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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Hatia hits decibel high
If figures released by Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JPSCB) of its first-ever Puja noise survey are anything to go by, the revelry centre of the capital during Durga Puja was Hatia, followed by Birsa Chowk and Kutchery Chowk. On October 16, Navami, noisy celebrations pushed up the decibel meter at Hatia market to 94.7db between 12.20 and 12.30pm.
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Corbett's aim: Check on noise pollution
After ensuring the successful implementation of guidelines prohibiting noise and other types of pollution in resorts bordering the Corbett National Park during the New Year
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State wants NGO help to create awareness against pollution
Kolkata, 23 Feb: The West Bengal government today called upon NGOs to help create awareness about environmental issues, saying that the government alone did not have enough public reach for the job.
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PTCC manual 2010
The new edition of PTCC Manual relates to the protection of the
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Public verdict
Cement packing unit stalled
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Loud campaign
Firecracker industry launches drive against noise pollution laws
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Occupational hazard
Workers in noisy coal washeries have been shown to suffer considerable hearing loss. According to one study, 20 per cent of washery workers had mildly handicapped hearing -- hearing loss becomes a
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All in the mind
THOSE who wax lyrical about the superior sound quality of compact discs over records or vice versa, do so merely for the sake of argument, conclude German music psychologists who found that only one
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Whispering hammers
MANUFACTURERS of hydraulic hammers are being forced to make them quieter, largely following environmental legislation which originated in Germany a decade ago and is rapidly spreading.'Most of them
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B Sengupta
Dr B Sengupta by Profession:Scientist, GOI/SG/IAS/IFS/Retd IAS. Specialization: Air Pollution Control, Noise Pollution, Toxicology, Vehicular Pollution