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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 …

Congestion charge to check motor rush

The Delhi govern ment is planning to levy congestion charges on motorists for driving in congested areas of the capital before the Commonwealth Games.

Congestion charge for cars to clear air, govt weighs options

A congestion charge on cars that crowd the Capital is one of the options the government is considering to clean the air in the city ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Delhi has converted commercial vehicles to CNG, introduced Euro IV petrol and diesel this April and introduced new buses, but …

Mumbai's monorail goes international

Mumbai: Even before it takes to the track in Mumbai, India

Study sounds alarm on rising traffic from NCR towns

New Delhi: It seems Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit

Steps to ease traffic jam on MG Road

KOCHI: To reduce the traffic congestion on the M G Road, the city traffic police have decided to bring in certain regulations on a trial basis from May 1. According to the new regulations, the private buses going to Thevara, Island, and West Kochi through the Hospital Road should cross …

Plans fail to ease traffic congestion

April 28: Unregulated traffic, uneducated drivers and lack of infrastructure, among other things, have created a state of near lawlessness on our roads. A cohesive traffic management plan is unknown. The city traffic police come up with piece-meal solutions which lead to no real improvement on the ground. Every new …

DTC chartered buses to ease traffic woes

HEMANT ABHISHEK THE ASIAN AGE Commuters in the city rejoice DTC's move to start chartered buses from popular resi dential areas to office hubs "IT MIGHT BE A RELIEF FOR PEOPLE, WHO ARE FORCED TO CHANGE BUSES AND AUTOS TO GET TO WORK." After a bad day at office standing …

End of journey for Gwalior's tongas

Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh is one of the few cities in India where horse-drawn carriages or tongas form a part of the public transport system. They ply on fixed routes. Many residents see them as part of the city

Carriage of convenience

Metro projects can ease congestion. But lack of integrated planning is undoing the benefits of this mass transport system. Delhi Metro

Carriage of convenience

Metro projects can ease congestion in Indian cities. But lack of integrated planning is undoing the benefits of this mass transport system. This special Down To Earth report demands integration of Metro with buses and pedestrian paths. To know more click on the following URL: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/cover.asp?foldername=20100415&filename;=news&sid;=22&sec;_id=9 See Also Report: Estimated …

2 lakh cars will use sea link every day by 2012: MSRDC

Mumbai: Once the Bandra-Worli sea link is extended to Haji Ali, all four-wheeler will use the sea link rather than the existing city roads, or so the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) believes. Call it belief or delusion, the state-owned body expects virtually every four-wheeler plying between Haji Ali …

Stranded at the station

Sonika Gupta, 29, who lives in Delhi’s Geeta Colony troubles her husband every morning to drop her to Yamuna Bank Metro Station on his motorbike; there is no bus service to the station, which is four km from her house. An auto rickshaw ride costs her Rs 60 per trip. …

End of journey for Gwalior’s tongas

Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh is one of the few cities in India where horse-drawn carriages or tongas form a part of the public transport system. They ply on fixed routes. Many residents see them as part of the city’s cultural heritage, but the Gwalior municipality views them as obstructions in …

Urban transport: Standing Committee on Urban Development (2009-2010)

This Report of the Standing Committee on Urban Development (2009-2010) deals with the action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in their Thirty Seventh Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject "Urban Transport" relating to the Ministry of Urban Development, which was presented to the Lok Sabha on …

Taxing traffic tangles

With traffic jams commonplace in metros and limited land available for making more roads, a congestion tax is the only solution Bharat Jhunjhunwala / March 25, 2010, 0:57 IST The automobile industry is one of the engines of the Indian economy. We are manufacturing a large number of cars today. …

GM unveils concept car for congested cities

FANG YAN AND JASON SUBLER SHANGHAI In the EN-V we are really showing a new concept, for not just electrified vehicles but a reinvented vehicle experience for mega cities.

Sheila wants autos off Delhi roads

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday announced in the state Assembly on Wednesday that her government wants to phase out auto-rickshaws from the Capital.

Court moots congestion tax for Delhi

In future, car owners in Delhi may have to shell out money for passing through congested areas of the city. This follows a judgement of the Delhi High Court directing the city authorities to consider all options to clear road congestion. This may include deterrent measures like levying congestion fees …

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