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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Aircraft noise poses a health risk for sleepers
Campaigners against airport expansion have some new evidence to support their case. A study of 140 people living near four European airports concludes that loud night-time noise raises blood pressure, even when people are asleep.
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Noise inspires strokes...
Sources of noise pollution are what inspires Glasgow (Scotland) based artist Marianne Greated. She has worked on a number of paintings which spreads awareness on noise pollution. Marianne, graduated from Galsgow School of Art, and now works as Visual Arts Officer with Scottish Arts Council. Her acquaintance with scientists working on acoustics, shock waves, measurement of source inspired her to sketch soundscapes.
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Sri Lanka Supreme Court allows use of loudspeakers at mosques
Panel of justices headed by the Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva today allowed the mosques to use loudspeakers for prayers for three minutes. The Supreme Court made this order when it looked into a case related to the restriction of loudspeakers from 10.p.m to 6.a.am. The Supreme Court banned using loudspeakers in November 2007. Having considered a request made by an Islamic organization, the Court allowed the mosques to use loudspeakers for 5 sessions of 3 minutes duration per day.
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Proposed sewage treatment plant at Thiruvananthapuram: initial environmental examination
Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (KSUDP) has been launched in Kerala with the assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) covering 5 major cities in Kerala namely Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Kozhikode & Thrissur. The 5 cities have been grouped into two packages, namely Package-1
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Urban trees in Bangalore city: literature review and pilot study on the role of trees in mitigating air pollution and the.....
Urban forests are a vital component of the urban ecosystems and are gaining importance as the quality of this ecosystem is deteriorating. The main problem with urban greening today, is that very little information is available to planners and
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Assessment of noise levels in households of Bishnah town, Jammu
This article deals with the study to evaluate Indoor and Outdoor Noise Levels at different zones of Bishnah Town, Jammu.
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Assessment of noise level at some granite quarries in Ganjm district
In this piece of work, an attempt has been made to study the noise level of equipment induced sound at some granite quarries in Ganjam dist. and then to study noise induced deafness (NID) among the persons working there as laborers.