Private stage carriage bus operators across the country ferry 150 million people daily! With a majority of them operating in the non-urban sector, these operators provide critical and affordable public transport linkages across the regions. However, the rising fuel (diesel/ CNG) prices significantly threaten their current business. This issue brief …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/07/2018 regarding plans to combat air pollution in Delhi. It has been submitted by the Amicus that it is possible to have buses with a mix of Hydrogen and …
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in its order dated 2.7.2018 directed EPCA to look into the issue of hydrogen fuel cell buses. EPCA is filing this report in compliance with this direction. EPCA has held consultations with experts in the country, particularly, the scientists from the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), …
Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand regarding overloading of buses leading to accidents. High Court notes that the overloaded buses plied by the corporation or by the private owners are visible on road but even then, they are not challaned. High Court directs the officers of the Transport Department …
Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has said that Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses to be rolled out in Nairobi by the end of June will be run by the private players. CS Macharia said that they will have a meeting with Matatu Owners Association (MOA) next week to discuss the …
Fund utilisation from ECC to buy e-buses The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) to examine the Delhi government’s proposal for using part of the ₹999.25 crore collected from environment compensation charge (ECC) to buy semi-low floor fully electric buses. A Bench of Justices Madan …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/03/2018 regarding pollution from passenger buses plying from Bikaner House, New Delhi. To avoid pollution in the India Gate area, counsel appearing for the State of Rajasthan says that …
NEW DELHI: There is a vehicle for every second person in Delhi now, with the vehicular count going beyond the one-crore mark in the capital. In 2016-17, the city saw a growth of nearly 7% in vehicles compared to 2015-16, states Economic Survey of Delhi. The survey reveals that Delhiites’ …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Rajasthan government to file an affidavit within three weeks in a matter pertaining to pollution from buses operating to the state from Bikaner House near the India Gate here. The apex court ordered that if the state does not file an …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/03/2018 regarding pollution from passenger buses from Bikaner House, near India Gate, New Delhi. Court directs state of Rajasthan to file a counter affidavit within three weeks and all …
GURUGRAM: Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has launched a campaign with a city-based private bus aggregator to raise awareness about the impact of shared mobility on air pollution. As many as 25 buses, owned by Shuttl, set up with info-graphical messages urging people to shift from private vehicles to …
IT firm employee Sameer Gole would not travel by bus unless they look good. Till the facilities improve, he would vroom to his workplace on his two-wheeler. "I don't find the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) buses appealing enough. Most of them are in a pathetic condition. Can PMPML …
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged $159.32 million for the second phase of the Dar es Salaam bus rapid transit system, which is expected to start in June 2018. The bank said in a statement last week that the Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit (Dart) project is aligned with …
The measure is expected to cut down pollution in the city The Delhi government has been given a deadline of December, 2018, to increase the number of buses in the Capital's fleet to 10,000. The measure is expected to cut down pollution in the city. The programme, for which the …
The additional cost incurred for either completely scrapping the engine-run vehicles or replacing engines can now be saved, the team said. Black soot and harmful gases emitted from the exhaust of public buses and heavy vehicles operating on diesel engines seem set to reduce substantially, thereby not just reducing the …
Environmentalist and EPCA member Sunita Narain on Thursday told the Delhi high court that the AAP government should have procured 2,000 buses by now to augment public transport. She submitted that the government delayed buying the buses and that parking space for additional 2,000 buses is available after handing over …
GURUGRAM: The administration may have rolled out several proposals to combat air pollution in the city, but on ground, most of these still remain on paper. This, in a city whose air quality remains in the 'poor' category for 80% of the year, with the situation worsening after Diwali. The …
Order on 15-year-old vehicles only on paper. HYDERABAD: Air quality of Hyderabad will not improve if vehicular pollution by buses is not controlled, said the Pollution Control Board. P. Veeranna, a senior scientist from PCB, said, “Diesel-run buses pollute more as they emit more particulate matter compared with the vehicles …
India's bus sector is certainly underperforming. The country does not have enough buses to run on their routes and cater to their citizens, leaving them at the mercy of private vehicles. Even as governments push for improving public transport ridership, the country’s transport infrastructure sees a continuous decline. Bus fleets …
Oslo — Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles and Cape Town promised on Monday to buy only zero-emission buses from 2025 and to make major areas free of fossil fuel emissions by 2030 to protect the environment. The 12, with a combined population of almost 80-million, said they …
Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles and Cape Town promised on Monday to buy only zero-emissions buses from 2025 and to make major areas free of fossil fuel emissions by 2030 to protect the environment The 12, with a combined population of almost 80 million, said they would …
