Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balwinder Kaur Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 19/03/2024. Balwinder Kaur, the applicant raised the grievance of risk of thousands of trees felling due to likelihood of land sliding. It was said that illegal mining is being carried out …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a committee headed by an apex court judge to monitor implementation of motor vehicle laws and road safety designs after it found Indian roads were “giant killers”, with accidents increasing from 92,618 in 2004 to over 1.25 lakh in 2009. In comparison, the …
Kochi: The Kochi corporation has demanded that the state government revise traffic regulations imposed in the city to ease vehicle movement. At the council meeting on Tuesday, mayor Tony Chammany said that new regulations should be put in place after considering the traffic regulatory committee’s (TRC) suggestions. He noted that …
As many as 1,403 people have lost their lives in over a thousand road accidents in Gurgaon over the past three years. They includes 552 pedestrians, 462 motorcyclists and 81 cyclists. An analysis of road accidents by the Gurgaon police over the past few years has revealed that most accidents …
The theme for Earth Day 2014 is 'Green Cities'. To focus on this, Earth Day Network-India has produced an e-Book that compiles accounts of ways that organisations around India have helped to green their cities. The e-Book 'Pathways to Green Cities: Innovative Ideas from Urban India' has accounts shared by …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of S.Rajaseekaran Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 22/04/2014 regarding road accidents in India. The petitioner has set out detailed statistics published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in the volume “Road Accidents in India 2010” …
The federal government approved Rs480 million for construction of Chakdara-Kalam Road, said Adviser to Prime Minister Eng Amir Muqam here on Monday. Talking to different delegations of various areas of Swat, he said that work on the project would be started from May 1 and it would be completed within …
Walk, cycle, and public transport will not work if people are not safe, are injured or die while accessing jobs, educational services, markets, recreation and a range of daily chores. Road injuries and deaths have recorded an unacceptable increase in Indian cities. An astounding number of walkers, cyclists, public transport …
Voters in a village under chief minister Naveen Patnaik's Hinjli constituency in Ganjam district boycotted polling on Thursday. Over Rs 1,000 crore is said to have been invested in Hinjli assembly constituency alone in the last 14 years of Naveen's rule. But that did not charm around 560 voters of …
Total land acquisition costs for the Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track are likely to exceed Rs 2 billion by the time the much-touted highway is completed. The government has acquired nearly 90 percent of the land required for the project, and has paid more than Rs 1 billion to landowners in Makwanpur …
AGRA: Around 20,000 residents of the Yadav-dominated Budhana village, 15km from Agra, have decided to boycott polls over the lack of development in their area. The village has around 2,500 families. Budhana goes to the polls on April 24. The villagers, who burnt an effigy of CM Akhilesh Yadav as …
During a recent meeting, state forest and NHAI officials have decided to set speed restrictions in the area where lions are found in groups along the costal area in Saurashtra. The officials have also decided to put up signage and finalized a proposal to construct speed breakers in pockets where …
Basic Facilities Have Been Denied To 100-Odd Families In Wayanad's Chettiyalathur Village Kozhikode: For the residents of Chettiyalathur village in Wayanad, voting has remained a valuable right even if they have not received anything much in return over six decades since independence. Electricity, roads, hospital, telephone or even newspapers, name …
Bhubaneswar: Thousands of forest dwellers and tribals in Odisha have threatened to boycott the assembly and Lok Sabha polls to protest the government’s apathy towards them, officials said Monday. The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoists has also put up posters urging people to boycott the polls in four southern districts …
VADODARA: Residents of Suryadarshan township in Manjalpur area of the city on Sunday staged a protest and threatened to boycott the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections if their demands are not met. Around 100 residents of the township gathered on Sunday afternoon, raising slogans and banners, including 'Pani, light, road nahin, …
Creation of small States does not necessarily catalyse economic growth, says a report by India Ratings. The report titled ‘Small States’ Creation – Neither Panacea Nor Placebo’, points out that “creation of small States is not a panacea to improve economic performance, social indicators and other infrastructure statistics. Even though …
The residents of Goravanahalli and Hosahalli in Arehalli hobli of Belur taluk have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha elections, citing lack of road connectivity to the taluk centre and the gram panchayat headquarters. The residents said that they have to walk at least five km to board a bus. …
Piqued over false promises of political parties seven villages in Hardoi district have decided to boycott election saying if political parties are not concerned about their problems why should they vote for them. “This year we will not get swayed by the false promises by the political parties and their …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Shirish Barve & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/04/2014 regarding proposed Jalgaon bypass road of the National Highway No.6 which has been proposed by Respondent No.2 i.e. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). …
South Asia needs up to $2.5 trillion of investment in infrastructure by 2020 if the region is to make further gains in battling poverty and provide for its growing population, the World Bank said on Wednesday. Despite boasting similar economic growth rates to East Asia, the region lags significantly in …
Under sharp criticism for ignoring planting of trees to compensate for the chopped ones for road widening, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) gave Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) three options for four-laning between Mankapur Square and Mental Hospital Square on Koradi Road. Looking into the poor track record of …
