A task force constituted by Niti Aayog on clean transportation has suggested removal of all permit requirements for electric vehicles (EVs) as they are environment friendly and the government needs to
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved a memo presented by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for the construction of a rail line from Ibadan, Oyo State, to Kaduna. Mr. Amaechi,
German ministers have announced that free public transportation will be trialled in five cities by "the end of this year at the latest" in an effort to reduce road traffic, meet EU air pollution targets
The survey noted that some 35 million tonnes of rice paddy in three adjoining states (Punjab, Haryana and Western UP) are burnt in late October. Heavy penalties should be imposed for burning agricultural
Urban Pathways project will create an eco-friendly, modern Kochi, says Mayor Filling the gaps in the city’s public transport connectivity, evolving innovative renewable energy models and developing
TANZANIA and Rwanda have agreed to construct a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) network connecting Isaka in Shinyanga to Kigali, with the key goal of linking the landlocked country to the port of Dar es Salaam.
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
This publication is a major update of the “Training document on public awareness and behaviour change in sustainable transport” published in 2006 by GIZ. It provides the essential tools for awareness and
Morocco has successfully tested Africa’s fastest high-speed railway, state-owned railway operator ONCF announced on Thursday. The latest tests were staged successfully at a speed of 320 km per hour
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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
With the air quality in Delhi remaining “very poor” on Monday, the Delhi Heath Department of issued a health advisory and appealed to citizens to join hand and work towards improving the air quality The
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
It is learnt that the EPCA is now mulling over a proposal to make the enforcement mechanism automatic so that such situations can be avoided The Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
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
NGT directs govt to come up with solutions to stop stubble burning. New Delhi: As sale of air purifiers in Delhi have shot up in recent times, especially in the national capital, due to severe levels
NEW DELHI: Every smog episode in Delhi is invariably blamed on crop stubble burning by farmers in the neighbouring states. Scientists agree that events like Diwali and stubble burning may be pushing
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 11/11/2017 regarding deteriorating air quality in NCT Delhi.</p> <p>Principal Bench of
As the recent white paper on China’s transport for the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016–2020) states, China must set higher standards for the transport development to “realize the Chinese Dream of the
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
