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 …
New Delhi: Close on the heels of a miraculous crash landing on river by a bird-hit plane in New York and the engine of a Kolkata-Guwahati flight catching fire after ingesting kites, the government has decided to take urgent steps to tackle this growing menace at Indian airports. The national …
Chinmayi Shalya I TNN Mumbai: A bird strike has always been one the worst nightmares for pilots, and the plane crash in New York shows how perilous avian activity around airfields can be. The Airbus 320, which landed in the Hudson, apparently crashed after a flock of geese were sucked …
Dense fog over the Capital played havoc with flight and train schedules for the second day in a row on Tuesday with about 150 flights delayed and over a dozen cancelled. As many as 50 Delhi-bound trains were reportedly running late in what is being dubbed as one of the …
A passenger jet powered in part by vegetable oil successfully completed a two-hour flight Tuesday to test a biofuel that could lower aircraft emissions and cut costs, Air New Zealand said. One engine of a Boeing 747-400 was powered by a 50-50 blend of oil from jatropha plants and standard …
Mohali: No joint venture company formed yet for construction activity, says AAI official Almost a year has passed since an international airport was formally approved for Mohali. No work has, however, begun at the ground level as yet. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed, requisite land was acquired, compensation …
Dec. 8: Protesters from climate action group, Plane Stupid, on Monday morning caused chaos at Stansted Airport leading to flight cancellations and delays by their demonstration on the runway. The protesters were demonstrating against the decision to allow the Stansted Airport to be build a second runway. More than 50 …
Recognizing that poor communities in developing countries are the least responsible for climate change but most vulnerable to its impacts, the Bali Action Plan calls for
BY JAMES KANTER Guilty about air travel? Soon you may be flying to Europe with fewer qualms B y early next decade most of the jets that take off or land from busy airports in cities like London, Paris and Frankfurt will have to comply with European rules on greenhouse …
The real picture of the economy says, be grounded THE aviation industry in India has been hit directly by the rising fuel price and a slump economy. The Times of India reported there were 18.5 per cent fewer flyers this September compared to last September. It is obvious that all …
BS Reporters / New Delhi November 01, 2008, 0:27 IST State-owned oil marketing companies today cut aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices by 16 per cent, while the government abolished the 5 per cent Customs duty on the fuel. This will help the airlines cut their fuel bill by another 3-4 …
Regular long-distance flying can easily triple an academic's carbon footprint. During the past year, I have 'spent' about nine tonnes of carbon, two-thirds of this on plane trips. Yet I am a good consumer otherwise. (Correspondence)
NAGPUR: It was a temptation that 65-year-old Daulat Moon could not resist. The deal was too big for him to reject: Rs 40 lakh per acre of land or a little less than Rs100 per sq feet.
The Indian Air Force has decided to study ways and means to reduce emission of harmful gases from its aircraft so as to prevent depletion of the ozone layer. Speaking on the sidelines of a workshop organised by the IAF in collaboration with the environment ministry, IAF sources said that …
SriLankan Airlines has launched a series of long-term initiatives aimed at safeguarding the environment and emphasizing its commitment to conservation. SriLankan has begun discussions with the Environmental Unit of International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global aviation industry
Ryanair shareholders attending the company's general meeting in Dublin in September were bemused by a sight not often associated with such gatherings, when a bare-chested young man wearing an oxygen mask approached the podium where Michael O'Leary, the chief executive, was speaking. The protestor, with "Exposing O'Leary's Lies" written across …
Shimla, September 28 Residents and representatives from over 20 villages in Gagret area of Una district today staged a protest against the proposal to set up SEZ and Airport by SKIL Infrastructure Ltd. The Central Government had granted in principle approval to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) two weeks ago. …
Calcutta, Aug. 28: Landlosers will be compensated with land for the first time in Bengal. The offer will be part of a package for building an airport in Andal, Burdwan
