filth and stop people from littering, the National Green Tribunal on Monday expressed its disquiet with the slow pace of action and lack of visible results. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar was visibly unimpressed …
One of the key proponents of renewable energy in the country, the Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday proposed a slew of measures in his maiden rail budget to make Indian railway environment friendly through promotion of solar power and taking up energy efficient steps. These measures include setting …
Indian Railways plans to tap the sun for energy needs so that it can reduce its dependence on electricity generated by fossil fuels. The rail network plans 1,000 megawatts of solar-power projects in the next five years, Minister Suresh Prabhu said in parliament on Thursday. Developers can use the railway …
The Indian Railways, in a bid to protect environment and keep a tab on energy consumption (electrical and diesel), has set up a separate environment directorate. The directorate will monitor zonal railways, including North Central Railway, and check pollution control, conservation of resources and consumption of traction energy. The Environment …
The 14th Finance Commission has recommended a record 10% increase in the states' share in the Union taxes to 42%, which has been accepted by the Centre and will give the states an additional Rs 1.78 lakh crore in 2015-16. The report of the Commission, headed by former RBI Governor …
The Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Mr. Prakash Javadekar said that Government’s initiatives, efforts, and action plans to pursue the clean and renewable energy path had put India in a leadership position in dealing with climate change issues. India’s Solar Energy programme which aims to generate 1 lakh …
Water conservation initiatives such as introduction of environment-friendly vacuum toilets and changes in the design of existing lavatories in trains are some of the proposals likely to be announced in the forthcoming Rail Budget. According to a senior railway ministry official, a concrete plan of action for water management at …
