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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Noise levels at intersections akin to those in industrial areas
The noise pollution in the city has touched alarming levels, according to the data available with the Uttarakhand pollution control board which shows that the major intersections of Dehradun have noise
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NGT notice on unregulated chopper service to Kedarnath
Petition highlights threat to wildlife in eco-sensitive zone The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued notices to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, Uttarakhand government, National
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China shames rogue firms amid anti-pollution push
In a show of anti-pollution resolve, China has begun shaming rogue firms that had allegedly polluted environment and even blocked government inspections. The Ministry of Environmental Protection made
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Managing exposure to noise in Europe
Noise pollution poses a high risk to human health. This briefing presents updated estimates of the numbers of people exposed to environmental noise pollution in Europe. It also provides a new summary of
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Hindu Jagran Manch bid to curb mosque ‘noise’
A day after Supreme Court made it clear that BJP heavyweights will be tried for criminal conspiracy in the Babri Masjid demolition case, the Sangh Parivaar’s Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM) launched a drive against
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Most religious leaders agree unacceptably loud noise shouldn't be tolerated
Religious leaders in Delhi are not losing sleep over the controversy created by singer Sonu Nigam over the use of loudspeakers at religious places. In fact, they agree that discordant and unacceptably
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Monitor and control noise levels at silence zones: NGT to pollution board
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to monitor the noise level in the city's silence zones. The eastern zone bench, comprising Justice Pratap
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Why Sonu Nigam’s tweet against loudspeakers is a tiny spoke in a huge wheel of noise pollution
India needs to rethink the way they're tackling noise pollution in the country On Monday, Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam put out a tweet talking of forced religiousness in India. Twitter was immediate
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Noise pollution drowns out citizens’ voice
PUNE: Over the past week, simply to get away from the ear-deafening music played for consecutive days, Tara Pathak was forced to leave her home, located close to Golibar Maidan, and move into a guesthouse
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Evidence of suboscine song plasticity in response to traffic noise fluctuations and temporary road closures
<p>This study investigates how noise reduction (road closure) mitigates the effect of traffic noise on the acoustic communication of the Eastern wood pewee (Contopus virens) (EAWP), a suboscine passerine.