Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gaurav Sharma Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 03/07/2023. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), July 3, 2023 said that all government hospitals in India should have an environment management plan to tackle all sources of pollution in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 24/08/2015 regarding growing air pollution in Delhi. The Managing Director, DTC has assured the Tribunal that he will initiate a data based study to rationalise …
The NDMC commissioner tendered an unconditional apology to the court for violating its orders, which was accepted by the bench. The Delhi High Court on Thursday came down heavily on officials and the standing counsel of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for allowing the multi-level parking lot at the …
Congestion and pollution are snuffing the life out of Delhi’s neighbourhoods, according to a new Centre for Science and Environment study on select south Delhi locations. The CSE has carried out a detailed traffic and mobility assessment of the prominent South Delhi neighbourhood of Alaknanda flanked by Greater Kailash II …
NEW DELHI: Prime south Delhi neighbourhoods like Alaknanda, Greater Kailash-II and Chittaranjan Park are creaking under the pressure of increasing traffic and alarmingly poor air quality, reveals a study by Centre for Science and Environment. In their report, "Move free: Unlocking the traffic gridlock in our neighbourhods" , researchers have …
A detailed traffic and mobility assessment conducted by an environmental protection organisation of a prominent South Delhi neighbourhood has "exposed" unprecedented congestion and lack of any official planning to resolve local problems including connectivity and parking pressure. The study of Alaknanda area which is flanked by Greater Kailash II and …
INDORE: Despite all the hype around ibus and BRTS corridor, only two per cent commuters in Indore are using public transport system, a survey report revealed on Tuesday. Number of people using ibus is even less as even this two per cent public transport users are distributed among ibus, auto …
Days after it decided to scrap the controversial Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that his government was not against the idea of the traffic management system and would allow it to find its way back to the Capital in a modified and more …
In a novel initiative to de-congest the traffic and reduce pollution in one of the busiest urban corridors in the country, the Hyderabad software industry association and the traffic police have joined hands to declare one day in a week as “car-free” day. Every Thursday would be a car-free day …
In a finding that will surprise practically no one, a recent report — from Christopher E Ferrell at the Mineta Transportation Institute — has found that public transit systems in the US provide very notable and varied net benefits to the regions where they operate. The report — The Benefits …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed the Delhi government for its decision to scrap the BRT project. It has alleged the government has "given in to the car lobby", saying dismantling the bus corridor will mean giving the road space meant for buses to cars. According to the …
CSE condemns Delhi government decision of scrapping BRT without strategy for integrated public transport systems CSE believes it is regrettable that the Delhi government has prioritised taking back the space from the transport of the masses to give it to the polluting cars and SUVs in a city where every …
CSE believes it is regrettable that the Delhi government has prioritised taking back the space from the transport of the masses to give it to the polluting cars and SUVs in a city where every third child has impaired lungs. This decision has been taken even before the government could …
We propose a model of a bus traveling through a sequence of traffic lights, which is required to stop between the traffic signals to pick up passengers. A two dimensional model, of velocity and traveled time at each traffic light, is constructed, which shows non-trivial and chaotic behaviors for realistic …
Beijing closed or relocated 185 firms in the first half of 2015 in a battle against pollution, local authorities said Friday. The capital city is expected to shut down or move 300 polluting companies by the end of this year, according to officials attending a meeting Friday to discuss the …
The Union Cabinet is likely to approve the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) project on Thursday so that work can be awarded. This move has put the ongoing controversy between the Centre and Delhi government over the outstanding payment for increased land acquisition on the backburner. NHAI has already received dozens …
PUNE: Come September and pandals erected for Ganesh Utsav will once again lead to traffic jams. This year, however, citizens can hope for a congestion-free festival. For the first time, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has come out with a stringent policy which restricts blocking of roads for putting up …
Very little is currently known about air pollutants’ adverse effects on neurodegenerative diseases even though recent studies have linked particulate exposures to brain pathologies associated with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Here we investigate long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and Parkinson’s disease.
Exposure to traffic noise has been associated with adverse effects on neuropsychological outcomes in children, but findings with regard to behavioral problems are inconsistent. The researchers investigated whether residential road traffic noise exposure is associated with behavioral problems in 7 year old children.
LAHORE: Environment activists have turned down as inadequate remedies proposed for air pollution during the construction of the Orange Line Metro Train in the environment impact assessment (EIA) report of the project. Talking to The Express Tribune, Ali Amjad of the Lahore Bachao Teheek says the report lacks mention of …
Successive Delhi governments have not been serious about improving the notoriously bad quality of air that people breathe in the national capital. As pollution gradually peaked to alarming levels, governments sat on special ‘air quality’ funds, official documents accessed by Mail Today reveal. In the last seven years, the Delhi …
