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 …
SOME natural disasters, like the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, strike out of the blue. Only with hindsight do they come to look like the sort of thing people should have been prepared for. Other events get dress rehearsals. The eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in the south of Iceland was one …
Germany, UK, France To Open Air Space For Limited Flights Paris: As airline losses from the volcanic ash cloud spiraled over $1 billion on Monday, airlines started demanding EU compensation and the aviation industry sharply criticized European governments for not using scientific measures to evaluate the ash and open up …
London: A sprawling cloud of volcanic ash paralyzed air travel across much of Europe for a fourth day on Sunday, but test flights with empty airliners showed no sign of damage and offered some hope. KLM, acting on a European Union request, flew a Boeing 737-800 without passengers at the …
Announces compensation of Rs 1.5 cr per acre The first urban residential estate of Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), Airport City, today moved another step forward with the formal announcement of cash compensation for 771.34 acres of land under acquisition for the independent township in the vicinity of upcoming …
No Respite From Chaos For Flyers Today, Says Eurocontrol London/Paris: Air travel chaos across the globe deepened on Friday as a vast, high-altitude plume of volcanic ash from Iceland spread further across northern and central Europe, forcing authorities to close airspace and ground planes to forestall potentially catastrophic damage to …
London: A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano turned the skies of northern Europe into a no-fly zone on Thursday, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers. The European air safety organization said the disruption, the biggest seen in the region, could last another two days. The volcano began erupting …
The prototype, which is slightly smaller than the plane has a wingspan comparable to that of an Airbus A340 airliner but weighs as little as a only 1,600 kg The Solar Impulse Payerne (Switzerland), April 7: The Solar Impulse aircraft, a pioneering Swiss bid to fly around the world on …
Bird hits are a standing threat at the IGI Airport and according to airport regulations, no sewage or garbage should be allowed to accumulate within its 10-km radius. But at the airport
Farmers who lose land at Sirvar and Chagnur villages of Bellary taluk for the proposed airport will be given adequate compensation by the Government, Deputy Commissioner B Shivappa said here on Thursday. Addressing a meeting of farmers of Sirvar and Chagnur villages and KIADB (Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board) officials …
Control measures including different landing procedures and land use management considered As the Delhi High Court provided a six-month relief to the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) by lifting the ban on use of new runway (29-11) at night, the IGI Airport authorities have drawn up plans to reduce noise …
The Maharashtra government seems to be using fuzzy logic to justify construction of private helipads in Mumbai. In a recent affidavit filed in the Bombay High Court, the state said allowing helicopters to land and take off will not increase overall noise levels. The central norms limit noise levels to …
This study describes the methodology and results for calculating future global aviation emissions of carbon dioxide and oxides of nitrogen from air traffic under four of the IPCC/SRES (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/Special Report on Emissions Scenarios) marker scenarios: A1B, A2, B1, and B2. In addition, a mitigation scenario has …
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today dwelt on the contentious inter-state issues-transfer of Chandigarh, SYL canal waters and the naming of the upcoming international airport in Chandigarh. Replying to the debate on the motion of thanks to the Governor, he said Punjab
Under its corporate social responsibility initiative, the public sector undertaking will plant 1,500 saplings The Chandigarh International Airport, coming up at Mohali, will have as many as 1,500 silver oak trees under its green cover. This variety has been selected among others because its easy to maintain and attracts the …
Hyderabad, March 7: Growth in the aviation sector poses a major challenge for the environment as commercial air travel accounts for 3 per cent of the world
The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to take "immediate measures" to control the noise pollu- tion level to lessen the suf- fering of the people living in the area near the runway. A division bench compris- ing acting Chief Justice Madan B. …
This EIA guidance manual addresses the related environmental concerns for the Airports. This manual consists of terms of reference (TOR), manual and questionnaire. It helps the regulatory authority to review the report as well as the public to become aware of the related environmental issues.
