Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Urban development minister Kamal Nath on Monday made it clear that the work on Kochi Metro will be entrusted with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Talking to the media here, the minister said the metro work would be carried out by the DMRC. He, however, left it to the …
Promoters of at least four metro rail projects in the country have approached electricity regulators and state governments seeking cheaper electricity, arguing that rising cost of power will otherwise make these projects unviable. The developers of metro projects in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad say regulators and state governments need …
People who face the threat of land acquisition are already up in arms as the survey for the high speed railway corridor from Thiruvananthapuram to Mangalore is progressing in Thrissur district. The project has invited the wrath of people in the survey period itself as there are complaints that the …
The much-awaited nod for the proposed Kochi Metro Rail project is likely to be given by the Union Cabibnet on Tuesday. The project is expected to provide reliable, safe, energy-efficient, comfortable, affordable, and non-polluting rail-based mass transit system for Kochiites, who have to grapple with jammed roads every day. The …
Track-laying already started and expected to be completed soon; trial runs due to begin this October With trial runs due to begin this October, the Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Limited is all set to start operations in the Millennium City next door by March next. The RMGL team, which is …
The proposed monorail project in Kozhikode received a shot in the arm on Tuesday with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) submitting the detailed project report to the State government and expressing willingness to take it up from September. The first phase of the monorail, a mass rapid transit system, …
Such advertisements are everywhere, argues Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Responding to a letter issued by an anti-tobacco advocacy group on depiction of indirect tobacco advertisements at various metro stations, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has said such advertisements are everywhere and “the rules cannot be different for the metro”.“We do …
Delhi's new age transport system is going green, with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation planning to tap solar power in some of its facilities. The initiative announced to coincide with the World Environment Day, will help generate renewable energy and reduce DMRC's dependence on non-renewable sources of power. Initially, solar …
JAIPUR: In bid to decrease its carbon footprint and to conserve groundwater in the city, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) plans to have a rainwater harvesting system on the 9.8-km route (Mansarovar to Chandpole) using a special technique. According to DMRC officials, a unique concept will be used to …
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has gone underground again, but this time it is to provide an efficient parking system at the Delhi High Court premises. On Wednesday, Supreme Court Judge D. K. Jain and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurated an automated underground multi-level car parking with a capacity …
Ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and other poisonous gases emanating from the Yamuna are causing breathing problems to people living in the colonies adjacent to the bank of the river, said the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Vijay Kumar Malhotra. Speaking on the issue in the Assembly, Malhotra said if these …
The first allotment of the 500 houses for the Economically Weaker Section, constructed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, will start soon and continue till all the nearly-15,000 houses had have allotted to jhuggi-jhopri cluster households. Apart from this, the Delhi Government said in the Budget, presented by …
New Delhi Highlighting its inability to support increasing number of metro projects, the Centre has asked state governments to follow the models of Karnataka and Delhi for financing capital-intensive Metro rail projects by levying cess on residential and commercial developments, and increasing house tax. It has also urged them to …
India has sought Japan's assistance in setting up more urban transport systems like monorail projects, intelligent transport networks and the Regional Rapid Transit Systems (RRTS). Japan has already been extending financial assistance for the construction of Delhi Metro. Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, now in Tokyo participating in the …
Interchange stations to further boost connectivity The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's Phase III expansions plans are sure to please many more residents of the city. First it was the ‘heritage corridor' for heritage enthusiasts, now plans to connect four of South Delhi's prominent markets will surely prove a boon for …
The four major commercial hubs of South Delhi will be connected via the Metro, once the Phase III of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is complete (DMRC) in 2016. Officials in the Delhi Metro said Sarojini Nagar and South Extension will have dedicated stations, while the the existing stations at …
60 new buses connecting metro stations every 15 minutes Commuters in the satellite towns of Gurgaon and Faridabad have reason to rejoice with the Haryana Roadways agreeing to introduce feeder buses connecting these towns to major metro railway stations in the Capital. The service has become operational with close to …
With 2016 set as the goal post for completing construction of Phase-III, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is gearing up to complete the project within the tight schedule and estimated completion cost. “Phase-II was completed in half the time taken for Phase-I with the Commonwealth Games as the goal. For …
Delhi Metro’s ‘Heritage Corridor’ has hit a roadblock once again. The Phase III project is stuck in a deadlock between the National Monument Authority (NMA) and the Delhi Metro with the former insisting on a “structural impact study” to be conducted by IIT in Delhi or Roorkee. However, Delhi Metro …
Global demand for carbon credits, especially in Europe for economic reasons, has been declining since 2010 With the prices sliding of Certified Emission Reduction (CER) certificates traded on the international exchange, Indian companies holding the credits are bracing for tough times. Brokers trading in CERs have started to downsize their …
