Ganesh pandals to lower decibels
Vadodara: The Ganesh pandal organizers have agreed to keep the decibel levels low this festive season. Senior police officials had on Thursday held a meeting with the organizers to discuss and resolve
Ganesh Chaturthi
-
Mumbai: Green Ganesha awards given out
The ninth edition of Times Green Ganesha culminated with an awards ceremony in Mumbai on Tuesday. Minister of state (environment) Pravin Pote-Patil, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) member-secretary
-
Two more ponds for idol immersion
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to dig two more artificial pond near water reservoirs to prevent pollution of natural water bodies dur to pollution during idol immersion.
-
Over 1,100 security personnel for Ganesh immersion procession
Kolhapur: Over 1,100 security personnel and 802 city police officials will be deployed to make sure that the Ganesh immersion procession is carried out smoothly on Thursday. Police officials said that
-
Group of Nashik ladies ensure safe disposal of PoP Ganesh idols
With the Ganapati Visarjan nearing, groups in Nashik are gearing for propagating the eco-friendly way of idol immersion. While many worked for the mud clay idol making and many more are working towards
-
Senior citizens ‘face the music’
PUNE: Every Ganeshotsav, octogenarian Nana Puranik either stops stepping out of his apartment or goes out of the city to skirt the noise demon. Nana has undergone a bypass surgery and faces various
-
Politicos, residents join hands to bid green farewell to Ganpati
The presence of harmful chemicals and toxic paints in the idols, environmentalists point out, poses a major threat to aquatic life. As the 10-day Ganesh festival draws closer to its grand culmination,
-
Revellers flouting noise rules to face the music
NAVI MUMBAI: The city police is gearing up to implement Bombay high court's orders to curb noise pollution during the festivals, mainly till the last immersion day for Ganeshotsav. NGO Awaaz Foundation
-
Eco-friendly immersions: Pollution board guidelines only on paper
Nagpur: The rules and regulations set by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) regarding environment-friendly celebration of Ganesh festival keep moving around on tables of different civic authorities
-
Not just environment, respect for Lord makes many switch to eco-Ganesh
Soman and his society members would go to Juhu Chowpatty to immerse the seven-day Ganpati every year It is not just the desire to protect the environment that is pushing citizens to have an eco-friendly
-
Step to map noise during celebrations
PUNE: Weeks after the Bombay High Court ordered the state government to consider use of noise mapping and classify various zones in the maximum city, a Pune-based organization is voluntarily taking up