- It's just not by accident
Steps taken for prevention, such as legislations enforcing traffic rules and awareness campaigns, indirectly change human behaviour, but di...
26 May, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
Vehicular pollution: Delhi plans 3rd-party audit of 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' campaign"A proposal for a third-party audit of the drive has been sent to the environment minister's office. We are awaiting the nod. We will try t...
17 Mar, 2022, 05.03 PM IST
Delhi govt spent over Rs 10 cr on 'Red Light On Gaadi Off' campaign adsThe Delhi government spent Rs 10.46 crore on advertisements related to the 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' campaign to reduce vehicular pollution...
27 Jan, 2022, 01.47 PM IST
Chennai has 297 cars for each km of road, Mumbai tops density listTransport experts are alarmed by the rise in private cars, which they say is an “impediment” to the growth of public transport in the city.
25 Mar, 2019, 11.28 AM IST
From 20.3 lakh to 32 lakh, Mumbai’s vehicle count up 56% in just 5 yearsWith easy EMIs for cars and a boom in production of new vehicles/two-wheelers, it took merely five years to add a million more vehicles on ...
15 Jan, 2018, 11.48 AM IST
Cabinet approves Lucknow Metro project at an estimated cost of Rs 6,928 croreThe project will be implemented by Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation which will be reconstituted into a 50:50 jointly owned company of the Cen...
22 Dec, 2015, 09.46 PM IST
Major polluter in Delhi: It’s vehicles for some, dust and factory for othersA 2007-10 six city study done through NEER said the high PM 10 levels in Delhi were caused more by dust and industries rather than vehicles.
09 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Concerted bid to contain vehicular pollution: M Venkaiah NaiduNaidu said that government is undertaking concerted initiatives to contain ill effects of growing vehicular population in the country.
05 Oct, 2015, 10.05 PM IST
Road tax for company-owned vehicles up by 25% in DelhiDelhi Government today hiked road tax by 25 per cent for vehicles owned by companies and firms in the national capital.
17 Sep, 2015, 11.10 AM IST
Delhi budget: Government proposes a 25% hike in vehicle registration taxBuying private vehicles in the national capital will become costlier as the AAP government today proposed to increase the vehicle registrat...
29 Jun, 2015, 12.02 PM IST
6 per cent rise in vehicular population in Delhi: Economic surveyThe vehicular population in the national capital has registered over 6 per cent increase with a total of 88.27 lakh vehicles in comparison ...
24 Jun, 2015, 09.31 PM IST
- Vadodara air losing freshness
Breathing fresh air in Vadodara may be easier than three other major cities of Gujarat that are battling increasing air pollution.
20 Mar, 2015, 12.34 PM IST
Prakash Javadekar: Diesel vehicles to face strict pollution control norms“While initial norms for diesel vehicles were less stringent, now the price differential between petrol and diesel is gone.”
17 Sep, 2014, 09.52 AM IST
- Heat islands pose serious threat to Delhiites' health
Localized air pollution, posing an environmental and health challenge, has been linked to the presence of ‘heat islands’ in Delhi — pockets...
23 Feb, 2014, 02.07 AM IST
Delhi government mulls measures to check vehicle growthDelhi govt is mulling a number of measures, including hefty hike in parking fees, introduction of congestion charges.
02 Sep, 2012, 02.32 PM IST
- All are welcome in Delhi: Shivraj Patil
Describing Delhi as a city which imbibes all that is good in various cultures, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Saturday said everybody...
16 Feb, 2008, 03.04 PM IST
- SC seeks response from Centre, Delhi Govt on diesel vehicles
The Supreme Court sought a response from the Centre and the Delhi government on a PIL seeking curbs on diesel vehicles to control the air p...
21 Jan, 2008, 08.36 PM IST