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 …
Inching closer towards making Metro Rail a reality in Lucknow, the state cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to the first phase of the project which will cover North-South corridor. The construction work would begin by year end and a major chunk likely to be completed by the end of …
Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has assigned CDM Smith, a US-based company that provides integrated solutions in environment, energy and transportation, to carry out a detailed survey for the forecast of reduction of carbon emission along the metro alignment from the year 2018 to 2048. The study would give an …
In an effort to curb illegal transportation of wild animals and birds, which is reported to be rampant, the Railway Board of the Ministry of Railways has issued a series of guidelines. The Adviser, Freight and Marketing, of the Railway Board, Suhas Kumar, has issued a circular containing seven additional …
A clean makeover awaits tracks and railways stations in the state as South Central Railway has decided to replace existing excreta disposal systems in trains with environment friendly bio-toilets. This venture was jointly developed by Railway Research Design and Standard Organisation (RDSO) and Defence Research Development Establishment (DRDE). This January …
HC Cancels MG Road Frontage Categorization In a ruling that could increase the land acquisition cost for the Kochi Metro rail project, the Kerala high court has held that fixing the price of land that has frontage to a sideroad as well as MG Road at the rate of the …
Questions have been raised over the health impact of high levels of tiny airborne metal particles discovered in a European underground train system. Millions of people travel on underground urban transit systems in cities across the world. Researchers at Southampton University say metal in the air thrown up by trains …
Almost five months have passed since the UT Administration submitted the detailed project report (DPR) for the Metro Rail to the Ministry of Urban Development (MUD) for its appraisal, yet a green signal from the MUD is still awaited. The ministry had filed some queries in February, which the UT …
: Expressing concern over unhygienic condition at rail premises, a parliamentary panel today said cleanliness of stations and trains is "far from satisfactory and is a major area of concern". While recognising the fact that the massive size of the railway network makes it a Herculean task to physically check …
Kochiites run short of green shade as Sun spews fire More than 1,400 trees on public land in Ernakulam have been chopped down over the last one year. But the actual loss would be double the figure because the Social Forestry wing of the Forest Department has data only for …
With Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) not keen for the proposed Rs 8,000 crore common coal corridor project, Odisha government today decided to take up the corridor work through its own agency. "From today's negotiations, we have come to know that RVNL is not keen on implementing the coal corridor …
The average Indian railway passenger generates 64 grams of garbage a day. With Indian Railways ferrying 1.4 million passengers a day, that's fairly filthy maths: A daily human waste generation of 3,980 MT. The Saaf India project, co-founded by the Amsterdam-based duo of Shammy Jacob, 37, and Dinesh Shonak, 33, …
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is ready with the land acquisition plan for executing phase II of the Namma Metro project. However, the model code of conduct for the elections has come in the way of the notification and tendering process, which may have to wait till May …
This paper investigate the effect of the Delhi Metro, an intra-city mass rail transit system, on air pollution within Delhi. To identify effects on pollution, it exploit the discontinuous jumps in metro ridership, each time the network is extended. The identifying assumption is that in the absence of the extension …
The assistance has been announced as a central tax reimbursement for Metrolink Express between Gandhinagar and Express In a big boost to the Metrolink Express between Gandhinagar and Express (MEGA), the Central Government has finally proposed a provision of Rs 6,450.75 crore assistance for all metro rail projects for the …
For the residents of the city battling traffic congestions every day, there could still be some hope. The State government on Thursday announced that it would take up a study on multi-modal integration of transport in Chennai this year. Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam, in his budget speech, underscored the need …
The Annual Plan for Rajasthan for 2013-14 was finalised at Rs.40,500 crore at a meeting here on Wednesday between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. At this level, the Plan size for the new fiscal beginning April 1 is almost 21 per cent higher …
Bangladesh and Bhutan are likely to finalise the draft agreement on transit between the two countries during the secretary-level meeting to be held in the capital tomorrow. Commerce Secretary Mahbub Ahmed will lead the home side while the 10-member Bhutanese team to be led by Secretary of the Ministry of …
Bangladesh has finalised the draft of the transit agreement with Bhutan with a provision of providing transit through land, rail, air and waterways and imposing fees and charges for using its infrastructure, officials concerned said. Commerce ministry has proposed to the landlocked Bhutan to sign the agreement initially for ten …
Work on underpasses to create long-term assets The UPA government's flagship social sector programme — the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) — will now be able to create permanent infrastructure assets, giving the seven-year-old scheme providing livelihood to almost 5 crore families annually an altogether new direction. The rural …
The unavailability of drinking water at the railway station riled intending passengers, as they were compelled to buy costly bottled water. Most water taps are missing or broken at almost all platforms of the station, and the situation causes ample problems, especially to children, women and elderly people. Passengers told …
