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 …
Delhi may soon become the first city in the country to levy congestion charges on vehicles following the recommendation of a special team constituted by the Delhi High Court to address the capital
The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) run by the Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) won the first Union Internationale des Transports Public (UITP) award, launched for doubling the public transport market share worldwide. AJL won the
It is rather naive to delink urbanisation from the rising lifestyle aspirations and the imperatives of economic development. Opportunities, power and prestige are some of the irresistible attributes of the growing urban centres which attract migrants on a large scale. In India economic liberalisation and urbanisation have become complimentary to …
The solution to the problems of traffic congestion and air pollution in Dhaka city lies not merely in the construction of expressways or flyovers but in controlling the growth of number of the transport vehicles. Stating this at an exclusive interview with The New Nation Sunita Narain, Director General of …
Epidemiologic studies indirectly suggest that air pollution accelerates atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that individual exposure to particulate matter (PM) derived from fossil fuel would correlate with plasma concentrations of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL), taken as a marker of atherosclerosis. We tested this hypothesis in patients with diabetes, who are at high …
Despite impressive infrastructure, the city has struggled to cope with the surge in number of cars. To ease the congestion, China plans a number of measures, including a cap on the number of licence plates being issued annually. BEIJING: Authorities in China have come up with an unlikely solution to …
The decks have been cleared for the further expansion of Chennai Metro Rail with the State government announcing that the viability of three new corridors is being explored. A detailed project report will soon be undertaken by the consultant, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, to determine the feasibility of the corridors …
Constructions of two mining corridors in Sanguem Taluka are likely to ease the traffic congestion created due to ore laden trucks. Officials stated that mining corridors are bypass roads, which will divert the truck traffic from public roads to these corridors. Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) has almost finished …
Traffic police in the Walled City area are facing a tough time managing vehicular movement due to low-floor buses, which have become prime reason for frequent traffic congestion. In fact, driving in the Walled City area during peak hours has become a Herculean task for people and it has become …
Ajai Sreevatsan Prime location: One of the flyovers on Anna Salai will come up near the new Secretariat. CHENNAI: Speaking at a function here recently, Mayor M.Subramanian said that four new flyovers would be inaugurated within a year and Chennai will soon be christened as
EMBARQ India has been working with the city of Indore, India since 2008 to improve the quality of city bus services. This report contains a large amount of data on the following topics: Paratransit System Characteristics: Routes, coverage, regulations, facilities, traffic levels; Paratransit Vehicles: Vehicle types, vehicle ages, fuel sources, …
It will connect NH-8 at Kotputli in Rajasthan to NH-10 in Rohtak, shortening the distance by 75 km, while providing an alternative route to skip Delhi Haryana has decided to provide the
KOCHI: A recent report by the McKinsey Global Institute states that by 2030, 70 percent of jobs in India would be created in cities, and about 5.9 crore Indians would live there. To provide enough housing and commercial space, it says, India must build the equivalent of the city of …
Time to breath easy is over, air pollution is reaching critical levels again this winter. Centre for Science and Environment has reviewed the daily air quality data generated by the Central Pollution Control Board as well as the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and the public information system developed by the …
“…………… what was the question?” If you ask someone living in one of our medium or large cities to name the most serious civic problem faced by his city, he will more likely than not say it is the growing problem of traffic. Whether it is the businessman stuck in …
CYCLING is a good aerobic fitness exercise. But should one cycle on congested city roads? Yes, suggests a team of Dutch scientists. Even though there are risks of traffic accident and exposure to vehicle exhaust, health benefits of cycling are greater than the hazards associated with it, they say. The …
Telomere length reflects biological age and is inversely associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Ambient air pollution is associated with CVD, but its effect on telomere length is unknown. McCracken et al. investigated the association of ambient black carbon (BC), a marker for traffic-related particulate matter (PM), with telomere …
Only about 30% of breast cancer cases can be explained by accepted risk factors. Crouse et al. (p. 1578) investigated whether the incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer may be associated with exposure to urban air pollution. The authors used data from a hospital-based case
