Energy in news on June 5

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

150 years of Calcutta Tramways: This icon is the future solution for the city which wants to write its requiem

All opposition against trams and public transport will fall flat if car users pay the true cost of owning and using a vehicle  

SC lifts status quo on tree felling for Metro Car Shed in Aarey forest

This Court cannot be oblivious to the dislocation of public fund if a project like this is disregarded, the apex court said

High-speed derailment

Indefinite closure of Delhi airport metro line dashes faith in public private partnerships

A self-evident truth: Delhi needs more public transport

The recent report by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority to the Supreme Court highlighting the crucial need for more …

Price hike: Bengal’s hot potato

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would do anything to check a price rise, even if that makes potatoes vanish or takes buses off the road

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Fund crunch hits Mumbai Metro

Development authority insists project on course

Fire in Mundka scrap market

May be good news for landlords who now have metro connection

Free public transport: How Delhi can learn from Luxembourg

The European country, which has made all forms of public transport free, has a solution to India’s traffic jams

Public consultation on projects must: HC

Rules while hearing a petition on transfer of land to Bangalore Metro

Fire in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony a conspiracy, say activists

Environmentalists claim that the fire was used as a swift fix to the issue of cutting 2,702 trees for the Metro-3 car shed project

Ban on diesel SUV to continue till March 31, SC reaffirms

The apex court has asked car manufacturers to prove that diesel SUVs are environment-friendly

Moily observes first bus day

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 7, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Better, not faster transport: Decarbonising mobility shouldn’t be dysphoric

India needs to rethink if faster transport can be the only solution to changing travel behaviour

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Court stays works on Hyderabad Metro Rail corridor

Reprimands government for realigning the route without consulting the public

A day in the life of a car park

We spent eight hours on a building's terrace at Connaught Place in Delhi, shooting a car parking lot. Cars kept whizzing in and out of the camera'…

Bombay High Court dismisses Aarey petitions

The pleas filed by activists were dismissed on the principle of commonality, not on merits, the court ruled

Veerappa Moily boards Metro train to work to save fuel

200 ministry employees took public transport to office on Wednesday, two joint secretaries cycled to work

The Last Car

Hyderabad metro poses risks to heritage buildings

Delhi draft master plan 2041 : A heartening fresh approach to mobility

The capital's master plan has become more people-centric with time  

Mumbai's metro rail on wrong track