Saturday, December 06, 2008

India: Greenpeace activities may get banned in state
BHUBANESWAR, Dec. 5: The state government is contemplating on initiating action against the international NGO ~ Greenpeace for its activities in the state.
Transport minister Mr Jayanarayan Mishra today said that certain activities of Greenpeace were detrimental to the development of Dhamra port project and the state government had refuted the campaign launched by Greenpeace as far as the environmental impact of the port was concerned.
Mr Mishra said: "The planning and coordination department has been asked to initiate appropriate action against the NGO and restrain or ban its activities in the state."
FTN - One Flight in Two will Risk Delays or Cancellation by 2030
By 2030, climate change and a lack of airport capacity will mean that one flight in two will risk delays or cancellation at highly-congested airports, according to a new EUROCONTROL report.

The study, Challenges of Growth, finds that even taking the economic downturn into account, demand for flights in Europe will rise from 10 million today to 20.4 million in 2030.

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