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
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Activists raise voice for silence zones
Pune: A group of activists and citizens have signed a petition to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to heed the Supreme Court judgments and restore the silence zones. Silence zones in the state were
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Rules framed for marriage venues causing pollution
Nagpur: For the first time, regulations have been framed for marriage halls and lawns. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and traffic police would regulate the
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Activists and residents warn of noisier festival
“With no silence zones, it will be a lot easier to get permissions for mandals around hospitals and educational institutes. There is only a week left for the festival and it is unlikely that the zones
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Amended central law endangers silence zones
MUMBAI: Seventeen years after Noise Pollution Rules came into force, the Centre last week made changes to the law, putting a question mark over the fate of silence zones across the country. The matter
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No ‘silence zone’ unless notified, Maharashtra government tells Bombay High Court
State to HC: Centre amended Noise Pollution Rules 2000. The state government on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that no area will be earmarked as ‘silence zone’ until the government notifies
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Thane louder than city as activists record festive noise levels
Meanwhile in Thane, which witnesses high decibel levels during Gokulashtami celebrations saw lesser number of events organised as compared to last year Janmashtami celebrations saw a major dip in the
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Loudspeakers allowed till midnight on patriotic days
Bengaluru: Playing songs and delivering speeches on loudspeakers till midnight on patriotic days will no longer amount to infringement of the right to sleep. According to the Noise Pollution (Regulation
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Decibel count around Kolkata hospitals way above permissible limits
KOLKATA: The city that had been the first to combat sound pollution two decades ago, has emerged as the country's noise capital with silence zones falling prey to the deafening cacophony of honking.
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Tired of noisy and night time work by MMRCL, Colaba resident moves HC
The petitioner also wants MMRCL to pay compensation of Rs 10,000 per day for hardships caused by the construction activity A Colaba resident has moved the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the
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France-based ACOEM Group bets on defence, noise monitoring in India
ACOEM Group will be working with state pollution boards and the AAI on the govt front France-based ACOEM Group which has recently set up its India subsidiary in Vadodara is eyeing collaborations in