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 …
Second stage to include new passenger terminal, another runway Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has been formally accorded the Environmental Clearance (EC) for its second stage expansion of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). This expansion will include the construction of a new terminal along with the second runway, taxiways, aprons, …
HONG KONG - Cathay Pacific Airways announced Thursday that it has invested in Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc, a US - based sustainable biofuel developer, as part of the airline's biofuel strategy and to help it achieve a target of carbon-neutral growth from 2020."These fuels are an important component of our sustainable …
U.S. aerospace giant Boeing says it is working with South African Airways and a Dutch biofuel company to make jet fuel from tobacco seeds. The Dutch firm, SkyNRG, is boosting its production in South Africa of a hybrid, nicotine-free, tobacco crop called Solaris with “biofuel production expected… in the next …
The question of how to reduce emissions from planes brought the European Union, the United States, China and others to the brink of a trade war last year. All eventually agreed to let the United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization craft a global "market-based measure" by 2016. "I am extremely …
Future growth in UK aviation can be managed sustainably provided certain measures are put in place such as a global framework to help airlines achieve emissions targets, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has argued. In a report released this week, the CBI sets out its case to increase the …
An association of Japanese airlines and other entities announced an initiative on Wednesday aimed at enabling the use of biofuels to power passenger jets by 2020, in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions. Launched in May by 33 companies and organizations to develop and use second-generation aviation fuel, the initiative …
When birds land, their wings adjust to the airstreams, allowing them to spend as little energy as possible. By contrast, aeroplanes use clunky landing flaps that help channel the air but also waste large amounts of energy. A research team, financed by the EU, has developed a new material that …
In December 2013, the Airports Commission identified that while an Inner Thames Estuary location had the potential to provide a significant reduction in the noise impacts compared to most of the phase 1 options and create economic and regeneration activity in north Kent and Essex, it also presented some clear …
Greater Noida's ambitious plan to house its first heliport has hit a roadblock. The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), after having earmarked nearly 25 acres for the proposed project, is now scouting for an alternative site. According to sources, the move comes in the wake of experts' reports about …
The aviation industry is under pressure to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide its aeroplanes emit. And now a team of scientists has found that aircraft can become more environmentally friendly by choosing flight paths that reduce the formation of their distinctive condensation trails. Researchers have shown that planes contribute …
Persistent contrails are an important climate impact of aviation which could potentially be reduced by re-routing aircraft to avoid contrailing; however this generally increases both the flight length and its corresponding CO$_{2}$ emissions. Here, we provide a simple framework to assess the trade-off between the climate impact of CO2 emissions …
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh has urged the Union Finance ministry to give special stress on connectivity as well as development of hydro-power for rapid progress of the state. Chief Minister Nabam Tuki made the requests in the Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting convened by the Union Finance ministry recently in New Delhi, a …
The proposed Rs.2,000 crore KGS Aranmula international airport project in Kerala can go ahead if its promoters get the required environment clearance, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Friday. The proposed project suffered a huge setback Wednesday when a tribunal cancelled its environment clearance. "The state government is not going for …
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) secretary Pazhakulam Madhu has called upon people’s representatives to review their stand on the proposed Aranmula airport in the wake of Wednesday’s judgment of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). ‘Hold talks’ In a statement here on Thursday, the KPCC secretary said the District Congress Committee …
The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday restrained KGS International Airport Ltd. from setting up the proposed greenfield airport at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district. The Bench of judicial member Justice M. Chockalingam and expert member R. Nagendran passed the order on some petitions from the Aranmula …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Sreeranganathan K.P. Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/05/2014 regarding granting of Environmental Clearance to M/s. KGS Aranmula Air Port Ltd., to set up an airport at Mallappuzhasserry, Aranmula and Kidangannur villages in Kozencherry taluk of …
The aim of this study was to investigate effects of long-term aircraft noise exposure on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and Type 2 diabetes. Furthermore, the researchers explored the modifying effects of sleep disturbance
Singapore : Top Asian airlines are hedging a substantial portion of their jet fuel usage this year, a Reuters survey showed, signaling they expect prices of the fuel to be firm and indicating sustained pressure on their profit margins. Jet fuel makes up at least 30% of most airlines' overall …
The European Parliament on Thursday voted to exempt international flights from paying for their carbon emissions amid pressure from national governments to continue applying the measure to domestic flights only. The full parliament adopted by 458 votes to 120 a proposal which would continue the current regulation of domestic flights …
China will tighten environmental legislation and force polluters to pay compensation following renewed blasts of toxic air, the country's top legislator said on Sunday. Zhang Dejiang said in a report to the ceremonial legislature's annual session that businesses were responsible for the environmental damage they caused and must be held …
