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 …
According to researchers, eucalyptus-based fuel would initially be more expensive than fossil fuels to make on a mass scale, but would produce significantly less net carbon emissions. Australia’s iconic gum trees may be used to produce enough low-carbon renewable jet fuel to power five per cent of the world’s aviation …
India is likely to join forces with China to lobby for changes - and even partially block - in a UN-brokered global deal to freeze carbon emissions by the aviation industry at 2020 levels. The United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will meet next month to finalise the deal …
Isobutanol is more powerful than ethanol and has now been approved for use in aircraft fuel blends Plans to cut airline CO2 using greener jet fuels made from waste wood have been dismissed as a "pipe dream" by environmentalists. Several high octane, waste-based biofuels are being tested by airlines as …
A new global deal on curbing aviation emissions will likely give states the right to opt out of its initial voluntary phases, according to sources familiar with the matter, in a concession to developing countries like aviation powerhouses China and India. Allowing countries to join but then later opt out …
CHENNAI: The first phase of the rooftop solar power project has become operational in the Chennai airport. In an event held on Thursday, Airport Authority of India (AAI) chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra inaugurated the 1.5 MW plant. Chennai airport director Deepak Shastri said the solar plant, built at cost of Rs …
India on Monday made it clear that the country would not agree to any move of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to propose carbon emission tax on its airlines in the garb of offsetting emission in the aviation sector and said that the global market-based measures must "take care …
Once completed, the project will help Chandigarh International Airport (CHIAL) generate 8.4 million units of power annually and offset over 8,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually. ReNew Power Signs PPA With Chandigarh International Airport (CHIAL) for Solar Installations. 5MW Capacity Plant to use Single Axis Tracker Technology for Improved Efficiency …
Climate change will have “severe conse quences“ for planes trying to take off, and increase the chance of inflight turbulence, icing-up incidents and enginethreatening dust storms -but there is no reason to “panic“ just now, the United Nations' air travel agency has said. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) also …
Global airlines body International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed confidence that a consensus will be reached on limiting the carbon emissions in the aviation sector during the forthcoming ICAO Assembly. Global Market Based Measures (GMBMs), a potential means for limiting or reducing carbon emissions, have been under consideration of …
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has warned that the aviation industry needs to prepare for severe disruptions as a result of climate change and that it needs to make full use of clean technology and policy tools in order to reduce its carbon footprint. ICAO’s 2016 Environmental Report says …
A solar-powered aircraft successfully completed the first fuel-free flight around the world on Tuesday, returning to Abu Dhabi after an epic 16-month voyage that demonstrated the potential of renewable energy. The plane, Solar Impulse 2, touched down in the United Arab Emirates capital at 0005 GMT (0405 local time) on …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday paved the way for new curbs on emissions from passenger jets by ruling that greenhouse gases from airplanes endanger public health. The finding, which requires the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft under the federal Clean Air Act, removes a hurdle …
The first round-the-world solar powered flight has been completed, after the Solar Impulse aircraft touched down in Abu Dhabi. Bertrand Piccard piloted the plane for a final time, steering it safely from the Egyptian capital Cairo to the UAE. He has been taking turns at the controls with Swiss compatriot …
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency will as soon as Monday finalize a scientific finding that greenhouse gases from aviation endanger human health, obligating the United States to regulate emissions from commercial aircraft, sources told Reuters. The EPA’s “endangerment finding” requires the agency to implement greenhouse gas emission standards for …
The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has left the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on the last leg of its global tour. The aircraft should take about 48 hours to reach Abu Dhabi, UAE - the place it began the circumnavigation in March 2015. His flight ought to be fairly straightforward, although his …
The European Union is within its rights to apply carbon taxes to flights between Switzerland and the regional bloc even though flights from other countries outside the area are exempt for now, a legal advisor to the EU's top court said on Tuesday. The European Court of Justice is considering …
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson directed the government to file note on the mitigating steps taken by it to notify noise-level standards for airport noise zones within two weeks. The National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Civil Aviation and aviation regulator DGCA to provide data on domestic …
Cidco hopes to commission first phase of the project by December of 2019 The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Tuesday gave the crucial Stage-II forest and wildlife clearance to the Navi Mumbai International Airport project. With this, the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd (Cidco) …
The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo on Wednesday for its penultimate stop as the solar-powered plane nears the end of its marathon tour around the world. After the two-day flight from Spain, just one final leg lies between it and its final destination, Abu Dhabi, where it started its …
Solar Impulse has begun what should be its penultimate flight, leaving Seville in Spain bound for Cairo in Egypt. It should take the zero-fuel aircraft somewhere between 48 and 72 hours, depending on the weather conditions encountered en route. Solar Impulse is now in the home straight of its bid …
