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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Horn not ok please' campaign launched in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)’s Young Indians on Sunday launched the ‘Horn Not OK Please’ (HNOP) campaign at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). The aim of the campaign is
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NMMT plans to use hybrid buses for Mumbai Darshan
NAVI MUMBAI: The civic transport body is thinking of using the recently launched hybrid buses to ferry residents for a Navi Mumbai/Mumbai Darshan. As per preliminary plans, the transport body is planning
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding running of a plastic factory in Jorabagan, Kolkata flouting pollution norms, 21/09/2016
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Bimal Singh Karnawat & Others Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 21/09/2016 regarding
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Citizens meet to promote peace during pujas
SILCHAR: Civil society members held a meeting in Silchar on Sunday, appealing all sections of the society to maintain peace and communal harmony during the Durga Puja celebrations. The meeting organized
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Over 1,100 security personnel for Ganesh immersion procession
Kolhapur: Over 1,100 security personnel and 802 city police officials will be deployed to make sure that the Ganesh immersion procession is carried out smoothly on Thursday. Police officials said that
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Senior citizens ‘face the music’
PUNE: Every Ganeshotsav, octogenarian Nana Puranik either stops stepping out of his apartment or goes out of the city to skirt the noise demon. Nana has undergone a bypass surgery and faces various
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Fat fines for tinkered vehicles with jarring sound
PUNE: Those who have made alterations to their vehicles so that it makes more noise may soon have to pay hefty fines as the government is looking at imposing heavy penalties on such modifications that
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Revellers flouting noise rules to face the music
NAVI MUMBAI: The city police is gearing up to implement Bombay high court's orders to curb noise pollution during the festivals, mainly till the last immersion day for Ganeshotsav. NGO Awaaz Foundation
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‘Citizens must check noise levels & report violations’
The Bombay high court's recent comprehensive order on noise pollution, issued after hearing ten PILs on different aspects of noise pollution, potentially changes the way festivals are celebrated in Maharashtra.
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Step to map noise during celebrations
PUNE: Weeks after the Bombay High Court ordered the state government to consider use of noise mapping and classify various zones in the maximum city, a Pune-based organization is voluntarily taking up