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 …
In sum, across the world there is an urgent need to reimagine and restructure the approaches, policies, regulations, systems and instruments pertaining to mobility. Ensuring sustainable and efficient mobility of people and goods, particularly in an increasingly urbanizing scenario, is one of India’s key challenges. In the context of this …
In sum, across the world there is an urgent need to reimagine and restructure the approaches, policies, regulations, systems and instruments pertaining to mobility. Ensuring sustainable and efficient mobility of people and goods, particularly in an increasingly urbanizing scenario, is one of India’s key challenges. In the context of this …
PanARMENIAN.Net - With a population of 602,000, Luxembourg is one of Europe's smallest countries -- yet it suffers from major traffic jams. But that could be about to change. Last month, it announced plans to make all public transport -- trains, trams and buses -- free from March 2020, CNN …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhi Kapoor Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 02/01/2019 regarding heavy traffic jams on account of hawkers at Loni Road, Balbir Nagar, Shahdara, Delhi, resulting in air pollution. NGT directs the traffic police to evolve a mechanism to view …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/10/2018 regarding air pollution control in Delhi. In an affidavit dated 29.08.2018, it was stated that 350 tasks have been identified for improvement of traffic flow in the identified …
Oslo has devised a series of highly dissuasive measures: it has eliminated 700 parking spots, re-zoned the city centre, turned streets into pedestrian walkways, and has raised the price of congestion tolls Determined to go green, Oslo is slowly but surely ridding its city centre of motorists, angering some who …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Verhaen Khanna & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 12/09/2018 regarding the environmental clearance granted for setting up the Integrated Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) at Pragati Maidan. NGT expressed concern to the counsel representing India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) …
A Perspective prepared by the NITI Aayog and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) calls for efficient and convenient public transport to answer the twin problems of pollution and congestion. The report quickly attracted attention amid daily increases in fuel prices.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kaushambi Apartments Residents Welfare Association (KARWA) Vs. U.P. Pollution Control Board & Others dated 20/08/2018. The matter relates to pollution on account of vehicular emissions, illegal parking, encroachment of road and pavements, use of diesel generators in violation of CPCB …
A fleet of 17 new low-emission and high-tech buses started operation in Nepal's Kathmandu on Tuesday to help reduce congestion and pollution in the capital. The initiative is part of the Kathmandu Sustainable Urban Transport Project of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which is promoting the use of low-emission vehicles …
This paper uses a popular web mapping and transportation service to generate information for more than 22 million counterfactual trip instances in 154 large Indian cities. It then develops a methodology to estimate robust indices of mobility for these cities. The estimation allows for an exact decomposition of overall mobility …
The Delhi High Court today criticised the Centre's National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) for converting the city into "one big traffic zone", instead of de-congesting it. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said that instead of building more housing space, flyovers and …
This book develops a holistic appraisal methodology to ensure that economic benefits of investments in transport corridors are amplified and more widely spread, and possible negative impacts such as congestion, environmental degradation, and other unintended consequences are minimized. It focuses on South Asia—not only as one of the world’s most …
Judgement of the Kerala High Court in the matter of Dr. K. A. Seethi Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 06/07/2018. The petitioners are concerned with the failure of the State authorities in removing/disposing of the seized and confiscated vehicles, which are seen abandoned on the road sides and …
A unique strategic opportunity beckons Bangladesh. Dhaka, the economic powerhouse of the country, stands on the cusp of a dramatic transformation that could make it much more prosperous and livable. Today, Dhaka is prone to flooding, congestion, and messiness, to a point that is clogging its growth. But toward its …
In case a vehicle is registered as commercial but is transporting essential goods and services, the driver will be allowed to claim a refund. Congestion and confusion at toll booths in border areas over the collection of toll tax and green cess will soon end, with the South Delhi Municipal …
An innovative bicycle scheme will be introduced in the city from June to tackle the persistent pollution problems and congestion. As per this scheme, Smart City Development Corporation will provide the citizens with bicycles on hire. The Corporation has already entered into an agreement with the Tata Group Companies for …
With more than 70 percent of its population living in cities, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is among the most urbanized regions in the world. Yet, although its cities are, on average, more productive than those elsewhere in the world, their productivity lags that of North American and Western …
MUMBAI: The most common complaint for which a Mumbaikar visits the BMC’s 175 dispensaries is acute respiratory illness (ARI). The civic morbidity survey shows that respiratory illnesses, including cold, cough or viral/bacterial infection, account for 20% of the patient load at the dispensaries. The BMC’s executive health officer, Dr Padmaja …
An estimated 1.25 million people are killed and a staggering 50 million are injured in traffic collisions each year. Yet, road safety remains a remarkably low political priority in cities around the world. In many cases, road safety is seen to be in direct conflict with other priorities, such as …
