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 …
With Arvind Kejriwal set to become the Chief Minister of Delhi, environmental activists have written to him to remove the Delhi Transport Corporation bus depot from the Yamuna floodplains. Manoj Misra of the Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan wrote to Mr. Kejriwal on Wednesday saying the DTC is yet to honour the …
The number of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses has been dwindling progressively . From 5,438 buses in 2012 to 5,216 in 2013-14, the state bus authority has been losing old buses without adding any new one to its fleet. Strangely though, the smaller fleet hasn't resulted in fewer accidents or …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has passed the order that all the petrol and diesel vehicles older than 15 years would not be permitted to ply on the national capital's road. Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of …
A year after the Delhi government shelved plans of building 14 more bus rapid transit (BRT) corridors, the controversial project is back in the reckoning. In a recently held high-level meeting to decongest the city’s roads, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) was asked to re-evaluate the 14 corridors and suggest …
Centre All Set, Activists Fret The Centre is all set to amend Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 to clear green hurdles to certain types of constructions. This would mean projects such as Akshardham temple or the DTC bus depot on the Yamuna floodplains will not require environmental clearance (EC). Green …
In a bid to curb the rising number of road accidents and inculcate a culture of safe driving, the agencies associated with the urban mobility in the national capital, including Delhi Transport Corporation, Delhi Metro, Public Works Department and Traffic Police have been asked to submit their “road safety plans” …
Failing to elicit a response from the last two bids, the Delhi Transport Corporation may soon sign a deal with an Indian automotive manufacturing company to procure a total of 1,380 semi-low-floor buses to replace its fleet of standard-floor ones (yellow buses). “We invited global players for procurement of 1,380 …
“Must be categorised as either motorised or non-motorised vehicle” The North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that it could not regulate battery-operated e-rickshaw unless the Delhi Government framed a policy categorising whether it is a motorised vehicle or non-motorised one. Submitting an affidavit in response …
A common Delhiite spends almost two to three hours a day battling traffic snarls. Waiting at a traffic signal, stuck in a jam while going to the office, coming back home and everywhere in between has become the daily ordeal for most of the citizens here. With more number of …
Statement of the Minister of Environment and Forests in response to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 273 for 10 February 2014, asked by Shri Shri Sajjan Singh Verma regarding Removal of concrete surrounding trees in the country, including Delhi. Minister Of Environment And Forests, Dr. M. Veerappa Moily has stated …
Government has decided to shift the depot to another place to restore the flood plain of the Yamuna The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that it did not have spare land for allocation to the State Government for relocation of the sprawling Millennium Bus …
Delhi Has Only Half Its Requirement Of 11,000 Buses, Number Of Private Vehicles Rising New Delhi:More than 46 lakh people use public transport, specifically buses, every day in Delhi. To meet this demand, there are 5,216 Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses and another 1,000 under the cluster bus scheme, but …
Kejri Removes Depot To Save River And Preserve Important Source Of Water New Delhi: In a move that has been welcomed by environmental activists, the Millennium Bus Depot, constructed as a temporary structure on the Yamuna river bank during the 2010 Commonwealth Games, will be shifted out. Chief minister Arvind …
New Delhi : A Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Transport, Tourism and Culture has cited the December 16 gangrape incident to highlight shortcomings in the National Capital Region (NCR)’s transport system. The Committee has recommended a ‘total revamp’ of transport management. According to the report, the bus in which the …
The North Municipal Corporation is ready to implement its reformed parking policy and as part of that, the civic agency will begin using handheld devices in the 64 parking sites under its jurisdiction. The corporation, however, maintained that it will take some time to get these handheld devices connected to …
Buses Are Entering Car Lanes And Going Over Dividers Near Bus Stops As Chaos Prevails On Delhi Govt’s Showcase Corridor New Delhi: Just four months after the Delhi government made a passionate appeal to Delhi High Court to restrict the central lane on the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand bus rapid transit (BRT) …
Since cities have little money to cover operational costs of running buses, they do not invest in new buses or modern infra Liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother – both died recently in a fratricide – had another business that is not widely known. They had acquired the concession …
The ministry of urban transport is giving a major push to improve ridership in bus transport services across all major Indian cities by 2020. Delhi and Pune are targeting a ridership of 80 per cent, while Kolkata and Bangaluru are targeting 90 per cent each. Unfortunately, poor management and operational …
The government is mulling to direct the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to take action against grossly polluting vehicles and impose heavy fine amounting to Rs 2,000 on them, said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit after a meeting with the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) and Director of the Centre for Science …
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a reply from the Delhi Government’s Transport Department on a petition seeking review of an order dismissing a public interest litigation (PIL) for scrapping the BRT corridor in the Capital. Directing the Department to file the reply by November 21, a Division Bench …
