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Air Pollution

Harsh Vardhan blames Cong for air pollution, says Centre will act

Experts said that actions to curb air pollution has always been hampered by the lack of political will, irrespective of parties, to take decisions that might harm them electorally.

Publication Date: 
05/06/2014
Aniruddha Ghosal
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, WHO, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, CNG Buses, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Vehicular Pollution, CSE, Public Transport, Health Effects, Air Quality and Health
Forests

Amarinder warns Punjab govt against indiscriminate felling of trees

Former Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh who was recently elected as MP from Amritsar, on Wednesday warned the State government and district administration against indiscriminate cutting of tr

Publication Date: 
29/05/2014
Sarabjit Pandher
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Amritsar (D), Tree, Deforestation, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)
Transport

Experts seek user-friendly BRTS with basic facilities

To encourage public transport in the city, BRTS should be more user-friendly with facilities like toilets and drinking water at bus stops of ibus and BRTS should be synchronized with other modes of

Publication Date: 
27/05/2014
Times Of India (Indore)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Indore (T), Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Public Transport, Drinking Water, Toilets, Vehicles, Transport
Transport

Ministry’s audit to include BRTS project in PCMC

Pune: The progress of five sustainable urban transport projects in the country including the BRTS project in Pimpri Chinchwad will be evaluated through an internal audit.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2014
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (T), Urban Transport, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Buses, Ethanol, Environment, Vehicle Technology and Fuel, Transport
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding environment degradation in the city of Indore likely to be caused by diesel fuelled buses for public transportation system under BRTS Project, 06/05/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kishore Kodwani & Ors. V/s District Collector, Indore & Ors dated 06/05/2014 regarding environment degradation in the city of Indore likely to be caused by diesel fuelled buses for public transportation system under BRTS Project. The Tribunal has asked for parameters given in the Statute/Master Plan for Indore District for identification of the green-belt/forest area as well as the extent and percentage of the area required to be maintained as green-belt as per the Master plan.

Judgement Date: 
06/05/2014
Tags:
Green Spaces, Indore (T), Air Pollution, Diesel, Buses, Public Transport, Deforestation, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Madhya Pradesh, Municipal Corporation
Transport

Best practice in national support for urban transportation

With the world’s urban population projected to increase from 3.4 to 6.4 billion between now and 2050, the sustainability of the earth will depend on these new urban residents living as sustainably as possible.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2014
Walter Hook, Colin Hughes, Jacob Mason
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
Tags:
Urban Transport, Mobility Planning, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), India, Global
Environment

Depleting greens leave big carbon footprint in Bhopal

Bhopal is leaving a huge carbon footprint on the environment due to its energy consumption pattern and continuous depletion of green cover.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2014
Times Of India (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (T), Urbanisation, Carbon Dioxide, Waste Recycling, Green House Gases, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Deforestation, Pollution, Infrastructure Development, Environment
Transport

A study of long-term transport action plan for ASEAN

This study by the Institution for Transport Policy Studies recommends long-term action plans to reduce CO2 emissions from the transport sector in each ASEAN country and the ASEAN as a whole.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2014
Institution for Transport Policy Studies
Tags:
Transport, Carbon Dioxide, Asia, India, Emission Targets, Public Transport, Urban Transport, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Rs1bn funds for Pindi schemes diverted to Metro Bus Project

The Punjab government has diverted Rs1 billion development funds for Rawalpindi district to Metro Bus Project for twin cities of Rawalpindi-Islamabad.

Publication Date: 
10/03/2014
Dawn (Pakistan)
Tags:
Pakistan, Metro, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Rawalpindi, Urbanisation, Habitat And Urbanisation, South Asia, Public Transport, Road Transport
Transport

BRTS lacks planning & vision, says addl CS

C S Rajan Blasts JDA For Poorly Planning Some Top Projects

Jaipur: Additional chief secretary (Infrastructure) C S Rajan on Wednesday vented ire against the officials of Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) and other departments for poorly planning some of the top-notch infrastructural projects in the city.

Publication Date: 
06/03/2014
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Jaipur (T), Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Urban Transport, Public Transport, Vehicles, Transport

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