Solid Waste

Affidavit by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board regarding dumping of garbage in and around Mahim railway station tracks, Maharashtra, 12/12/2024

Additional affidavit on behalf of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board in the matter of a news item appearing in the Press Journal dated April 10, 2024 about disposal of garbage around Mahim railway station's track.

Judgement Date: 
12/12/2024
Tags:
Garbage, Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Rail Transport, Mumbai, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Energy

Coal: a heavy burden on the Indian railways

India’s power demand is rising more quickly than its renewable capacity additions, accelerating plans to mine, transport and burn up to 65% more thermal coal for electricity generation by 2030. Several planning documents have sought to gauge this demand and identify bottlenecks in moving coal from mines to power plants.

Publication Date: 
14/12/2023
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
Tags:
Coal, Rail Transport, India
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining of morrum for the construction of railway track from Bhadrak to Nergundi, Cuttack district, Odisha, 23/11/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Srikanta Kumar Pakal & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 23/11/2023.

Judgement Date: 
23/11/2023
Tags:
Mining, Cuttack (D), Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rail Transport
Air Pollution

Order of the Supreme Court regarding illegal dumping of coal in the land belonging to Northern Coalfields (Bina project), Krishnashila railway siding, Bina, Shaktinagar, district Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, 15/09/2023

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Northern Coalfields Ltd Bina Project Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
15/09/2023
Tags:
Northern Coalfields, Coal, Air Pollution, Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Compensation, Rail Transport, Air Pollution Control, Industrial Pollution, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river through discharge of untreated  sewage from the hotels/eateries at Howrah Railway Station, West Bengal, 06/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 06/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
06/09/2023
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Howrah (T), West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Hotels, Sewage Pollution, Rail Transport
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an illegal stack yard at the Nergundi Railway Siding of the East Coast Railway, Cuttack, Odisha, 04/08/2023

An illegal stack yard is being run at the Nergundi Railway Siding of the East Coast Railway and violating the Guidelines for Environmental Management in Mineral Stack Yards and Railway Sidings dated April 16, 2010 issued by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board said an application filed before the NGT, July 27, 2023.

Judgement Date: 
04/08/2023
Tags:
Air Pollution, Rail Transport, Cuttack (D), Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Transport

Potential and challenges of using hydrogen to decarbonise Indian railways

The Indian Railways, one of the biggest train networks worldwide, transports over 24 million passengers and 3 MT of freight daily. It is a major energy consumer in the country with a significant emission footprint. To overcome these challenges, the government has set a target to achieve 100% electrification of the railway network by 2024.

Publication Date: 
31/07/2023
CSTEP
Tags:
Rail Transport, Hydrogen, India, Carbon Dioxide
Transport

The role of rail in decarbonizing transport in Developing Countries

Transport is an imperative for economic and social development. It is the physical, social, and economic network that connects people to opportunities, goods to markets, and communities to prosperity. Improving the quality of transport infrastructure and services can help emerging economies address poverty and reduce inequality.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2023
The World Bank
Tags:
Rail Transport, Green House Gases, India, Developing Countries
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by ACC Cement, village Salai Banwa, district Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, 17/05/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikas Shakya Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/05/2023. Grievance in the application is against violation of environmental norms by M/s ACC Cement Pvt. Ltd., the project proponent (PP), Salai Banwa Grinding unit, village Salai Banwa, tehsil Obra, district Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. Violations alleged are obstruction of water streams/drains flowing into river Son, a tributary of Ganga.

Judgement Date: 
17/05/2023
Tags:
Cement Industry, Coal, Rivers, Hydrology, Drainage, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rail Transport, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

Joint committee report on the remedial measures taken by IRCON to contain the damage caused during the excavation of tunnel (T-77D), village Channar, Bankoot, district Rambar, Jammu & Kashmir, 17/04/2023

Joint Committee Report in OA No. 706 of 2022 (Asgar Ahmad Najar Versus Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Ors.).

Judgement Date: 
17/04/2023
Tags:
Rail Transport, Ramban (D), Waste Disposal, Land Degradation, Compensation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Farmers, Jammu & Kashmir

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