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 …
Mumbai The state government has asked Louis Berger, consultant for the Navi Mumbai airport project, to submit by October 4 a plan with changes in some aeronautical aspects to help reduce its impact on the environment. Senior urban development department officials said the consultants have been asked to check if …
Observation Research Foundation (ORF) plans to take a delegation to the civil aviation minister Praful Patel on the issue of a second airport for Mumbai.
Mumbai While the proposed Navi Mumbai airport waits for clearance, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has said convenience of passengers should be kept in mind while considering the location. Speaking on the sidelines of a programme here on Sunday, he said the airport has to come up where …
THE proposed Navi Mumbai airport is inching closer to getting clearance with the Maharashtra government signalling that it is ready to make changes to the project plan to address environmental concerns. Changes are needed in plans such as development of hotels and the alignment of the runway. The environment ministry …
Even before the intra-ministry spat over the Navi Mumbai airport has settled, the comments made by union ministerof state for science and technology Prithviraj Chavan over the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power project, which is yet to gain environment clearance, have invited voices of discontent from activists and experts. At a …
Vinaya Deshpande MUMBAI: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests' Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) team is visiting the proposed Navi Mumbai international airport site in October. On Wednesday, the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) made a presentation before the committee in New Delhi.
Mumbai Clearance for the Navi Mumbai airport proposal, if it arrives, will have to wait a while longer as the expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests will visit the site and then take a final call. The EAC met Wednesday in New Delhi where officials …
London: The US military will soon have a new solar-powered unmanned spy aircraft that can fly non-stop for more than five years. The aircraft, called SolarEagle, which is being built by Boeing is designed in such a way that it can soar in the upper atmosphere for years, constantly sending …
London, Sept. 20: The US military will soon have a new solar-powered unmanned spy aircraft that can fly non-stop for more than five years. The aircraft, called SolarEagle, which is being built by Boeing is designed in such a way that it can soar in the upper atmosphere for years, …
KONGUNADU Munnetra Kazhagam (KMK) staged a demonstration opposing the government move to acquire agricultural lands, demolish houses and commercial structures for Peelamedu Airport expansion project, in front of Indian Red Cross Society building here on Monday. The agitators demanded that the government should give up the land acquisition move. They …
The Navi Mumbai airport project seemed headed for a fresh round of confrontation on Thursday, with the project developer CIDCO showing reluctance in making changes in the design, as suggested by the Environment Ministry, and the ministry, in turn, expressing unhappiness over its rigid attitude. CIDCO (City and Industrial Development …
Airlines that reduce carbon emissions would receive billions in government financing to help pay for aircraft upgrades tied to U.S. air traffic modernization under a proposal advanced by aerospace manufacturers on Thursday. The so-called "cash for carbon" plan, unveiled by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) in a report on civil …
RAHUL WADKE Locating the airport at Panvel will be ecologically harmful as it would require destroying mangroves and changing the course of two rivers. If you are on National Highway 4B towards Panvel, to your left is a vast expanse of land criss-crossed by rivers and swamps. This land means …
No threat seen to eco environment in Matheran hills or Karnala bird sanctuary. Ashwini Phadnis Rahul Wadke The fragile eco environment in Matheran hills and Karnala bird sanctuary is unlikely to be affected by the proposed Navi Mumbai airport coming up at the Panvel site. Sources indicated that the report …
An expert committee set up by the Union environment ministry will hold a crucial meeting next week to decide on giving environmental clearance to the Navi Mumbai Airport project. The meeting is expected to explore the possibility to approve a modified version of the plan, taking into consideration the objections …
