Health

Global status report on road safety 2018

The Global status report on road safety 2018, highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million. Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years. The burden is disproportionately borne by pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, in particular those living in developing countries.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2018
World Health Organization
Tags:
Traffic Accidents, Roads, Road Transport, India, Global
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of road within the flood lines of river Panzara, Dhule, Maharashtra, 19/11/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Narendra G. Pardeshi Vs Public Works Department Dhule & Others dated 19/11/2018. This application seeks injunction against the construction of road within the flood lines and green zone on both sides of river Panzara.

Judgement Date: 
19/11/2018
Tags:
Panzara, Rivers, Dhule (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Roads, Maharashtra, Court, Afforestation
Wildlife

Targeting restoration sites to improve connectivity in a tiger conservation landscape in India

Maintaining and restoring connectivity between source populations is essential for the long term viability of wide-ranging species, many of which occur in landscapes that are under pressure to meet increasing infrastructure needs. Identifying barriers in corridors can help inform conservation and infrastructure development agencies so that development objectives can be achieved without compromising conservation goals.

Publication Date: 
02/10/2018
Trishna Dutta, Sandeep Sharma, Ruth DeFries
PeerJ
1-22
Tags:
Tiger Conservation, India, Land Use, Agriculture, Mining, infrastructure, Reservoirs, Roads, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Remote Sensing, Protected Area Conservation
Forests

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding permission for construction of flyover in the area falling in Southern Ridge, Delhi, 26/09/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/09/2018. This is an application filed by Central Public Works Department (CPWD) seeking permission for construction of Flyover and Underpass between Mahipalpur Bypass Road and Airport Road near Hanuman Mandir adjoining NH-8, New Delhi falling in Southern Ridge and Morphological Ridge area.

Judgement Date: 
26/09/2018
Tags:
Forests, Delhi, Supreme Court, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Compensatory Afforestation, Forest Clearance, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Net Present Value (NPV), Roads
Habitat And Urbanisation

Morocco to spend nearly 3 bln USD to develop roads

The Moroccan government will spend 2.99 billion U.S. dollars from 2018 to 2021 to develop its roads, Minister of Equipment and Transport Abdelkader Amara said on Monday.

Publication Date: 
25/09/2018
Xinhua
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Roads, Infrastructure Development, Morocco, Africa
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution caused road repairing, Kolkata, West Bengal, 18/09/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 18/09/2018 regarding air pollution caused by the method used for road repairing, fire in Dhapa Dumping ground, plying of old vehicles, burning of solid waste and other related issues.

Judgement Date: 
18/09/2018
Tags:
Air Pollution, Kolkata, West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Biomass Burning, Roads, Municipal Corporations
Transport

30% of Delhi-Mumbai highway unsafe: Study

NEW DELHI:Nearly 30% of the Delhi-Mumbai and almost half of the Mumbai-Chennai stretches of the Golden Quadrilateral are unsafe for car, bus and truck occupants, says a first-ofits-kind safety stud

Publication Date: 
17/09/2018
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Delhi, Mumbai, Highways, Vehicular Safety, Roads, Pedestrians, Two Wheelers, Transport
Habitat And Urbanisation

Kenyans ask court to halt slum evictions as thousands lose homes

Hundreds of slum residents have asked a Kenyan court to stop them being evicted from state-owned land, their lawyer said on Wednesday, a week after authorities demolished the homes of 30,000 Nairob

Publication Date: 
02/08/2018
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Slums, Kenya, Displacement, Roads, Urbanisation, Court, Africa
Forests

Chinese / Western financing of roads, dams led to major Andes Amazon deforestation

International development finance institutions (DFIs) invested heavily in large-scale infrastructure projects that triggered significant deforestation in the Andes Amazon especially within the

Publication Date: 
02/08/2018
Mongabay
Tags:
Forests, Deforestation, Roads, Dams, Development, Amazon, China, Infrastructure Development, Ecuador, Peru, Environment
Air Pollution

Hyderabad: No joint inspection, SCB resolution on closure of key roads gathers dust

SECUNDERABAD: The Local Military Authority (LMA) had promised to undertake a joint inspection by SCB officials along with representatives of resident welfare associations (RWAs) of all civilian roa

Publication Date: 
02/08/2018
Times Of India (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Air Pollution, Roads, Right To Information (RTI)

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