Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
NEW DELHI: While the poor air quality in Delhi has pushed authorities to at least announce some action plans, the government seems least concerned about noise pollution, which has severe physiological and psychological impacts. Of late, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has started displaying decibel levels in real time and …
A study by IIT Delhi reveals that vehicle speeds had increased 11am onwards during the first phase of the odd-even scheme. The maximum increase recorded was 9%. However, the average speed of vehicles reduced marginally between 6am and 11am at some locations when the road-rationing exercise was undertaken from January …
Its 2012 Study Concluded BRT Led To Increase In Travel Time & Frequency Of Accidents In 2012, the Delhi high court had asked Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) to determine the operational effectiveness of the BRT corridor. CRRI conducted a trial run on the 5.8km stretch both as a BRT …
NEW DELHI: The NGT ban on more than 10-year-old diesel vehicles may further worsen the Centre-Delhi government relationship. Officials in the state government have confirmed to TOI they are willing to phase out polluting vehicles according to NGT orders unlike the Centre that has objected to the ban. In a …
It took a government with a huge majority to finally wind up the controversial BRT corridor.The debate over utility of the stretch in south Delhi has remained mostly stuck to “rich car owner versus poor bus commuter“ framework, despite studies showing how the corridor created traffic bottlenecks for every category …
One big reason for the long spell of extreme cold weather in Delhi and many parts of North India this winter season -affecting road, rail and air traffic almost every day and claiming tens of lives -is rising air pollution, say scientists. Delhi's air quality , which was adjudged to …
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been registered as the world's first transport sector project under the Programme of Activities (PoA) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), enabling it to quantify climate change benefit from all Metro operations in India, a statement said today. The …
High iron railings on the central verge forcing the pedestrians to use the foot over-bridge (FOB), which is equipped with escalators on either side, seems to have made the FOB outside the Kashmere Gate Inter-State Bus Terminal one of the few pedestrian facilities in the Capital which are serving the …
Overloaded commercial vehicles plying on the city roads are not only violating motor vehicle rules, but are also damaging environment and the roads. A study conducted by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) with the Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT) has revealed that these overloaded vehicles have …
The national capital lacks the hallmarks of an efficient public transportation system — accessibility, affordability, reliability and last mile connectivity. Experts opine that the city administration’s failure to provide a robust public transport system has been the chief reason for the reluctance of the masses to switch from private vehicles …
In a PIL seeking protection for right to walk and pedestrian safety, MP high court has issued notices to Union ministry of road transport and highways, state transport ministry, National Highways Authority of India and all divisional commissioners, including Bhopal, Jabalpur, Indore and Gwalior. Admitted by divisional bench of Chief …
Emission of nitrogen oxide jumps from 3.17 g/km to 119.2 g/km if the vehicle is loaded by 30 per cent, says a CRRI study From potholes to slow-moving traffic, the Capital’s roads have a host of problems that make the daily commute of many Delhiites an ordeal. Now, according to …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a committee headed by an apex court judge to monitor implementation of motor vehicle laws and road safety designs after it found Indian roads were “giant killers”, with accidents increasing from 92,618 in 2004 to over 1.25 lakh in 2009. In comparison, the …
SC Order Only On Paper As Vehicles Going To Other States Not Turned Away From Borders As you wait to pass the toll gates at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border near Ghaziabad, the long line of trucks waiting to get entry is visible from miles away. Most are on their way …
Over 40,000 local goods vehicles—below 3.5 tonnes in weight—operate in the NCR area. These don’t need permits, only registration. Another 10,000 commercial vehicles, in the 5 to 7.5-tonne category, are also there. This is besides the thousands of heavy vehicles or trucks that pass through the city every day, on …
Refurbishing It Will Waste Taxpayers’ Money, Say Experts New Delhi: Five years after the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor was constructed, the transport department is looking at “overhauling” the 14.5km stretch. A proposal to refurbish the corridor at a cost of Rs 10-15 crore has been submitted to the department …
The technology is used for laying “all-weather roads” From October 4, 2002, when the first ‘plastic road’ was laid on Lenin Street, Kovilpatti in Tuticorin district, the technology of using waste plastic with stone for laying roads has come a long way. Developed by the Department of Chemistry of Thiagarajar …
PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan on Sunday blamed the the BJP-ruled municipal corporations for neglecting the city’s roads as he launched a Rs 531-crore project to repair 98 roads which were earlier with the civic agencies. Other than the roads getting a fresh layer of bitumen, the project is aimed …
Observing that the heavy traffic brought in by the sea link is causing air and noise pollution at Worli Seaface, the National Green Tribunal, in its order released on Wednesday, asked the Delhi-based Central Road Research Institute to conduct studies and recommend a traffic plan or solution to help bring …
Over 99.5% Trucks, Buses Violate BS-IV Norms New Delhi:The recent spell of smog in the city has brought to light loopholes in vehicular emission control norms that transporters have been using to their advantage while playing havoc with air quality. Rules require commercial vehicles registered in Delhi to comply with …
