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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Can we make less noise on the street?
AHMEDABAD: Silence Zone'. If this was a big signboard put up at hospitals, schools, old age homes etc in Ahmedabad, the Amdavadi would welcome it with a honk!
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Delhis date with honk-free day
By Hemant Abhishek, New Delhi Delhi traffic police has decided to observe January 1 as "No Honking Day" in the capital. If everything goes as planned, the city could be a witness to a noise-free day on the roads infamous for sound levels exceeding way beyond the "safe" 60 decibel mark.
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According to a BMC study, three-wheelers are violating permissible decibel limits
SMALL ENGINES MAKE BIG NOISE The city has been breathing a lot easier ever since a majority of auto-rickshaws plying the road changed to CNG a couple of years ago. But a recent BMC study shows that there has been little respite from noise pollution caused by three-wheeler cargo carriers and passenger auto-rickshaws.
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State of environment Chandigarh 2008
Chandigarh Administration has taken firm steps to control the projected deterioration in the environment of the city by initiating various environment friendly projects like establishment of Botanic Garden, green belts, parks and water-bodies. Administration has imposed a complete ban on the
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BMC poll campaigning raises pollution level
BHUBANESWAR: The campaigning for BMC elections has become shriller, literally.
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Noise polluters sentenced to listen to Barry
A Colorado judge has come up with a novel punishment for noise polluters - they are forced to listen to Barry Manilow. Judge Paul Sacco says his unorthodox punishment of forcing noise ordinance violators to sit in a room and listen to music they don
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Sound pollution -- a severe health hazard
Level of sound pollution (also termed as noise pollution) in Dhaka city is now a major concern for the general people because it has already exceeded the tolerance level. Because of this sound or noise pollution millions of people in the country are exposed to a number of health risks -- from deafness to heart attack.
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HC admits plea to declare silent zones
KOCHI: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday admitted a public interest writ petition filed by Dr Abraham Paul and three other officebearers of the Kochi branch of the Indian Medical Association, praying to direct the authorities to prevent noise pollution by declaring areas falling within 100 metres from hospitals, schools and courts as silent zones.
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The noisy, noisy festival - Diwali pollution meter screams alarm in Ranchi, Jamshedpur
Not everything was bright during the festival of lights last week. Both Ranchi and Jamshedpur earned the dubious distinction of recording the highest noise and air pollution levels in recent years.
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Sound pollution: A severe health hazard
Level of sound pollution (also termed as noise pollution) in Dhaka city is now a major concern for the general people because it has already exceeded the tolerance level. Because of the sound pollution millions of people in Bangladesh are exposed to a number of health risks- from deafness to heart attack.