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
Noise Pollution
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Analysis and evaluation of road traffic noise in Al-Dammam: A business city of the eastern province of KSA
The main objective of this study is to analyze and evaluate road traffic noise in the City of Al-Dammam. Digital sound level meters with frequency weighting networks were used in this study. All measurements were taken on an A weighting frequency network, at a height of about 1.5 m from ground and on a fast range time weighting.
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Estimating marginal external costs of transport in Delhi
<p>This paper develops the model and methodology to estimate the marginal external cost of urban road transport, which is necessary for analysing optimal urban transport prices. Four major marginal external costs analysed in this paper include the marginal external costs for congestion, air pollution, road accidents and noise.
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Dossier of the proposed iron ore mining in the Sawantwadi -Dodamarg stretch of the Sindhudurg Dist, Maharashtra, India
Various mining projects have been proposed in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. The proposed mining area seeks to destroy about 200 sq km. in the Western Ghats part of the Sawantwadi and Dodamarg
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SHC irked by govt laxity on polluting buses issue
The Sindh High Court expressed on Tuesday its grave concern over the slackness of the provincial authorities in resolving the issue of smoke-emitting and noise-creating vehicles and illegal bus terminals in the city.<br />
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The other threats
Dangers of water, air and noise pollution
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Racing bikers booked for causing noise pollution
MUMBAI: For the first time, the city police have booked bikers who were racing on Marine Drive and Peddar Road for causing noise pollution. A special police team of 100 policemen headed by additional commissioner of police (south) R K Padmanabhan stationed at various locations along the Marine Drive late Sunday night to catch hold of the bikers.
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Public interest litigation in India: overreaching or underachieving?
Public interest litigation has historically been an innovative judicial procedure for enhancing the social and economic rights of disadvantaged and marginalized groups in India. In recent years, however, a number of criticisms of public interest litigation have emerged, including concerns related to separation of powers, judicial capacity, and inequality.
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Saliva cortisol and exposure to aircraft noise in six European countries
Several studies show an association between exposure to aircraft or road traffic noise and cardiovascular effects, which may be mediated by a noise-induced release of stress hormones. The objective of this study was to assess saliva cortisol concentration in relation to exposure to aircraft noise.
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Bid to check pollution: show-cause notices to 28 units
In a bid to check the growing level of noise and air pollution, the district administration here has served show-cause notices on the managements of 28 government and private establishments for causing pollution in the town by running power generator sets without following the mandatory rules and regulations.
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Diwali decibels exceeded legal limits: MPCB report
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's (MPCB) report on the noise and air quality measurements taken on Diwali day of October 17 reveal that the decibel levels were way beyond permissible limits and corroborate the measurements taken by Awaaz foundation on the same day.