Transport

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Metro and Monorail proposals in country, 30/04/2015

 

The following questions were raised:

(a) the proposal received by Government for Metro and Monorail in the country so far and the estimated cost of each project, project and State-wise;

Publication Date: 
30/04/2015
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Metro, Rail Transport, Parliament, Public Transport, India
Solid Waste

Solid waste along tracks being properly disposed

Even as the Railways on Wednesday claimed that it has successfully managed disposal of its municipal solid waste (MSW), it continues to reel under pressure of trash from illegal jhuggis along its t

Publication Date: 
30/04/2015
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Waste Disposal, Rail Transport, Municipal / Household Waste, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Solid Waste
Governance And Institutions

Strong leadership, a clear economic plan, a brighter, more secure future - Conservative Party Manifesto 2015

Strong leadership, a clear economic plan, a brighter, more secure future - Conservative Party Manifesto 2015.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2015
Conservative Party
Tags:
Political Parties, United Kingdom (UK), Environment, Health Care, Education, Infrastructure Development, Cycles, Roads, Public Transport, Rail Transport, Telecommunication, Internet, Food Security, Farmers
Energy

Solar power for routes in Marwar

JAISALMER: Indian Railways is exploring solar and windmill power generation through public-private partnership (PPP) for the proposed electrification of routes in Marwar region.

Publication Date: 
14/04/2015
Vimal Bhatia
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Renewable Energy, Rail Transport, Jaisalmer (D), Energy
Transport

Delay in metro inauguration robs citizens of cleaner air

For every day that the opening of Chennai metro rail is de layed, the city is paying a price - a huge price in terms of public health.

Publication Date: 
13/04/2015
Karthi keyan Hemalatha
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Chennai (T), Metro, Rail Transport, Carbon Dioxide, CSE, Vehicular Pollution, Public Transport
Environment

साउंड पॉल्यूशन से हो रही दिल्ली बहरी

60 की जगह 45 साल के बाद ही होने लगा यह रोग

Publication Date: 
03/04/2015
Navbharat Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Noise Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Rail Transport, Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Environment
Energy

Salem Railway Junction gets solar power plant

Project implemented at Rs. 3.97 lakh

Publication Date: 
26/03/2015
Syed Muthahar Saqaf
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Solar Energy, Rail Transport, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Tiruchirapalli (D), Renewable Energy, Energy
Climate Change

UK's coastal railways vulnerable to climate threat, expert warns

Hundreds of miles of railway lines around Britain’s coast are becoming increasingly vulnerable to waves, landslides and storms triggered by climate pollution, an expert has warned.

Publication Date: 
25/03/2015
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, United Kingdom (UK), Landslides, Storms, Coastal Erosion, Rail Transport
Habitat And Urbanisation

Shift slums near railway tracks in six months: NGT

The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board and city’s municipal corporations have been asked to rehabilitate people living in slum clusters located near railway tracks in the national capital within

Publication Date: 
23/03/2015
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Slums, Municipal Corporations, Rehabilitation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Rail Transport, Habitat And Urbanisation
Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge from the railway colony in Bahubali Colony, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, 19/03/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kapil Malaiya & Others v. Union of India & Others dated 19/03/2015 regarding discharge from the railway colony in Bahubali Colony, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
19/03/2015
Tags:
Rail Transport, Municipal Corporation, Sagar (T), Waste Disposal, Drainage, Madhya Pradesh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT)

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