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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Festival din: HC contempt notices for 2 cops
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday issued notices for contempt of court to two assistant commissioners of police of Borivli division and Ulhasnagar for not taking action on "specific complaints"
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Noise pollution: Bombay HC issues contempt notices to Borivli, Ulhasnagar ACPs
Chief secretary asked to look into matter personally, file affidavit The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued contempt notices to the assistant commissioners of police of Ulhasnagar and Borivli for
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Diwali alert: Bang for the buck — a lot of risk too
They are cheap and bright, but are very often dangerous. Many Chinese-made firecrackers use the highly unstable chemical potassium chlorate — which is the main reason they are banned in India. Three
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Respiratory ailment rising in Haridwar due to air pollution
The situation of air pollution is going from bad to worse in Haridwar as per the residents and medical experts both, especially in past one decade the holy city has registered escalated respiratory patients.
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Pune to keep a tab on firecracker effects this Diwali
Testing in Pune was conducted at an open ground recently. “We have submitted our report to the MPCB HQ for further analysis and the results will be declared soon,” MPCB officials said. Even as testing
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This Diwali likely to be noisier, smokier, thanks to cracker decibel confusion
KOLKATA: Environmentalists fear the ostensible flip-flop by West Bengal Pollution Control Board over permissible noise level of firecrackers this year will make the din unbearable on Kali Puja and Diwali
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TNPCB stations to monitor pollution levels during Diwali
TRICHY: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will set up temporary Ambient Air Quality Stations at three places in the city to monitor pollution levels during Diwali. Like in previous years,
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Series firecrackers break noise norms
KOLHAPUR: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) found that four series firecrackers were breaking the noise level norms and the violation was bigger when the firecrackers were tested at the peak
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A year on, govt says no plans to change noise norms
A year after the Delhi government said it was considering stricter norms for noise pollution from firecrackers, the proposal seems to have been forgotten. West Bengal had banned firecrackers that emitted
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Ambient air, noise pollution to be monitored during Diwali time, says expert
With every Diwali witnessing a rise in asthmatics and concerns raised about both noise and air pollutiom due to the use of crackers, the PPCB teams have the job to monitor the city for pollution and to