Why no noise about high decibels?
NEW DELHI: While the poor air quality in Delhi has pushed authorities to at least announce some action plans, the government seems least concerned about noise pollution, which has severe physiological
Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)
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Metro to recover Ph-I cost by 2011
Survey By CRRI Takes Into Account Mishaps Avoided And Pollution Curbed TIMES NEWS NETWORK
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Delhi to use recycled garbage to carpet roads
Now on, you don't have to worry about the garbage at your doorstep. The Delhi Government will collect it and recycle it for laying out roads in the Capital. For the first time, the Delhi Government has decided to use a recycling technology that would enable the carpeted road to take the traffic load within a few hours of the completion of the work.
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MBA aspirant sources waste plastic to help make sturdier roads
New Delhi: With a ban on plastic bags enforced in the Capital, the largest ever project to utilise plastic is underway.
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Metro saved Rs 2,000 crore in five years: study
While it is believed that Metro, right from conceptualisation to construction stage, is an expensive urban project
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Roads to be built with demolition waste
Construction and demolition waste will now be used for the construction of roads and pavements in the Capital. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has developed a construction and demolition waste processing plant at Burari in north Delhi, by way of which the processed waste would be used for road works.
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Ozone level rises, city feels the heat
New Delhi: High concentration of ground level ozone is fast threatening the health of Delhiites. According to several studies, the level of the pollutant, formed when ultraviolet rays react with pollutants, specially NOx, has risen significantly in the city over the past few years.
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Global system to reduce traffic congestion
About 40 per cent of Capital
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Eco-friendly solar signals to direct city traffic
New Delhi: The Capital is now looking at installing solar-powered traffic signals at major intersections in the city. With this, traffic jams caused by signals rendered non-functional due to power failure or heavy rain may soon become a thing of the past. The traffic police is also installing invertors for back-up at major points.
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No slots left in city parking lots
Megha Suri,TNN With over 18 lakh private vehicles and parking space to accommodate barely 25,000, the Capital is reeling under a severe parking crisis. A recent survey by RITES has revealed that Vishwavidyalaya Metro station, Old Delhi Railway station, Karol Bagh and Bahadurshah Zafar Marg to have the most congested parking lots in the city.
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Rice variety not suited to pachyderm tastebuds
Scientists have discovered an unusual elephant repellent, which they claim can save hundreds of acres of paddy farms from the invasion of pachyderms.