Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
What Aranmula needs is environment conservation’ The Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council has called upon the Union government to withdraw the terms of reference granted by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) to KGS Aranmula International Airport Limited for conducting a fresh environmental impact assessment (EIA) at Aranmula. Inaugurating an environment …
Uptake of water by contrails in ice-supersaturated air and release of water after ice particle advection and sedimentation dehydrates the atmosphere at flight levels and redistributes humidity mainly to lower levels. The dehydration is investigated by coupling a plume-scale contrail model with a global aerosol–climate model. The contrail model simulates …
The airline industry closely monitors the midlatitude jet stream for short-term planning of flight paths and arrival times. In addition to passenger safety and on-time metrics, this is due to the acute sensitivity of airline profits to fuel cost. US carriers spent US$47 billion on jet fuel in 2011, compared …
Sometime this summer, a United Airlines flight will fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco using fuel generated from farm waste and oils derived from animal fats. For passengers, little will be different – the engines will still roar, the seats in economy will still be cramped. For the airlines …
Solar Impulse 2, which is attempting to fly between Japan and Hawaii powered only by the sun's energy, has broken a world record for the longest non-stop solo flight. The plane is expected to land in Hawaii by 4 July, shattered the solo-flight record threshold of 76 hours while crossing …
To be notified after coming monsoon session of state legislative assembly beginning PANJIM: Following Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar announcement in the budget to hike the compensation to farmers, who lost their land due to proposed greenfield international airport at Mopa, the Directorate of Civil Aviation has drafted a detailed proposal …
For two years, President Barack Obama has used his executive power to impose new rules to cut carbon emissions, targeting cars and power plants, buoying environmentalists and infuriating industry. His latest foray - regulating commercial aviation - had the opposite effect. On Wednesday, the administration took a first step toward …
Diplomats working to reduce carbon emissions from passenger planes globally may give some developing countries more leeway to meet new rules, a key official with the world's main airline industry group said on Tuesday. Paul Steele, senior vice president at the International Air Transport Association, emphasized that nothing has been …
Global emissions from aircraft are forecast to continue to grow until the middle of the century Researchers have identified a new way to produce aviation fuel from sugarcane biomass that could deliver substantial cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The source crops could be grown on marginal land, avoiding displacing food …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans as soon as Friday to determine whether carbon dioxide from aircraft endangers public health, a first step to regulating emissions from the aviation sector, sources familiar with the rulemaking process said. The EPA has yet to issue its "endangerment finding," despite pressure from environmental …
Urban Development Minister Sudhir Sharma today stated that land would not be acquired without the consent of farmers for the expansion of the Kangra airport. He said the airport was being expanded towards the Shapur side. The minister said: “For the expansion, 175 acres is required. About 90 per cent …
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports as Solar Impulse 2 makes an unscheduled landing in Japan Solar Impulse, the zero-fuel aeroplane, has landed in Japan after being forced to abort a Pacific crossing due to deteriorating weather ahead of it. The aircraft, which set off from China on Saturday (GMT), had hoped to …
PANAJI: In a development that may pose a hurdle to the 3,000-crore Greenfield airport at Mopa, the Goa state biodiversity board has advised the state government to conduct the environmental impact assessment (EIA) study afresh for all four seasons at Mopa. The state government had earlier conducted only one season's …
The airline sector is trying to lessen its carbon footprint. In mid-June, the Paris Air Show will host the COP21 seen from the sky conference. Boeing and Airbus are concentrating their commercial efforts on the environment, which is now a selling point. “CO2 affects our ability to grow," said Jonathon …
COIMBATORE: Residents of GKV Nagar and nearby areas, which have been identified for land acquisition for expansion of the Coimbatore International Airport, approached the district collector on Wednesday requesting that their houses be exempted from acquisition. These residents had refused to allow the District revenue Officer (Land Acquisition) to evaluate …
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar clarified on Tuesday that the Narendra Modi government had never favoured the controversial private airport project at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district and no sanction had been given since the government assumed office last year. Addressing a public meeting organised by the BJP to mark the …
Exposure to road, rail and aircraft noise could be a physiological stressor that increases production of cortisol, which is thought to have role in fat deposits A pot belly might not simply be the product of too much food and not enough exercise, according to a Swedish study that found …
Longest solo plane flight in history will be attempted in Solar Impulse II aircraft powered by nothing but sunlight A Swiss pilot and his craft powered by nothing but sunlight will launch an attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean on Monday in what will be the longest solo plane flight …
The National Green Tribunal has pulled up the government and private airlines for not filing "satisfactory" reply on the plea of a US-based neurologist against spraying of pesticides on aircraft with passengers on board. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar granted last opportunity to the Centre and other …
MoEF panel seeks answers to points raised by action council The KGS Aranmula International Airport Company will have to answer certain pertinent questions raised by the Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council over the controversial airport project in Aranmula. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) attached to the Ministry of Environment and …
