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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A protest nonetheless
Yet another instance of residents angst at having to bear the consequences of irresponsible practices by the industry
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When homemakers unite
Housewives in Kolkata move the court against the irresponsible and negligent functioning of factories in their area
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TURN DOWN VOLUME
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has frowned upon the decibel din in the state. Acting on a petition, the court has issued notices to the state chief secretary and the state pollution control board
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Silent dawn
No loudspeakers are now heard from over 10 Mahim mosques in Mumbai for the 5 am azaan (call for prayers). For the past one month, these mosques have voluntarily stopped using loudspeakers to
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Sentinels of Sound
A clutch of conscientious citizens across India have collectively clamoured and crusaded against the decibel din
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Compensation
The Kanazawa district court in Japan ordered the government to pay about US $6.1 million in compensation to local residents seeking damages over noise from the Air Self-Defence Force (ASDF) Komatsu
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POLLUTION NORMS
The Nepalese ministry of population and environment is formulating national standards for air, water and noise pollution. It will serve as a mandatory regulatory system for the entire country. The
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Resounding deaths
Whales and dolphins could be dying because of noise pollution. Re searchers from the Navy Marine Mammal Programme in San Diego, USA, claim that noise from the US navy sonar and explosives tests as
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Green university
Anna University is turning green with serious efforts to curtail pollution within the campus
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The black list
India fares the worst in a survey of Asia s polluted countries<br>