Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hussain Ahamad Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 05/01/2024. In the application, the allegation was in respect of illegal mining of earth from the nearby agricultural field by brick kilns in an area in Muzaffarnagar district. Pits were …
In June this year, athlete and national cycling coach, Ruma Chattopadhyay, was mowed down by a speeding car while she was riding a bike, training young cyclists for an upcoming championship in Greater Noida. She succumbed to her injuries. This Sunday, well-known environmentalist, Sunita Narain, was hit by a speeding …
Sunita Narain—our colleague and friend—was seriously injured in an accident while cycling yesterday. A car hit her and fled. This cruel act of crime and heartlessness could have shattered our faith in humanity had it not been for the kind act of the stranger family who rushed her to hospital …
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday pulled up the Assam government over “ruthless killing” of several species of animals by allowing heavy traffic movement on a stretch of National Highway 37 passing through the famed Kaziranga sanctuary. Anguished by pictures of animals killed by vehicles on the highway, a bench …
Noise pollution & road accidents Responding to a PIL filed by Paragmoni Kakati on the alarming increase in noise pollution and road accidents in Guwahati, the Gauhati High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Transport Department, Assam Police and the Kamrup (metro) district administration and asked them to file …
Pedestrians are an endangered community in Bangalore — at least one is killed and four are injured every day in accidents on city roads, if statistics with Bangalore traffic police are anything to go by. Till August 31 this year, 262 pedestrians were killed and 979 injured; pedestrians accounted for …
Municipal Corporations in the State of Haryana are governed by the provisions of the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 and rules / bye-laws framed thereunder while the Municipal Councils / Committees are governed by the provisions of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 and rules / bye-laws framed thereunder. The municipalities …
Within the next three to four months, all the 2.5 lakh CNG vehicle drivers in the Capital will be covered by insurance policies with provisions for relief in case of accident, partial disability and permanent disability. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M. Veerappa …
Corporator Asha Shendge said some corporators from her party have already raised several issues related to road safety on the BRTS lanes. These corporators include Seema Savale and Sarang Kamtekar, the vice president of the state unit of Vidyarthi Sena. "The civic administration had promised to conduct a road safety …
After a tiger died on being run over by a passenger train on the Gondia-Chandrapur track on April 14, the ministry of environment and forests (MOEF) has said that it has been decided to restrict the speed of trains to 40 kmph on this route. However, the railways say that …
This manual provides information for use in developing and implementing comprehensive measures to improve pedestrian safety. The extent of pedestrian fatalities and injuries, and the importance of addressing the key associated risk factors for pedestrian injury, are examined. The steps outlined for conducting a situational assessment to help with prioritizing …
With rising incidents of death of wildlife, particularly elephants, by speeding trains, the Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) has identified vulnerable stretches of railway tracks across the country that pose a major threat to animal movement. West Bengal and Odisha have the maximum stretches of railway tracks passing through …
As part of conservation efforts, Tamil Nadu government on Thursday proposed to create four wildlife sanctuaries in addition to the existing 10. In a statement in the assembly, chief minister Jayalalithaa said the new sanctuaries were being set up in different districts by encompassing areas where wildlife was present in …
Government will put in place safeguards including 'e-surveillance' of tiger movement for preventing the death of big cats due to train hits. The decision was taken at a recent meeting of senior officials from railway board and environment ministry convened by environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan in the wake of such …
The Global status report on road safety 2013 presents information on road safety from 182 countries, accounting for almost 99% of the world’s population. The report indicates that worldwide the total number of road traffic deaths remains unacceptably high at 1.24 million per year. Only 28 countries, covering 7% of …
NEW DELHI: Concerned by high animal mortality in traffic accidents on roads passing through thick forests, the Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre and 10 states asking why mitigating measures, including a dusk-to-dawn ban on vehicles on forest roads, be not taken immediately. Amicus curiae Harish Salve …
Nearly 100 services on 60 routes will be introduced by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) Limited to prevent footboard travel in buses. Most of these will cater to peak-hour traffic. This includes three additional services in the following areas — Manali to Broadway, Vallalar Nagar to Pudur, MKB Nagar to …
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday underlined the need for formulating a feasible regulatory framework for e-rickshaws, given their rapidly increasing numbers in the city. Diskhit said the Transport department needs to work out a regulatory policy. At present, e-rickshaws are not covered under the Motor Vehicle Act. The Chief …
Recent years, it has been observed that state and national highway network is expanded and widening to connect all over the country for faster movement and transportation. In India, motorized vehicle have enormously increased on the roads during last 2-3 decades which resulted heavy traffic on the state and national …
Automotive technology: Driverless cars promise to reduce road accidents, ease congestion and revolutionise transport IN AN average month 108,000 people are killed in traffic accidents around the world, and the death toll is increasing. On current trends it will exceed 150,000 people a month by 2020, according to the World …
In a city where surveillance cameras are being sparingly used, the 17 cameras installed along the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in South Delhi by the Delhi Multi-modal Integrated Transport System (DIMTS), primarily for traffic monitoring purposes, have regularly come to the rescue of policemen scouring for evidence in crimes …
