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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Generating clamour
In an unprecedented lawsuit filed against the government of Sri Lanka by five infants aged between two-and-a-half months and two years, the Supreme Court recently ordered the operators of a
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PLUG POLLUTION
With a view to curbing air and noise pollution caused by diesel generator sets, the Delhi High Court recently sought expert opinion on the issue. It was pointed out that these sets were being
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Noise enfolded
Muffling the sound made by a supersonic jet during take off could bring calm to areas where air traffic is high
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Stove secrets
Gas stoves are environmentally more sound than electric stoves, says a new study by the Danish Environment Protection Agency. They emit five times less carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), a greenhouse gas,
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A hush hush affair
A new'hush house'just completed by British engineers for the Portuguese Air Force will drastically cut the noise of jet engines on ground tests to no more than a loud hum. The facility,
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Noiseless homes
With noise pollution on the increase, an UK based research centre involves itself in providing for noise insulated dwellings
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Earful of noise
What is supposed to be a receptacle for sound, sometimes makes quite a racket itself
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Fatal flight
For the Dutch, one more runway at Schiphol may mean more business and jobs, but pollution could go over the top
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QUARRYING CRUSHED
In a rare victory for the Sri Lankan public, a private firm, Shakkain Engineering Ltd, (SEL) was served with a court injunction to end quarrying and crushing operations at Kirindiwela in north
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Treaty in a snarl
Noisy vehicles through the Brenner Pass is not only threatening environment but also causing hindrance to the Transit Treaty