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 …
DURGAPUR, 18 JULY: The Durgapur police has asked freight services operators to intensify use of Global Positioning Satellite(GPS) technology across the Asansol – Durgapur industrial hub. This, the police believe, “would help to detect hijacked vehicles and improve freight flow and contribute to reduced congestion and pollution.” The police also …
Report To HC Backs Mixed Traffic Lanes. After examining various scenarios on the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand bus rapid transit corridor, the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) has pronounced that “the no-BRT option yields better benefits for this corridor”. It submitted its final report on Monday to the Delhi high court and …
Rejects Claim That It Serves Large Number Of Bus Users New Delhi: The Delhi government’s argument for continuing with the bus rapid transit corridor — that it serves a large number of commuters travelling by bus — has been shot down by the report compiled by the Central Road Research …
Olympic runners, cyclists, swimmers and even sailors arriving in London on Monday could be taken ill or see their performances impaired by air pollution, health experts have warned. According to Keith Prowse, respiratory consultant and medical adviser to the British Lung Foundation, a summer smog like any of the five …
Engineering consultancy firm, RITES, has suggested construction of a three-lane flyover parallel to the existing one on Rao Tula Ram (RTR) Marg to decongest the stretch. The firm, hired by the Delhi government to suggest ways for improving traffic movement on the 7-km stretch of Outer Ring Road from IIT …
ERP Remains Controversial But It Has Been Effective In Singapore New Delhi: In Singapore, when you drive down from Woodlands to Raffles Place via Yishun during peak hours, a beep on the lower right hand side of your windscreen will tell you that the ride cost you 15 Singapore dollars. …
New Delhi: With the Assembly polls a little more than a year away, the Congress-led government has gone into an overdrive planning mega projects to decongest busy routes. PWD minister Raj Kumar Chauhan has issued orders to appoint consultants to carry out feasibility studies into proposals of seven mega projects. …
The Tamil Nadu Government has finalised plans to construct bridges and subways at a total cost of Rs 231.68 crore to tackle traffic congestion in the suburbs. Three bridges and walkways will be constructed in the suburbs to the South of Chennai and to the North to ease traffic congestion …
To fix priorities for development of road links based on maximum utility, the Delhi Government has framed a draft policy on construction and maintenance of Master Plan roads. The policy proposes Master Plan roads to be handed over to Public Works Department and deficiency charges on Delhi Development Authority (DDA) …
A draft policy for parking finalised by the Environment Protection and Control Authority (EPCA) headed by Bhure Lal has proposed 10 time-hike in the parking rates depending on the locations of the colony and market areas in the national capital. The draft policy was discussed at a high-level meeting chaired …
With car ridership set to boom by 106 per cent, Delhi's air pollution and congestion crisis is bound to worsen, warns a survey by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Calling for transport planning that hinges on sustainability, equity, and a people-centric approach, the CSE survey, released on World Environment …
On World Environment Day, this report card from Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) warns that Delhi's air pollution and congestion crisis will worsen this decade if urgent action is not taken and calls for radical improvements in public transport. On this World Environment Day, Centre for Science and Environment …
The Bombay High Court has appointed a high power committee to monitor the traffic situation in the city and suggested corrective and remedial measures to ensure smooth flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Hearing a PIL filed by Bombay Bar Association urging for a direction to the authorities to ensure …
Fuel Wastage On Toll Gates Worst Contributor New Delhi: The country loses Rs 60,000 crore a year due to congestion (including fuel wastage), slow speed of freight vehicles and waiting time at toll plazas and checking points, a study on operational efficiencies of freight transportation by roads has claimed. It …
Says projects should be restricted to cities with over 5 million population Metro projects should be restricted to cities with over 5 million population and all urban transport costs should be borne by cities through user charges and fiscal imports, said a top government official. Rakesh Mohan, chairman of the …
Bihar has set out to match Mumbai with its own version of the Marine Drive. The 21.5km Ganga Path, coming up in Patna by June 2015, will be one of the country’s biggest public-private-partnership projects at an estimated cost of Rs 2,234.46 crore. The Bihar State Road Development Corporation will …
Mumbai has emerged as the second-most liveable city in the world, according to an Ericsson ConsumerLab survey. The liveability factor has been tied to connectivity. Stockholm topped the list. India's business capital has in the survey outranked cities such as New York, London and Los Angeles. The 30-minute online survey …
Chinese officials clamped down on air pollution during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, giving researchers an unusual opportunity to assess the effects of polluted air on the risks for cardiovascular disease. Researchers examined 125 healthy young doctors, average age 24, before, during and after the Games, measuring their heart rates …
The Transport Ministry in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has commenced a technical cooperation project to conduct a comprehensive study and formulate an urban transport master plan for the Colombo metropolitan region. Addressing a recent media- briefing held in Colombo, Transport Minister Kumara Welgama said the study …
The Transport department on Monday said it will file an FIR against Col B B Sharan, who filed a PIL questioning the viability of the BRT corridor, after he got Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System (DIMTS) officials to demolish kerbstones separating BRT lane from the rest of the road. …
