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 …
To be on the lines of Cabinet Committee on Investments for speedy decision making The Planning Commission is firming up a proposal for setting up a Cabinet committee on transport, a move that could lead to speedy decision making in the sector. The proposed committee will be on the lines …
As a first step to set up the Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) in Kochi, the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) is conducting a workshop in collaboration with CODATU, an international non-profit organisation with the help of Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) on March 26-27 here. The objective of the …
Pune: Concerned citizens, organisations and environmentalists want political parties to come out with an agenda for environment protection in their Lok Sabha election manifesto. The Green Pune Movement has objected to the scrapping of the biodiversity park (BDP) proposal, as it will open up the hilltops and slopes for construction. …
Over 180 trees are being removed from the Erramanzil government quarters area, where the parking circulation area is being developed by the Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd. for Metro Rail station. These trees are said to be more than two decades old. “More than 100 trees are being translocated to places …
China has agreed to give $1.6 billion loan to Pakistan under Preferential Buyers’ Credit (PBC) scheme for launching metro train project in Lahore. Dawn has learnt that the Chinese prime minister in a recent meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in China has committed to funding the project under …
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is yet to start carbon auditing for the MG Road-Baiyappanahalli stretch on which commercial operations began more than two years ago. Govt not supporting eco-friendly measure that can earn money The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is yet to start carbon auditing …
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the key construction work for the mega metro rail project will begin at the end of 2015. And the project is expected to be completed by 2019, he said after a view-exchange meeting with Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) officials at Dhaka South …
Keeping passenger fares and freight rates unchanged, railway minister Mallikarjuna Kharge announced the government’s intention to open the rail sector for foreign and domestic investment in his 1014-15 interim budget speech on Wednesday. Mr Kharge also announced 17 new premium trains on the “dynamic fares model”, like airlines, to improve …
The 133-km phase will cover hitherto unconnected areas of Koramangala, Sarjapur, HAL. Namma Metro is set for another network boost. Buoyed by the Centre’s recent clearance of Namma Metro Phase-II, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has begun the spadework for a 133-km Phase III. The Corportation has awarded …
Nearly 90 Trees To Be Cut In Walled City Jaipur: Even though nearly 600 trees have been felled for constructing phase-I (Mansarovar to Chandpole) corridor and many more will be axed again, the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) has not completed re-plantation till date, as per mandatory rules. Now, the …
A detailed project report (DPR) of part of the planned Simara-Tamsariya railway has been held up as the Department of Forest and Chitwan National Park have vetoed it citing environmental concerns. A 7-km stretch of the railroad passes through Chitwan National Park located in south central Nepal. Chitwan is the …
The National Transport Development Policy Committee (NTDPC) was constituted by the Government of India in 2010 to formulate a long-term transport policy. The present report is devoted to setting the conditions for a coherent transport strategy for India in the long term: the horizon is 2032, two decades from the …
The government has so far released Rs. 155.996 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against the total allocations of Rs. 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to latest data of Ministry of Planning and Development, out of these allocations, Rs. 25,862 million have …
The government has so far released Rs 153.204 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against the total allocations of Rs 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to latest data of Ministry of Planning and Development, out of these allocations, Rs 25,862 million have …
The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) is drafting a “consultative tree planting plan” and has identified about 10 locations in the city to plant saplings. The agency, which is drafting the project along with the district tree cutting permit issuing committee, environmentalists and other green agencies, will soon implement the …
The European Union signed a development grant with Ethiopia on Monday worth 212.4 million euros ($287.26 million) to help finance road construction and projects targeting maternal health and drought resilience. Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous country after Nigeria, is midway through a five-year economic plan that foresees almost tripling the …
Kochi: It is tough times ahead for Kochi Metro as environmentalists tighten the noose around Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL). The district tree cutting permit issuing committee has stated that it would issue further permits to cut trees for metro-related works “only after KMRL drafts a project for caring and …
Ensuring a environment friendly journey for passengers as many as three trains running from Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station have received bio-toilets in different coaches. The bio toilets have been fitted in the coaches under a special initiative by Indian Railways started from 2011. According to chief area manager, Northern Railways, …
One of the major hurdles in the path of the Metro II project has been cleared with the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) agreeing to allow the car shed on mangrove land in Malad. On Thursday, chief secretary J K Banthia, accompanied by several senior bureaucrats, met V …
E. Sreedharan, principal advisor to the Kochi Metro rail project said that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will collect river sand without endangering the hydraulic system of the rivers. In a letter to environmentalist S. Sitaraman, who raised concerns about the mining of sand required for the project, Mr. Sreedharan …
