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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Diwali pollution clips wings of Gurgaon’s birds
With the festival of lights becoming more about sound and smoke, people are fretting over the severely deteriorated air quality. Pollution level skyrocketed in the Diwali week and anti-pollution masks
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Air, noise pollution only a tad higher this Diwali
TRICHY: The city witnessed a slight increase in air and noise pollution levels on the night of Diwali compared to the previous year. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) had installed air
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Patna air chokes with pollution on Diwali night
PATNA: The 'say-no-to-crackers' campaign by the district administration notwithstanding, the city skyline on Sunday was lit with myriad of colours emanating from the firecrackers with high decibels (dB)
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Noise pollution level exceeded permissible limits on Diwali
Despite the awareness spread by traders, schools, business houses and various NGOs for promoting eco-friendly Diwali by holding anti-cracker campaigns ahead of the festival, the level of noise pollution
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Vijaywada witnesses a muted Diwali
VIJAYAWADA: For the first time over the years, Vijayawada city witnessed muted Diwali celebrations as a majority of the citizens on Sunday celebrated the festival of lights by avoiding bursting of crackers
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Diwali less noisy but light crackers pose new threat
The city remained quieter than the last two previous years on Diwali night by around five decibels but the average noise level still soared to 98 decibels, substantially higher than the permissible limit.
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Diwali noisier than Kali Puja, but decibel still lower than last few years
KOLKATA: Diwali turned out to be decidedly noisier than Kali Puja as the decibel count crept up steadily as the evening progressed on Sunday. Though both Kolkata Police and state pollution control board
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High-decible crackers traumatic for animals
Jaipur: When the entire city is immersed in celebrations, a group of animal rights activist is working overtime rescuing animals suffered due to burn injuries and exposed to high-decibel sounds. The activist
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‘Noiseless Diwali not possible, but let’s reduce pollution’
He was making big bucks as a firecracker vendor. But a tragic incident in the early 1980s in which people lost lives after a cracker shop caught fire turned him against his own livelihood. Anti-firecracker
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Activist raises issue, writes to police
PUNE: Anti-noise campaigner Dr Taramati Pathak has written to various authorities in the city in an effort to ensure that no firecrackers are burst in residential societies. Pathak has pointed out that,