Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
This factsheet provides information on existing status and scenario of urban transport system in Kathmandu Valley and provides recommendation to make it more efficient, accessible, equitable and sustainable.
New Delhi, September 26, 2013 78 per cent of cities in India have particulate pollution levels that exceed the standards. Only two cities – both from Kerala – meet the clean air benchmark of the CPCB for PM10. Bus transport ridership is declining. In Delhi, it has dropped from 60 …
CSE is organising a unique event to celebrate positive action on sustainable mobility in Indian cities. We are looking forward to engage in dialogue with changemakers in different cities of India who have made a difference to mobility and air quality related concerns. This is an occasion to acknowledge positive …
This special package consists of selected documents, reports and studies on air quality and urban mobility in Delhi. See also Delhi http://www.environmentportal.in/category/4546/thesaurus/delhi/ Air Pollution http://www.environmentportal.in/category/36/thesaurus/air-pollution/
The original design of Indian cities more compact – promoted walking and cycling. Growing sizes of cities and their bad design is leading to urban sprawl, increasing travel distances and time, leading to congestion, global warming and pollution Detours caused by car-centric infrastructure like flyovers, signal-free corridors and foot overbridges …
Transport currently accounts for half of global oil consumption and nearly 20% of world energy use, of which approximately 40% is used in urban transport alone. The IEA expects urban transport energy consumption to double by 2050, despite ongoing vehicle technology and fuel-economy improvements. While increased mobility brings many benefits, …
This study explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. It first identifies barriers to and opportunities for effective coordination of the transport infrastructure and urban development. It then recommends a set of policies and implementation measures for overcoming these barriers and …
Turning the Right Corner: Ensuring Development through a Low-Carbon Transport Sector finds that adopting new vehicle technologies and alternative fuels will not be enough to curb greenhouse gas emissions from transport: new patterns of mobility will also be needed. In developing countries where past infrastructure investments have not yet locked …
In the absence of comprehensive plans for traffic movement and decongestion of cities, the Union Urban Development Ministry is looking out for agencies to draw up a comprehensive mobility plan for cities. The burgeoning population and increasing traffic volume have been a cause of concern for the Ministry. It has …
The Global status report on road safety 2013 presents information on road safety from 182 countries, accounting for almost 99% of the world’s population. The report indicates that worldwide the total number of road traffic deaths remains unacceptably high at 1.24 million per year. Only 28 countries, covering 7% of …
The BRT Standard was developed by IDTP, in collaboration with GIZ and other partners with the objective to create a common definition of Bus Rapid Transit and certify high-quality BRT systems around the world. It also functions as a technical tool to guide and encourage municipalities to consider the key …
National renewable energy markets are projected to grow strongly in the coming decade and beyond as shown by current policies & targets, and by scenario and expert projections. EU, US, Japan, China, India are well on their way into this future according to this new report by REN21. The Renewable …
Buses will play a crucial role in the mobility transition in the big and medium rung cities. Cities need well managed, well organised modern buses that deliver efficient public transport services at affordable rates. In bigger cities that have dedicated city bus service, – not more than 12 -- buses …
Buses provide the bulk of public transport services in many Indian cities. Its share in daily travel in bigger cities can be as high as 40-60 per cent. Cities are looking at bus transport reforms to reduce auto mobile dependence, congestion, and pollution. Cities like Delhi are setting such high …
Samarthyam in collaboration with Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities have conducted walkability audits to evaluate the accessibility of street and road infrastructure, the interstitial spaces between buildings from and to transport terminus and key destinations in Delhi for persons with disabilities and reduce mobility. The audit team comprises of …
Maintaining high quality standards and excellent customer service will be critical to the successful roll out of cycle sharing in India over the coming years. Public cycle sharing systems: A planning toolkit for Indian cities introduces the key ingredients of best practice cycle sharing systems. The toolkit draws from lessons …
Transit Oriented Development is essentially any development, macro or micro, that is focused around a transit node, and facilitates complete ease of access to the transit facility, thereby inducing people to prefer to walk and use public transportation over personal modes of transport. The Primary Goals of TOD are to: …
Judgment from the division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Manmohan Singh of Delhi Court in the public interest litigation on Delhi bus rapid transit (BRT) system. The judgment has dismissed the writ petition without any specific order but highlights the mobility crisis and upholds the guiding principles for …
In this fifth edition of Cities of Opportunity, PwC and the Partnership for New York City again examine the current social and economic performance of the world’s leading cities. Also add a future dimension that probes the shape of city economies to come. Together, looking at the 2012 results and …
Developing countries need to transition to a low-carbon transport sector now to avoid locking themselves into an unsustainable and costly future, says a report by the World Bank. According to "Turning the Right Corner: Ensuring Development Through a Low-carbon Transport Sector", technical progress will take too long to fix the …
