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
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MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday ordered the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and the collector of Raigad to conduct an inquiry on the pollution problem near the new state-of-the-art jail in Taloja. Hearing a petition filed by Malegaon blast accused, former army officer Major Ramesh Upadhyay (59), about pollution causing health problems for inmates, a division bench of Justice
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday sealed an illegal metal factory at Mirhajirbagh in the city's Jatrabari for creating severe sound and air pollution. It also fined the owner of the factory Tusher Metal Industries Tk 5 lakh for violating the environment law, says a press release. DoE Director (Monitoring and Enforcement) Mohammad Munir Chowdhury with help of Rapid Action Battalio
Cash-strapped European governments can press ahead with charging trucks for the damage they do to infrastructure, air quality and human health, the European Parliament agreed on Tuesday. Lawmakers agreed EU rules for charging hauliers for fumes and noise under controversial "Eurovignette" laws, but they did not try to make tariffs mandatory on all the EU's 30,000 km (18,600 miles) of motorways.
Dust levels have gone up in mixed urban pockets Bangalore: Residential and commercial areas are more polluted than industrial areas in the City, which has the highest levels of both air and noise pollution. According to a study by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), dust levels with chemical and toxic emissions have gone up in mixed urban areas (which have both commercial and
More Cars On City Roads May Choke You The past few years have seen more and more fourwheelers and two-wheelers zipping across the city roads. But, surprising as it may sound, this trend may affect our health in the long run.
A survey by the Central Pollution Control Board has labelled Mumbai as the world
With only 0.05% of the total area of the country, Delhi is home to 1.34% of India's population. This creates enormous pressure on natural and man-made resources, and generates situations in which non-health
Adjudicating a bunch of petitions pertaining to noise pollution in the area surrounding IGI Airport, the Delhi High Court asked the residents on Wednesday if had agreed to a clause that they would not complain against the noise at the time of getting the land allotment. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked the counsel of one of the three petitioners if t
The United Kingdom (UK) environment authorities have served three show-cause notices on PIA for violating noise limits by its three flights. The Environment Services Officer issued a show-cause notice to the PIA station manager at Manchester Airport, stating that on March 10, 2011, flight PK-702, from Manchester to Islamabad, exceeded its