Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/01/2025. The matter related to increase in vehicular pollution in the national capital region and the need for an effective public transport system. The apex court said it was deliberating setting …
about the lack of progress in implementing parking reforms in Delhi and the NCR. These reforms are seen as crucial to reducing air pollution, particularly from private vehicles. It has issued a notice in this regard dated April 24, 2024. Transport contributes significantly to air pollution in NCR, especially during …
With increasing motorisation, most Indian cities are grappling with managing and mitigating challenges posed by parking. Cities are trying to solve the problem by increasing parking supply through multi-level car parking structures built with public funds and greater parking requirements from the private sector through changes in building regulations. Unfortunately, …
Vehicular congestion and insufficient parking facilities are significant emerging challenges for India’s mega and metropolitan cities, severely impairing mobility. Although curtailed by constitutional mandates, many Indian cities are seeking to resolve the issue through parking policies, focusing on regulations, pricing as a management tool, new technologies, and off-street parking provisions. …
The Delhi government issued fresh guidelines for handling end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) in public places. To discourage the use of ELVs, the government has stipulated hefty penalties for owners of impounded vehicles. For four-wheelers, a penalty of Rs 10,000 will be imposed, while two-wheeler owners will have to pay a penalty …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Nikunj Developers Vs Videocon Tower A Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. & Others dated 26/07/2022. The SC, February 17, 2022 had directed the appellant (Veena Developers) to submit a proposal to the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai for sanctioning of …
The Transport Department of Delhi vide its notification dated 28 June 2022, has published the Delhi Maintenance and Management of Parking Places ( Amendment) Rules, 2022. The Amendment is brought under rule 16 which deals with towing chargers in which the following second proviso has been inserted: Provided that the …
The Transport Department of Delhi vide its notification dated 17th March 2022, has published the Delhi Maintenance and Management of Parking Places ( Draft Amendment) Rules, 2022 to further amend the Delhi Maintenance and Management of Parking Places Rules, 2019. The Amendment is brought under rule 16 which deals with …
Urban transport is a significant contributor to climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in cities, with most urban transport emissions coming from cars. More than seventy percent of global carbon dioxide emissions come from cities, making mitigation efforts at the local level an important contributor to decarbonization. Urban transport also plays …
The Action Taken Report of the Committee deals with the action taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Twenty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on the Management of Worsening Traffic Situation in Delhi. The said Report …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/08/2020. The matter related to steps to control air pollution taken by the government of NCT of Delhi. The SC noted that kerosene was being burnt in vehicles. Merely …
Criticising the traffic management in the national capital, a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has noted that the Delhi traffic police is mainly focusing on regulating traffic at red lights and intersections and paying little attention towards violation of rules on roads. The committee also observed that one of …
Proper assessment of the parking needs and the requisite parking facilities for the next 25 years should be taken into consideration while granting permission to build any structures, the Supreme Court (SC) directed the Government of Delhi in its order of September 2, 2019. Further, the municipal corporations of Delhi …
Shimla: With state high court adopting a tough stand on noise pollution and illegally parked vehicles roads by making it clear that the deputy commissioner and superintendent of police would personally be held responsible, district administration finally has started the process of chalking out a strategy. Deputy commissioner Amit Kashyap …
In the context of the ongoing deliberation on Draft Parking Rules and Guidelines framed by the Delhi Government, the Hon’ble Supreme Court in its order dated 8.7.2019 has directed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) to “submit opinion/proposal/report within two weeks. A copy of the opinion/proposal/report be furnished to …
Non-motorised transport (NMT) offers basic mobility, affordable transport, access to public transport, and health benefits. Improving the convenience, comfort, and safety of walking and cycling reduces the demand for travel by personal motor vehicles, helping to alleviate the critical traffic challenges facing many cities. Despite a high level of reliance …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Giriraj Parikrama Sanrakshan Sansthan & Others Vs Department of Environment & Forests & Others dated 27/06/2019 regarding delay in the constitution of a Shrine Board for three temples of Govardhan - Jatipura, Dhanghati and Mansi Ganga. The NGT directed A.K …
The government has notified a draft parking policy aimed at discouraging on-street and footpath parking here. However, this has now been tweaked to allow free parking in residential areas. The government had first come out with the draft parking policy in June last with a clause stating that “parking may …
North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s pilot project to decongest Ajmal Khan Road in Karol Bagh got a fillip on Wednesday, with the Delhi high court backing it. The high court dismissed a petition filed by an association of Karol Bagh shopkeepers challenging the decision to earmark Ajmal Khan Road only for …
Illegal parking of cars on pavements and footpaths drew the ire of Delhi high court recently, prompting it to direct agencies to crack the whip so that public streets can be reclaimed. A bench of justices G S Sistani and Jyoti Singh ordered the traffic police, municipal corporations and other …
