Rail Transport

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 02/09/2015 regarding waste on rail tracks.

Judgement Date:

02/09/2015

Tags:

Garbage, Waste Disposal, Rail Transport, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, Municipal Corporation

Water Pollution

HC concerned on quality of drinking water supplied in railways

Expressing concern over the poor quality of drinking water at Northern Railway stations and their platforms, Delhi High Court today sought collection of samples from different divisions and a repor

Publication Date:

28/08/2015

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Water Pollution, Rail Transport, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Drinking Water, Water Quality, Water Supply

Energy

Government mulls to set up solar thermal plants on railway land: Suresh Prabhu

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said the Centre is mulling to set up solar thermal plants on land parcels owned by Railways in order to increase the usage of renewable energy.

Publication Date:

26/08/2015

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

Solar Energy, Rail Transport, Renewable Energy, Solar Thermal Power, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Electricity, Energy

Environment

Supreme Court panel says no to mega rail link through Western Ghats

A joint venture between the Railways and the Karnataka government, the original project involved construction of 329 bridges and 29 tunnels, and required felling of more than 2.5 lakh trees on 965

Publication Date:

24/08/2015

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Karnataka, Western Ghats, Rail Transport, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Forests, Ecology, Environmental Security, Supreme Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment

Transport

Gadag village beats B'luru in Mission Toilet

BENGALURU: If Namma Metro is expected to ease Whitefield's traffic woes, then the technology hub will have to wait for at least five years before the train starts rolling in.

Publication Date:

21/08/2015

Source: Times Of India (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Metro, Land Acquisition, Rail Transport

Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused due to railway siding at Jakhpura Railway Station, District Jajpur, Odisha, 05/08/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Aswini Kumar Dhal Vs Odisha Pollution Control Board & Ors. dated 05/08/2015 regarding pollution caused due to railway siding at Jakhpura Railway Station, District Jajpur, Odisha.

Judgement Date:

05/08/2015

Tags:

Rail Transport, Air Pollution, Jajapur, Orissa (Odisha), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Compensation, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT)

Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding littering of rail tracks, 04/08/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 04/08/2015 regarding littering of rail tracks.

The counsel appearing for the Railway submits that the sector from New Delhi Station to Subzi Mandi has been cleaned by the Railway Authorities that is the platform, railway track and even the railway property adjacent to the tracks. The Tribunal also asked the railways to ensure that the said sectors remain clean and does not cause any environmental pollution.

Judgement Date:

04/08/2015

Tags:

Rail Transport, Waste Disposal, Sanitation, Garbage, Delhi, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), India

Energy