Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules are usually relaxed during festivals, but only for the deadline and not the decibel levels. Despite being prohibited from bursting crackers and playing
As the city celebrated Deepavali on Wednesday, few among those merrily bursting fire crackers would have realised that air pollution rose to unusually high levels, noise exceeded permissible limits and
BHUBANESWAR: Diwali celebrations are all about fireworks, but it’s not the same for birds and animals. Dogs and cats cower in fear as birds spend a sleepless night on their perches, with some even falling
KOLKATA, 24 OCT: To ensure compliance of pollution control norms, especially those for creating noise pollution by bursting firecrackers, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB), along with state
Mumbai figures on noise pollution in the civic body’s annual environment report are a far cry from the results of a four-year survey conducted by Jai Hind College researchers, a fact that has not gone
While other children are busy buying firecrackers, students of Podar International School (SSC section) have vowed to “Say No to Firecrackers’’. To spread awareness about the hazards of noise and air
Noise pollution levels have touched alarming levels in India’s big cities, making even nights as noisy as days in several areas and exposing people to a 24X7 assault on their eardrums, the apex pollution
The state government came up with noise rules based on the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recommendations in 1989. The Bombay High Court had disposed of the first Public Interest Litigation on noise
Calcutta, Oct 18: (PTI) A joint action team formed by Pollution Control Board, Calcutta and state police will ensure that sound pollution norms against firecrackers were not violated during Diwali. There
Families have begun preparing for the festival of lights, which is always accompanied by the exchange of sweets, shopping sprees and the bursting of crackers. Unfortunately, over the years, Diwali has