The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, (MoRTH) on March 15, 2024, notified the Central Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Amendment Rules, 2024 to further amend the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021. The following has been stated: In rule 5,- …
Aims to discourage parking on roads, use of private vehicles The Capital looks all set to have a new parking policy meant to regulate parking on the roads while placing a restraint on use of public space by private vehicles, thus creating an incentive to use public transport. A series …
The Environmental Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) presentation on a new parking policy for Delhi before the Lieutenant-Governor on Thursday argued that the rate of parking for surface parking should be kept higher than multi-level parking facilities. Other suggestions related to pricing made by Ms. Sunita Narain and Mr. …
New Delhi: The city might be looking at a hike in parking rates soon and change in parking policies as stakeholders have agreed, in principle, that such solutions need to be found for Delhi’s parking problem. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) on …
JAIPUR: With number of vehicles increasing manifold and parking areas becoming a major problem, the state government is planning to draw a parking policy for the city. The policy will be drawn taking cue from the model parking policy of the Union government. In this regard, a meeting chaired by …
New Delhi: A recent government report has concluded that congestion in urban areas has risen, thanks to the disproportionate increase in road length and vehicular growth. Road length has increased by 3.3% in the past decade, but vehicles have risen by 10%. The latest Basic Road Statistics Report — prepared …
The latest study on traffic patterns on the city bridges revealed that private vehicles use our flyovers more instead of the public transport ones. An analysis of the iconic JJ flyover, conducted by the Mumbai Environment Social Network in July 2012, showed a skewed ratio: Only six buses use it …
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 …
Petroleum Ministry seeks setting up of an inter-ministerial group to draw up an action plan for pollution issues The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has sought setting up of an inter-ministerial Committee (IMC) with representatives from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Urban Development …
In a bid to make city roads free from congestion and safer, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation will be constructing parking lots for commercial vehicles. The corporation plans to construct a parking lot near Zakhira Flyover that would accommodate nearly 500 trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles. These buses are …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court sought replies from the city government on Wednesday on a plea seeking contempt action against it for not allowing cars to use a road lane reserved for buses on the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor, despite HC orders. A division bench of acting Chief …
Demand for diesel vehicles pushed up sales of the country’s leading auto makers in July amid concerns that the sagging economic growth and high fuel prices and interest rates will continue to pose challenges to auto sales in Asia’s third largest economy. Nine of the industry’s 19 leading automobile manufacturers …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Delhi Chief Secretary and the State Transport Commissioner on a contempt of court petition by a non-government organisation alleging that that they had violated the Court orders allowing plying of other vehicles in the BRT corridor till disposal of a …
24x7 operational control room helps in tackling public grievances Implementing a global positioning system (GPS) based municipal solid waste transportation has led to saving of more than 48 per cent running cost and increased efficiency by 88 per cent for the Mysore City Corporation (MCC). The statistics on effect of …
The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) was launched in 2010 as a high-level global forum through which to promote policies and programmes that advance clean energy technology, to share lessons learned and best practices and to encourage the transition to a global clean energy economy. The first CEM was held in …
AHMEDABAD: In an order which would impact lakhs of people owning cars, the Gujarat high court on Wednesday directed the state government to pass necessary laws to make it compulsory for all four-wheelers registered in Gujarat to convert to natural gas within one year. Further, the court gave two months …
‘Dump Diesel, Petrol To Curb Pollution’ Ahmedabad: In an order which would impact lakhs of people owning cars, the Gujarat high court on Wednesday directed the state government to pass laws to make it compulsory for all four-wheelers registered in Gujarat to convert to natural gas within one year. Further, …
SC Order Banning Tourism In Core Of Tiger Reserves Has Dampened The Spirits In Raj Jaipur: The Supreme Court order banning tourism in core areas of tiger reserves till further directions has evoked sharp reactions from forest officials and conservationists the state. Most felt that regulated tourism is a better …
The State Forest Department has stopped all tourism activities in the core areas of tiger reserves in the State with effect from Thursday in line with the country-wide ban by the Supreme Court. Visitors now in the tiger reserves will have to return without a safari, as the State Government …
With the monsoon continuing to play truant, water sources inside the Mudumalai and Anamalai Tiger Reserves may dry up With the frequent appearance of elephants in some parts of the Nilgiris like Pandalur near Gudalur and Nonsuch below Coonoor becoming a cause for worry due to water shortage in the …
Referring to the Supreme Court opinion on the scope of judicial review in policy matters, the Delhi Government has urged the Delhi High Court to refrain from interfering with the BRT corridor issue. In an affidavit filed through R. P. Meena, Additional Commissioner of the Transport Department, urging the Court …
