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 …
The document provides an overview of the different approaches to on-street parking management and provides advice to policy makers dealing with problems arising from unmanaged on-street parking. It addresses common problems that occur from illegal parking and circulating traffic searching for parking and points out approaches to overcome them. This …
Employing hourly data records from 2013 and 2014 in Beijing, investigate the causal effects of vehicle traffic on air pollution. An arguably exogenous variation in vehicle use that results from the staggered and rotating driving restriction program there, combined with a widespread Chinese superstition about the unlucky number four, allows …
Physical disability is common though not inevitable in older age and has direct bearing on a person’s ability to perform activities essential for self-care and independent living. Air pollution appears to increase the risk of several chronic diseases that contribute to the progression of disability. The researchers evaluate long-term exposure …
Road infrastructure became a separate head for allocation this budget, in sync with the government's plan to cut air pollution, and factoring in road improvement for public transport, non-motorised vehicles and pedestrians. The plan outlay for this is Rs 2,208 crore, which is 11% of the total plan outlay. Two …
The attention that the Aam Aadmi Party government has been giving to the environment for the last six months seemed to be missing in the State budget presented on Monday. The budget for 2016-2017 did make the case for controlling vehicular pollution by improving public transport, reducing congestion, and curbing …
In urban street canyons, external noise environment is a critical restriction to the opening of building windows for natural ventilation. The high external noise intensities are often used to substantiate the utilization of air conditioning systems in residential and commercial buildings. Therefore, a systematic method of examining the noise levels …
The management of varying traffic flows essentially depends on signal controls at intersections. However, design an optimal control that considers the dynamic nature of a traffic network and coordinates all intersections simultaneously in a centralized manner is computationally challenging. Inspired by the stable gene expressions of Escherichia coli in response …
With the advancements in video image processing system (VIPS), detection mechanism has made a significant improvement over traditional methods for traffic data analysis. Traffic on Delhi–Gurgaon expressway is heterogeneous in nature with non-lane based behaviour. Moreover, automation and instrumentation are also not implemented. In view of this, TRaffic AnalyZer and …
Traffic noise has been associated with cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. Potential modes of action are through stress and sleep disturbance, which may lead to endocrine dysregulation and overweight. The researchers aimed to investigate the relationship between residential traffic and railway noise and adiposity. Original Source
Modelling of growth trend and improvement in forecasting techniques for vehicular population has always been and will continue to be of paramount importance for any major infrastructure development initiatives in the transportation engineering sector. Although many traditional as well as some advanced methods are in vogue for this process of …
With the ‘positives’ of strict traffic restrictions that saw private heavy vehicles kept out of Bengaluru during the Invest Karnataka meet, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board will urge the State government to look into this experiment as a long-term solution. KSPCB Chairman Lakshman said these restrictions can enable an …
Emergency services in the capital may soon have to rely on choppers, the Delhi high court observed on Thursday, commenting on the increasing traffic in the city. A division bench, comprising Justices B D Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva, made the remark after learning from traffic police that at least 14 …
Kolkata's chaotic, grinding traffic can not only be taxing on your blood pressure but also pinch your wallet. Research by Calcutta University's Centre for Urban Economic Studies (CUES) has found that commuters cumulatively lose over Rs 74,000 in just two hours of traffic jams in the city -and Rs 2.7 …
Sanitation workers meet L-G, throw garbage at Delhi Tourism Minister’s residence; teachers join protest; hospitals attend to emergency cases only he strike by workers of the municipal corporations hit basic services for the sixth consecutive day on Monday, as garbage was not picked up, hospitals did not operate OPDs and …
Exposure to traffic noise has been associated with adverse effects on neuropsychological outcomes in children, but findings with regard to behavioral problems are inconsistent. The researchers investigated whether residential road traffic noise exposure is associated with behavioral problems in 7-year-old children. Original Source
SMP2.0 has been collaborating with six cities to test and refine its methodology and tools for integrated sustainable urban mobility planning. Indore has been one of the six cities and has worked with Ford Motors (lead), BMW Group, Feedback Brisa Highways (Ezeeway), Volkswagen and Fujitsu from July 2014. This report …
The bus rapid transit corridor, launched with much fanfare in 2008 and which soon became the bane of car drivers in south Delhi, will get a ceremonial farewell on Tuesday . Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia will inaugurate its dismantling at 2pm from Madangir, while the actual work will start …
“We should discuss the possibility of having staggered timings for different offices. Varying working hours could be a solution. Courts and government offices in Delhi open at 10 am, and if we have a gap of one or two hours, this will help reduce vehicular emissions immensely. Pressure on buses, …
This paper provides an overview of the available evidence on the link between the effectiveness of transport systems and economic, social and environmental performance. It starts with a short overview of the main trends in urban transport in section 2, and then covers the costs of the current model of …
The Lal panel, which was constituted following Bombay High Court directives, had said private cars should be rationed during peak hours on weekdays for roads in the island city on an experimental basis for six months. THE high-pitched debate over Delhi’s odd-even formula has led to the Maharashtra government dusting …
