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 Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council has said the Environment Appraisal Committee under the Union Environment Ministry is yet to give the green signal to the KGS Group to conduct a fresh environment impact study. The action council, which received a copy of the minutes of the Environment Appraisal Committee’s …
Global aviation giant, Emirates Airlines, has sent shock-waves through the South African hunting industry after it became the second major airline to place an embargo on the transport of elephant, rhino, lion and tiger hunting trophies in less than a month. The embargo becomes effective on Friday 15 May, a …
The Aranmula heritage village action council is exploring various legal options against the KGS group for saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would lay the foundation stone of the proposed Aranmula airport project. "The name of the Prime Minister's Office has been dragged into the proposal to create confusion and …
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said the government had not given environmental clearance for the proposed airport project at Aranmula. Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, Javadekar said it was the UPA Government that gave clearance for the project, which was later cancelled …
Solar Impulse 2 landed early Tuesday in China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, as it completed the fifth leg of its landmark circumnavigation of the globe powered solely by the sun. With pilot Bertrand Piccard at the controls, the revolutionary plane landed in Chongqing airport at 1:35 am (1735 GMT …
TRICHY: Residents of Nathamadipatti village have upped their ante against the acquisition of their land for Trichy airport expansion project. They submitted a petition to district collector K Palanisamy here on Monday urging him to stop the land acquisition process as it will affect their livelihood. Nathamadipatti village is situated …
The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has given the environment clearance on Wednesday for Vadghar project, which is being developed for rehabilitation of the airport project affected persons (PAPs). Meanwhile, Cidco is also expected to get approvals for the Pushpak Nagar project in the next two weeks. The clearance …
For this purpose, government in its Budget has earmarked a sum of Rs 50 crore as initial contribution against payment to those whose claims have been settled. “The persons whose lands have been acquired for construction of the new airport at Mopa are pioneering contributors in the developmental process,” he …
PANAJI: Expert appraisal committee (EAC) of ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF) is likely to examine this week the environment impact assessment (EIA) study and the public hearing report, conducted for the construction of the greenfield international airport at Mopa, to decide on granting environmental clearance (EC) to …
BENGALURU: The Solar Impulse aircraft will leave Abu Dhabi officially kick-starting the round-the-world tour. It will land in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. An official press note issued by the team read: "Ahead of the departure of the First Round-The-World Solar Flight, starting Monday, Solar Impulse launched the #FutureIsClean movement to gather …
PANJIM: A day after opponents of the proposed International Greenfield airport at Mopa termed both, the Environment Impact Assessment report and the public hearing, as illegal, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), has clarified that the fact that the hearing was conducted after expiry of Terms of Reference (ToR) …
Govt accused of conducting illegal environment impact assessment and public hearing PANJIM: The opponents of Mopa Greenfield International airport, on Tuesday accused the BJP-led government of conducting an illegal environment impact assessment (EIA) study and public hearing on the airport project. Demanding a fresh EIA, the opponents said the EIA …
PANAJI: Anti-Mopa groups in Goa on Tuesday demanded the resignation of North Goa collector and chairman of the Goa state pollution control board for conducting a "totally illegal" public hearing on the environment impact assessment (EIA) report of the Mopa airport. The groups also threatened to approach the National Green …
A public hearing on environment impact assessment (EIA) study on the Mopa airport was held at Simeche Adven here, amidst noisy scenes with opponents and supporters deposing on a host of environmental and other issues in a nearly four-hour long session on Sunday. The hearing at the project site on …
The Goans For Dabolim Only (GFDO) on Tuesday sought postponement of the public hearing on the proposed Mopa international airport scheduled for February 1, questioning the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report prepared by the Engineers India Ltd (EIL) and supported by the state government. Addressing mediapersons, GFDO convener Fr Eremito …
INDIA’s aviation regulator will now lend its ears to noise concerns in neighbourhoods surrounding airports. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recently issued a Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) to contain noise around airports and mandates noise mapping in and around airports. With the entry of new airlines, traffic in …
An aircraft with a parallel hybrid engine the first ever to be able to recharge its batteries in flight — has been successfully tested in the UK, an important step toward cleaner, low-carbon air travel. Researchers from the University of Cambridge, in association with Boeing, tested the first aircraft to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Jai Kumar Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 18/12/2014 regarding the Indian rule of mandatory spraying of planes with pesticides Phenothrin 2%.
Says EC by March 15, 2015; reiterates resolve to keep Dabolim in operation; no restriction on quantum of traffic at Mopa PANJIM: The government, in its reply to the queries raised by bidders for the Mopa Greenfield Airport Project, said that the Dabolim airport capacity would saturate within five years …
The environment impact assessment (EIA) report of the greenfield international airport at Mopa is in the final stage and will take two months time for submission to the government. Government sources said that once the EIA report is submitted to the government, the public hearing will commence. The Engineering India …
