International Transport Share Scheme Launched

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - The announcement of a national scheme for Scotland to protect tenants' deposits and provide Alternative Dispute Resolution for the Private Rented Sector has been welcomed by The Tenancy Deposit Scheme, TDS. The Scheme has offered to provide assistance wherever it can.

September 27th, 2009 LONDON - ATTN: Broadcast and Print in Staffordshire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester Virgin Trains is to become one of the first flagship Bike 'n' Ride train companies in the country following GBP1m joint funding from the Department for Transport and Cycling England. A total of 540 additional cycle storage spaces at stations are to be shared between Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield, Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - - Set targets for local authorities to encourage modal shift - Drive investment in low carbon buses - Promote bus priority, park and ride and other measures to cut car commuting - Encouraging bus travel to reduce "school run" traffic - Priority measures to promote coach travel Simon Posner, Chief Executive of the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK, said: "The Government cannot afford to ignore the massive potential of buses and coaches to deliver huge savings in CO2 from the transport sector, help protect our environment and oil the wheels of our economy. They run on existing infrastructure, provide real flexibility, are cost-effective and can deliver additional capacity very quickly.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - NALS, the National Approved Letting Scheme, has appointed Harrison Communications (PR) to provide press and general news media services. NALS, the accreditation scheme for the private rented sector, was born of the government's initiative to raise standards in the lettings industry and currently has more than 1,800 registered letting offices.

June 25th, 2009 LUCERNE, Switzerland - Switzerland's most popular museum currently attracts more than 820,000 visitors a year and is celebrating its 50th anniversary. With the "VHS 2009" investment project covering approximately 50 million Swiss francs, the management of the Swiss Museum of Transport launched and completed what might well be a record-breaking new building and attraction-enhancing programme with a long-term impact on both the premises and content of the museum.

June 8th, 2009 LONDON - Pension Corporation, a leading provider of risk management solutions to defined benefit pension funds, today announces that the Trustees of the Warwick International Group Pension Scheme have agreed a pension insurance buy-in agreement, to insure members' benefits with Pension Insurance Corporation ("PIC"). The transaction relates to retired pensioners only and the liabilities are valued at approximately GBP57m.

April 14th, 2009 PARIS - Joins Other Confirmed Ministers at the 2009 International Transport Forum "We are proud and very pleased that many Ministers of our member countries have confirmed their presence at this year's International Transport Forum, amongst others the U.K., France, Turkey, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Russia. And we are especially pleased that the new U.S.

March 30th, 2009 BRUSSELS and COPENHAGEN - Transport continues to contribute disproportionately to Europe's greenhouse gas emissions, poor air quality and noise; and still uses the least efficient modes to move people and goods. The findings are set out in the report 'Transport at a crossroads', launched today at the European Parliament in Brussels by Professor Jacqueline McGlade, EEA Executive Director, "We know the technology exists to tackle impacts of the transport sector on Europe's environment.

March 30th, 2009 LONDON - At the approach of the second anniversary of mandatory tenancy deposit protection next week (on Monday April 6), the Tenancy Deposit Scheme reports that it is protecting over GBP800 million pounds in tenants deposits, an increase of a quarter of a billion pounds in less than 12 months. These deposits cover against damage and dilapidations in over 800,000 tenancies housing 1.25 million tenants.

March 11th, 2009 PARIS and BARCELONA - "The economic crisis has put transportation at the crossroads: We urgently need to address the prioritisation of investment serving the most productive activities and notably international trade in goods and services", said Jack Short, Secretary General of the International Transport Forum (ITF), at the EIB Forum in Barcelona on Thursday, warning that "in the present crisis, efficiency and profitability of infrastructure investments are crucial for the future of transportation". Public funding is scarce and private investments recently have become more difficult to obtain.

July 8th, 2009 RAIPUR - Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Wednesday launched a food security scheme to provide rice at Rs.2 and Re.1 a kilogram and free salt to 3.7 million families. The new scheme has replaced the Chief Minister's Food Assistance Scheme under which rice was supplied at Rs.3 a kilogram.

August 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its approval for implementation of the scheme of developing Traffic And Communication Network in NCR/mega cities and Model Traffic System of Delhi Police in the 11th Five Year Plan with an allocation of Rs.200 crore. The main objective of the scheme is to develop state-of-the-art Traffic and Communication Network in NCR in view of forthcoming Commonwealth Games - 2010 and the tremendous increase in traffic to and from satellite towns around Delhi, and in the city.

March 13th, 2009 TORAMAPHI - The authorities have launched a water project in Toramaphi Village of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh to supply drinking water to the parched village. The project named Swajaldhara program (rural water supply scheme) was launched by the Central Government and is being executed in the Toramaphi Village under the aegis of village drinking water and hygiene committee.

May 13th, 2009 KODERMA - The rural road developmental scheme, launched by the Prime Minister, is being applauded by the villagers of Koderma in Jharkhand. The scheme was launched in 2000 to improve the condition of the rural roads in India and facilitate development.

January 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a new offer, India's flag carrier Air India has pegged its economy class fare at Rs.99 (excluding Rs.3,024 as fuel surcharge) on all domestic sectors till Feb 28, an airline official said. Besides this, it has launched another scheme under which travellers booking tickets 21 days in advance will also be offered tickets at Rs.99 each.

July 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja today informed the Lok Sabha that the government is planning to launch a new housing scheme for slum dwellers and urban poor since the scheme is aimed at providing subsidy up to five per cent on a loan of Rs one lakh availed by the poor. "Government proposes to launch 'Rajiv Awas Yojana' in the country for slum dwellers and urban poor.

May 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The New Pension Scheme (NPS) has been launched on 'Labour Day' on Friday for all the citizens. This followed the confirmation by the National Interim Pension Regulator of the scheduled launch of the Mega Pension Plan from Friday.

October 11th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Chandigarh administration's initiative to take library books and magazines to the doorsteps of senior citizens and disabled has received an enthusiastic response, an official said Sunday. The scheme was launched keeping in mind the needs of senior citizens and disabled who are fond of reading but cannot make it to the libraries.

June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister of State for Planning V Narayanasamy today said that the Government is mulling an National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)-type poverty alleviation programme for the urban poor. Talking to reporters after taking over the charge of the Ministry, Narayanasamy said that the government is planning such a scheme for urban poor.

July 18th, 2009 PUDUCHERRY - Apart from the earlier proposal to build 1.5 million houses for urban poor, the government will build a million affordable houses for the middle income group, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja said here Saturday. "Now, we have launched another scheme called Affordable Housing.