Govt May Allow Multi-Passenger Vehicles In Bus Lane Soon The dedicated bus corridor may just lose its exclusivity a little more.

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While celebrating Earth Day on Tuesday, school children in the Capital can look forward to a special gift from the Chief Minister. Introduced and maintained by the State Environment Department, the much loved 'Nature Trail'

On the eve of Earth Day, Delhi BJP president Harsh Vardhan on Monday appealed to the people to protest against the controversial new Bus Rapid Transit corridor by taking out candlelight marches across Delhi. One such procession would also be taken out by the Delhi BJP on the 5.6-km Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand Hospital section of the corridor on which trial runs have begun.

A rude shock awaited Delhiites who happened to take the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand Hospital stretch of the controversial new Bus Rapid Transit corridor in the Capital on the second day of its trial run on Monday with utter chaos and clutter crippling traffic flow to a snail's pace.

The Delhi government has procured a digital map to track the movement of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses that will initially run on four selected routes in the city. As reported by this newspaper for the first time, the draft has been prepared by Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System (DIMTS) to track the movement of DTC buses fitted with global positioning system devices. The process will be extended to other routes in the near future.

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The Government has received an application from Phoenix Solar India for setting-up a Rs 1,200-crore solar PV cell and module project in the country, taking the total number of proposals under the new scheme for semiconductor fabs and other micro and nano technology manufacturing industries, to eight. According to sources in Department of IT (DIT), the proposed project is expected to come up at Greater Noida. The company filed its application with the Government in early April, sources added.

After 1.11 Lakh Trucks, Around 5 Lakh Old Passenger Cars May Go Off Capital's Roads Soon AFTER cancelling the registration of 1.11 lakh trucks older than 15 years last month, the Delhi government is planning a similar move for passenger cars. Of the 16 lakh private vehicles registered in Delhi, a third are over 15 years old and may be taken off the Capital's roads within the next few months.