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 …
the Union ministry for environment and forests has recently amended its draft notification putting in place a new regime that will govern environment impact assessments (eias), (see
This report outlines the financing plan for upgrading and augmenting the airport infrastructure in India. It responds to the direction of the Committee on Infrastructure, chaired by the Prime Minister, to evolve a plan for creating world-class airport infrastructure.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (faa) has reopened a case dating back to 2002, casting serious aspersions on the aircraft manufacturer, Boeing and its key supplier, the Los Angeles-based ahf Ducommun. Three whistleblowers had filed that case contending that several Boeing 737s contained dodgy parts. The FAA had, however, exonerated …
a plan to upgrade the Sanganer airport in Jaipur to the status of international airport is facing stiff oppositions. It is feared that the plan's flawed design could affect at least 72 colonies in the vicinity of the airport. The residents staged a road blockade along the Jaipur-Kota highway, in …
Here is a bit of news that might disturb those going gaga over air-travel becoming "easier and affordable'. In 2004, the Committee for Aviation Environmental Protection (caep, a body of the un- affiliated, International Civil Aviation Organisation, icao) estimated that the world's aircraft fleet would touch 25,000 by 2020: more …
hawkish control: US president George W Bush has raised a controversy by nominating US deputy defence secretary Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank (WB). Wolfowitz, a staunch supporter of the Iraq war, is considered a neo-conservative, hawkish figure in the Bush administration. Earlier this month, Bush appointed another hardliner, …
This article explores historic carbon dioxide (CO2) emission trends from road and air transportation of the United States and 26 developing and industrializing nations. It is argued that environmental trends in the newest industrializing countries do not follow the more sequential and long-term shifts experienced by the United States. The …
bird flu deaths: The number of human deaths from bird flu is soaring in Asia. The recent deaths of a 35-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy in Vietnam took to nine the total number of human victims of the virus in the country since late December 2004. With this, at …
The uk's Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has been insisting that the issue of climate change is "very, very critical', and environment secretary Margaret Beckett claims that the country is a world leader in reducing emissions. Official statistics would, however, have told a different story had it not been for some …
recently, us researchers have proved for the first time that the water vapour exhaust trails or contrails that are left by cruising jet planes have an insulating effect on daily temperatures. Andrew Carleton from us-based Pennsylvania State University and colleagues measured the effect of contrails during the three-day grounding of …
can one steer clear of pollution while commuting? Goa may soon have an answer to this poser if the state government's ambitious sky bus project takes off. A self-propelled vehicle, the sky bus is devised to work on suspended cables. As it is run on electricity, the bus promises to …
The British government is set to appeal against a European Court of Human Rights ruling that has criticised frequent night flights at London's Heathrow airport. The reason: it could cost the taxpaying public a whopping US $2.9 billion. Significantly, it is felt in official circles that the grave financial implications …
Boeing Corporation is getting ready to develop and test an electrically powered airplane to see if fuel cell technology can make jets more ecofriendly. The goal would be to replace jet engines on commercial planes but to use fuel cells and electric motors for auxiliary power instead of gas turbines. …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has proposed a two-year US $11 million study to determine whether there is a link between air travel and fatal blood clots
The world's first solar-powered aircraft, Helios, has made a world altitude record. It reached 24.7 km, five hours and 16 minutes after its launch from the us navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Kauai. Helios, the aircraft of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (nasa), surpassed the all-time …
the world's first solar-powered aircraft, Helios, successfully completed its 18-hour test flight over the Pacific Ocean on July 15, 2001. Helios, the unmanned aircraft of National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( nasa ) powered by 62,000 solar cells, reached an altitude of almost 22 kilometres (km) before descending. The craft …
boeing has introduced a faster but more polluting aircraft, the sonic cruiser, despite warnings given about its harmful effects on the environment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( ipcc ) of the United Nations. The new delta-wing jet, which was unveiled at a show held in Paris in …
Pre-flight genetic testing could help guard against flight-related deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Flight-related DVT occurs when a passenger's blood clots sitting in cramped conditions. The condition can be fatal if the clots reach the lung. Gillian Turner, a medical geneticist at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, says …
