Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

Delhi Paper Clip: DTC did well during odd-even, needs to take lessons from it

The study says that during the odd-even phase, DTC needed to provide its most efficient services because people had to leave their cars at home during the two weeks of road rationing. The study summarises how the Delhi Transport Corporation’s (DTC’s) operations during the first phase of the two-week long …

Drive for clean air skids to a halt

NEW DELHI: It is fairly clear now that the Delhi government's road restriction scheme in April didn't bring any significant decrease in pollution levels. While a fortnight of limiting vehicles on the road might not have led to a permanent relief, what is worrying is that there is no urgency …

Odd-even not a long-term remedy: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday admitted for the first time that the odd-even scheme cannot be a long-term "remedy" to air pollution. He said his government was determined to ramp up public transport in the city within a year to limit the number of vehicles on the roads. …

No nod for diesel to CNG switch for cabs in Delhi

Diesel cab owners in Delhi are hoping the government will notify some technology. The Delhi government Monday said it would not register diesel cabs retrofitted with CNG kits because there is no legally approved technology available for this in the market at present, according to an official. “If diesel cab …

No odd-even rule for CNG vehicles

Decision over exemption for women yet to be taken; govt. plans to launch publicity campaign Transport Minister Gopal Rai said that registration of additional buses, which will be pressed into service during the second phase of the vehicle rationing scheme, has already started. vehicles running on CNG will continue to …

Odd-even phase II: Will not ask schools to lend us their buses, says DTC

CNG cars exempted from scheme, decision on women drivers pending, said Transport minister Gopal Rai. After some schools in the capital refused to comply with the government order to provide their buses for the odd-even scheme in January, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has decided not to ask private schools …

Odd-even rerun to face vital ozone test

Having announced another round of odd-even driving in April, the Delhi government has to gird itself for a crucial test. Particulate matter (PM) levels are usually "moderate" to "poor" during the warm season, but ozone emissions, which are linked with respiratory problems, go up dramatically when vehicular and other emissions …

Action plan to make public transport robust by year-end

Kejriwal To Announce Date Of Next Odd-Even Phase Today E-tickets in buses common mobility card, pas senger information system electric buses as well as 600 bu ses and 500 midi buses within the next few months --that's the action plan of the trans port department. On Wednesday , Delhi transport …

20-point agenda to augment public transport

In a bid to augment public transportation infrastructure in the national capital, the Delhi government has prepared a 20-point agenda for the current year, including installation of CCTV cameras, Global Positioning System or GPS, e-ticketing machines in buses and common mobility card. Delhi transport minister Gopal Rai will unveil the …

Odd-even scheme set to return after March

Transport Minister reiterates his stand that the policy had a significant impact on congestion on the Capital’s roads Finally breaking the AAP government’s silence about the second phase of the odd-even scheme, Transport Minister Gopal Rai said the anti-pollution experiment would be enforced again after March. Speaking at the Delhi …

Round 2 of odd-even coming in March

The Aam Aadmi Party government’s recently-concluded odd-even policy will be back in March, Transport Minister Gopal Rai has said. The AAP government is understood to be mulling the implementation of the second phase of the scheme after the CBSE board exam, scheduled for March, end. Speaking in the wake of …

BRT corridor to be phased out from today

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 …

Road rationing and economic gains: Assessing Delhi’s Odd–Even Formula

The Delhi government's move to allow only alternate use of cars with odd and even registration numbers from 1 January 2016 is a step in the right direction. However, even as such command and control measures will be difficult to sustain, the gains made from these measures will only wane …

Oddly even, or evenly odd

The odd-even car formula in Delhi has brought to the fore the class bias that always existed in the city. Can we learn from history to build a more just and equitable environment for all to live, or will we reinforce the old walls of inequality?

Odd-even plan: An odd start to New Year in Delhi and perhaps, cleaner air

NEW DELHI: As the sun rises over the capital in the new year, people will be anxiously waiting to see how Delhi government's odd-and-even experiment for checking air pollution unfolds. It will no doubt reduce traffic density and may have some impact on pollution, but commuting will be a pain. …

No leniency for odd-even violators

SDMs Get Challan Books, Teams To Be On Duty At 120 Points If you are thinking it may be easy to avoid or hoodwink the authorities during the odd-even fortnight, think again. As part of the blueprint for the 15 days, the city government, along with Delhi Police, will deploy …

Odd-even scheme: Delhi govt slashes target by half, to rope in 3,000 extra private buses

Transport minister Gopal Rai said the targeted number of extra buses that will ply during the odd-even scheme starting January 1, has been revised from 6,000 to 3,000. “A report we received suggested that for most car owners, carpooling was their first option, the next being the Metro, followed by …

Govt halves extra buses for odd-even trial to 3,000

The Delhi government has decided to reduce the number of extra buses to be deployed during the odd-even traffic trial to 3,000, down from 6,000 proposed earlier, because of the exemption given to two-wheelers, transport minister Gopal Rai said on Sunday . Rai made the announcement during a visit to …

Capital's public transport losing battle of attrition

Private Car Numbers Climb But The Bus Count Plummets The Delhi Statistical Handbook 2015 released by the state government on Wednesday shows a lack of focus on public transport. Now that the government wants to try out its odd-even formula for private vehicles, the latest report shows just how prepared …

Solar policy may soon get nod

It has been cleared by environment department and is currently with the power department After its draft was released in September, the Delhi government is now ready with the final report on the solar policy of the city. According to sources, the Solar Policy is likely to be approved by …

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