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Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of environment management plan for government hospitals in India, 03/07/2023

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 …

Beijing to Issue Fewer Car Licenses From Next Year

Beijing will reduce the number of car license plates it issues starting next year to help ease pollution and traffic congestion, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The city will disclose details of the new limit, currently capped at 240,000 a year, in November, Xinhua said yesterday, citing the Beijing …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding decongesting traffic on Pantha Chowk, Srinagar dated 30/08/2013

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding decongesting traffic on Pantha Chowk dated 30/08/2013 in the matter Tata Sumo Tempo Travel Operator Union & Others Vs Commissioner Transport Department Srinagar & Others.

2,300 trees chopped down in 2 yrs: DoR

Around 2,300 trees were fell down whilst widening roads inside Kathmandu Valley within the last two years, said the Department of Roads (DoR) on Tuesday. The authorities chopped down dominant tree species such as oak, elm, beech, maple, fir and mimosa without preparing an environment assessment report prior to felling …

Bhubaneswar choked by private vehicles: Experts

Increasing dependency on personal vehicles by people in the Capital City and lack of incentives for public transportation have resulted in a gradual loss for economically viable commuting practices. Issues related to transportation and environment, faced in Bhubaneswar, were discussed at a “City Dialogue” organised by the Centre for Science …

SC refuses to cap number of personal cars

The Supreme Court Monday refused to cap the number of cars a person could own, saying such an order would be inconsistent with democratic values. Taxing a person’s second car as Singapore does, a bench of Justices H L Dattu and M Y Eqbal said, might not be feasible in …

Experts to brainstorm steps for better transport

Government plans blueprint to bring about necessary improvement In order to deal with increasing traffic, road accidents and vehicular congestion, the Delhi Government has decided to prepare a blueprint to bring about necessary improvement in the public transport system of the city. Experts from varied fields, including Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal …

Centre for Science and Environment International Workshop Series on Transport and Climate

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 …

Air pollution and lung cancer incidence in 17 European cohorts: prospective analyses from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)

Ambient air pollution is suspected to cause lung cancer. We aimed to assess the association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and lung cancer incidence in European populations. This prospective analysis of data obtained by the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects used data from 17 cohort …

A tale of renewed cities: a policy guide on how to transform cities by improving energy efficiency in urban transport systems

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, …

Ghaziabad, Allahabad most polluted in Uttar Pradesh: Survey

Ghaziabad and Allahabad have emerged as the two most air polluted cities in Uttar Pradesh in a recent survey by a research and advocacy organization. The survey conducted by Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found pollutants of the size of 10 micron in Ghaziabad, Allahabad, Kanpur and Bareilly, …

PIL opposes BRTS on Ashram Road

A PIL has come to be filed in the Gujarat high court against the proposed plan on part of the city body to ply BRTS on Ashram Road. Advocate Kiran Pandit has filed the petition, claiming that the idea of Bus Rapid Transit System has been a flop one in …

Transport strategy proposed

The Centre for Science and Environment, a New Delhi-based public interest research and advocacy organisation, has called for a public transport strategy for the Northeast. “We should design roads for public transport, cycling and walking and not just for cars in an effort to cut pollution and congestion and reduce …

41 parking projects planned but only one opened

It's a chicken-and-egg situation. In the absence of a good public transport system, the city is dependent on private transport. The number of vehicles is steadily increasing as close to 1200 cars are registered in Delhi every day. But the civic infrastructure has not kept pace with this trend. Of …

Los Angeles retains notorious rankings for worst smog, traffic

Los Angeles may boast some of the best weather among U.S. cities while scoring high in celebrity sightings, but the Southern California metropolis remains unable to shake off its more notorious No. 1 rankings for worst smog and heaviest traffic. Los Angeles, the nation's second-largest city, again topped the charts …

Two-wheelers are biggest pollutants in Bangalore

Tired of the high pollution levels in Bangalore? Blame it on two-wheelers which contribute the biggest chunk of air pollution. They contribute 41% of particulate and 67% of nitrogen oxide levels in the air. Vehicles are more threatening than other sources of pollution as they discharge emissions directly into the …

Urban Development Ministry looking for experts to draw up mobility plans

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 …

Govt taking steps to address urban congestion

SHILLONG: UDP legislator Jemino Mawthoh has questioned the State Government for failing to take concrete measures to arrest the problem of urban congestion in the State. “Out of the total urban population in the State, 60 per cent of the population is concentrated in Shillong city. The increase in the …

Air pollution and atherosclerosis: New evidence to support air quality policies

Increasing attention is being paid to the subject of air pollution, with the bulk of previous work being done in animal models suggesting that exposure to air pollution causes atherosclerosis—stiffening and calcification of the arteries—in rabbits and mice. The findings of Sara Adar and colleagues, published in PLOS Medicine, take …

Call for 'green badges' and free parking for electric cars

Parking charges exemption and removing yellow and red line restrictions will improve take-up, thinktank says Electric car owners should be allowed to park on yellow and red lines, and park for free, a leading thinktank said on Thursday. On one of the busiest days of the year for road traffic …

Study on integration of transport systems

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 …

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