Energy

Indian Railways to install solar panels in all railway buildings

The Minister made this announcement on Sunday when he laid the foundation stone of one Megawatt solar power plant at the Amritsar Railway Station.

Publication Date: 
19/07/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Rail Transport, Renewable Energy, Amritsar (T), Delhi, Energy
Environment

RCF gets coveted award for environment management

Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala has been awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for achieving excellence in environment management.

Publication Date: 
14/07/2016
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Jalandhar (D), Environment Management, Rail Transport, Awards, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Waste Management, Environmental Security, Environment
Solid Waste

Impose Rs 5,000 fine for littering track: NGT to Railways

The National Green Tribunal on Monday directed the Railways to "strictly" impose fine of Rs 5,000 on those throwing waste on rail tracks and act against them effectively.

Publication Date: 
05/07/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Waste Disposal, Rail Transport, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Compensation, Solid Waste
Environment

Noise norms fail to take off

With no defined airport zone, and sound barriers on tracks too expensive to install, there is no escaping high decibels

Publication Date: 
29/06/2016
V Ayyappan
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Noise Pollution, Chennai (T), Rail Transport, Air Transport, Festival, Vehicular Pollution, Environmental Health, Health Effects, Environment
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding diversion of 76.099 ha of forest land for construction of east rail corridor, Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh, 26/07/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sudiep Shrivastava Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 26/07/2016 regarding diversion of 76.099 ha of forest land for construction of east rail corridor in favour of Chhattisgarh East Railway Limited, Chhattisgarh in Raigarh District.

Judgement Date: 
26/06/2016
Tags:
Forests, Forest Clearance, Chhattisgarh, Raigarh (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rail Transport
Solid Waste

Decentralised waste management in Indian railways: a preliminary analysis

The Indian Railways has installed a waste to energy (WtE) plant for biodegradable waste in its residential colony at Kishanganj in Delhi and has plans to build two more WtE projects at New Delhi and Jaipur railway stations.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2016
Mohit Sharma, Kangkanikaa Neog, Rudresh Kumar Sugam, Aditya Ramji
Council on Energy, Environment and Water
Tags:
Waste Management, Rail Transport, India, Solid Waste, Sewage, Wastewater, Waste To Energy, Sanitation
Sanitation

Railways derails govt. plan for 19,000 toilets

Refuses to give NOC for permanent structures

Publication Date: 
01/06/2016
Maria Akram
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Toilets, Rail Transport, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Ministry Of Urban Development, Municipal Corporations, Sanitation
Environment

NGT slaps Rs.50 lakh fine on ECoR

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of `50 lakh on East Coast Railway (ECoR) for operating a railway siding without consent of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) at J

Publication Date: 
30/05/2016
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Environment, Compensation, Rail Transport, National Green Trbunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environmental Security
Energy

5 railway stations get solar power in Warangal district

Water pumps are being operated with it.

Publication Date: 
27/05/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Warangal (D), Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Rail Transport, Energy
Air Pollution

Metro hopes to ride on green tribunal order

Kochi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) order banning diesel vehicles of over 10 years old has come at the right time for Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL).

Publication Date: 
27/05/2016
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Metro, Rail Transport, Air Pollution Control, Public Transport, Vehicular Pollution, Air Pollution, Diesel, National Green Trbunal (NGT)

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