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 …
Chronic exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) may contribute to premature mortality, but few studies to date have addressed this topic. This study assessed the association between TRAP and mortality in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
This paper aims to stimulate debate on the quantification and mitigation of greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions from transport infrastructure, policies and projects. It also focuses on highlighting the need to intensify efforts to reduce emissions from both intra and intercity movement of people and goods. This paper aims …
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Are you fed up with the long traffic snarls during peak hours, by sudden processions or rallies resulting in jams? A new website now claims to provide up-to-date information about the traffic situation across the national capital and even solutions to all your traffic-related problems. The website
Nandini Chandrashekar, Bangalore, DH News Service: The city traffic police is going full throttle with implementation of tech initiatives to ease traffic congestion... Automation, like installation of traffic lights, is the mantra of this initiative. However, the concept, taken up with the objective of ensuring orderly traffic without the presence …
BMC-Appointed Consultants Say Flyover Will Do Little To Ease Congestion At Haji Ali Sharad Vyas | TNN Mumbai: The much-debated plan to construct an elevated road over the city
LUCKNOW: Even as the ongoing parking lot projects proposed by it move at a snail's pace, the Lucknow Development Authority has proposed four more sites where multi-level parking lots can be constructed in the new financial year. The sites where the new parking lots would come up include: Kapoorthala, IT …
A lot of industrialization is taking place in and around the city of Tiruchirappalli. The number of apartment goes on increasing in Tiruchirapplai due to rapid increase in population and unavailability of sites to construct houses. The crowd in the apartment and their activity lead to enhanced sound level. Exposure …
This study on different facets of mobility in Bangalore covers major parts of BBMP limits and also deals with Travel Time Index, Congestion Index, Safety Index , Mobility & Accessibility Measures. It recommends strategies for a better integrated land use and transport system and discusses the roles of various stakeholders …
Pune The Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) has blamed the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML), private bus operators and rickshaw drivers for the traffic chaos in the city. They called on the DCP Traffic Manoj Patil and the CMD of PMPML to take stringent action against …
Although a complete overhaul of existing infrastructure is impracticable, experts believe that long-term vision and scientific approach will lead to a gradual change in culture. Decongesting the City
MUMBAI: Why are bicycles, which don't pollute, take up little space, are cheap and have virtually no maintenance cost, not a popular mode of travel in Mumbai? According to activists and cycling enthusiasts, the reasons are a mindset that favours motorised vehicles and a lack of infrastructure to promote cycling …
CURCHOREM, MARCH 28 — A delegation of the Mission Bypass Forum (MBF) of Curchorem met government officials on Wednesday, urging them to resolve the dust pollution and traffic congestion problems faced by people of Curchorem and Sanvordem. Quepem Deputy Police Superintendent Rohidas Patre assured the delegation that he would convene …
Traffic is one of the major sources of harmful airborne particles worldwide. To relate exposure to adverse health effects it is important to determine the deposition probability of the inhaled particles in the human respiratory tract. The size-dependent deposition of 12?580 nm particles was measured with a novel setup in …
Mulund: The octroi department of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to cut down 230 full-grown trees as part of a beautification project and for extension of the yard near Hari Om Nagar in Mulund east. The process of felling has already begun and almost the entire green stretch of …
Cars may drive growth and aspirations, but they can never meet the commuting needs of urban India. Cars choke cities, harm public health and guzzle more oil. More than a half of our cities, especially the smaller ones, are getting smothered by critical levels of pollution and congestion.
