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 …
New Delhi: If you have been wondering why all the frenetic construction which the city saw in the last few years, does not seem to have made too much of a dent in the congestion levels, here
STRESS, frustration, rising blood pressure and breathing problems are common in motorists who spend hours in traffic jams. Now scientists have found another health consequence of traffic snarls— diabetes. Scientists from German Diabetes Centre and the Institute for Environmental Medical Research at Heinrich Heine University, Germany, claim traffic-related air pollution …
Levying of hefty road tax, introduction of congestion charge and putting high premium on parking are some of the measures the Centre for Science and Environ-ment has suggested to Delhi government to check growth of private vehicles and overcome the traffic mess in the city. In a letter to chief …
Levying of hefty road tax, introduction of congestion charge and putting high premium on parking are some of the measures the Centre for Science and Environment has suggested to Delhi Government to check growth of private vehicles and overcome the traffic mess in the city. In a letter to Chief …
NEW DELHI: Levying of hefty road tax, introduction of congestion charge and putting high premium on parking are some of the measures the Centre for Science and Environment has suggested to Delhi Government to check growth of private vehicles and overcome the traffic mess in the city. In a letter …
President Pratibha Patil today said mass transport has become a necessity to avoid congestion and pollution. She was speaking after laying the foundation of a new metro line connecting South Kolkata with central area of the city. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, Finance Minister Pranab Mukerjee and leaders of Trinamool Congress …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will soon induct more trains. However, even the additional trains may not offer relief from congestion and overcrowding. By the end of this month when the metro railway will cover 185 km, the DMRC will press into action more trains, but it would …
Tango with nature India has been using lakes, ponds and baolis (step wells) since ancient times ('What monsoon means', July 16-31, 2010). Delhi was once replete with water bodies. In the past 50 years, government agencies started disbanding natural ponds, lakes and baolis, declaring their water untested, and therefore, unfit …
RAI UMRAOPATI RAY THE ASIAN AGE CARS ARE TAKING OVER ROADS LEADING TO LONG TRAFFIC JAMS, INCREASING AIR POLLUTION AND STRESS LEVELS There should be better public transport as well as non-motorised transport measures to provide viable alternatives to the car Car, car everywhere and not an inch to move", …
PM10 and PM2.5 samples were collected from a kerbside at a traffic junction in a major metropolis of India during month of December 2005 and their concentrations were calculated. The Pm2.5 fraction in PM10 varied from 18.7 to 72.6%. Such a large variation was correlated with meteorological variables. The major …
Cities all over the world are checking car population to free their road space. Anumita Roychowdhury finds out where India is headed LONDONIt's just too expensive to driveAndrew Parker, a business consultant in London, had enough of crawling down the choked roads in his car. When it seemed that things …
Cities all over the world are trying to ease congestion on roads. Not the chocked Indian cities, through. Time to make cars in India pay the real cost of using roads.
Efficient and affordable public transport is a crying need for the cities of India today. Of the 5100-plus cities and towns, over one-third do not even have a public bus transport service. Indore, one of the fastest growing regional hubs for trade and commerce in central India, and the largest …
Beijing, the capital of China, has experienced rapid motorization since 1990; a trend that is likely to continue. The growth in vehicles and the corresponding emissions create challenges to improving the urban air quality. In an effort to reduce the impact of vehicle emissions on urban air quality, Beijing has …
Beijing, the capital of China, has experienced rapid motorization since 1990; a trend that is likely to continue. The growth in vehicles and the corresponding emissions create challenges to improving the urban air quality. In an effort to reduce the impact of vehicle emissions on urban air quality, Beijing has …
MUMBAI: In a move that has drawn applause from transport experts and commuters, the state transport department has decided to organise share-an-auto services to and from railway stations in the suburbs. The move is expected to reduce traffic congestion as well as bring relief to commuters who must increasingly contend …
Have we ever considered how much our car costs the city? Just think of the roads that need to be expanded, to fill the ever-exploding numbers of vehicles in our city. Delhi has put as much as 23% of its land under roads and wants to build more to keep …
