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 Control
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Cutting noise
Noise is the permanent background score to life in bustling cities and towns. But when it exceeds a threshold, it disrupts the thought process and causes great annoyance. The World Health Organisation says it also affects health. Prolonged exposure to noise at particular levels can lead to hypertension.
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Noise monitors all over city by Sept
Mumbai By September, Mumbai, along with six other cities, is scheduled to get a noise monitoring network. The Centre will install 10 stations across the city and record decibel levels on a regular and systematic basis. This is part of the latest amendments to the Noise Pollution (regulation and control) Rules, 2000, which the Ministry of Environment and Forest released on January 11.
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DJs main noise polluters
Cops Drawing Up List, Working On Policy To Tighten Screws New Delhi: With Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) seeking stricter penalties and punishment for those flouting noise pollution norms, Delhi Police on Friday said it was ready to step up prosecution.
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Noise level near major roads in Delhi ear-splitting
Anupam Apt in Saket, Ashram Chowk worst hit, finds CPCB study New Delhi, January 14 Residential areas along major roads in the Capital are enduring extreme noise levels with most of them reporting 20 to 25 per cent more than the permissible limit, says a study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Govt amends rules to tackle noise pollution
The Ministry of Environment and Forests is setting up a network for national-level monitoring and reporting of noise pollution.
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Quiet, the law has ears
RASHME SEHGAL No more loud bands at weddings or loud playing of musical instruments that can drive neighbours up the wall.
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Metros face noise shutdown
Bangaloreans may expect more peaceful nights soon as the Centre has come out with new noise pollution standards clearly spelling out up to what time horns, loudspeakers and sound-emitting construction equipment and firecrackers can be used in the night.
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Delhis noisy days and nights are over, pollution board to keep tab
If you have a problem with your neighbour
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Govt moves to regulate noise
NEARLY 10 years after the noise pollution regulation was notified, the government has decided to put in a place a mechanism to systematically monitor noise.
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The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) (Amendment) Rules, 2010
These rules may be called the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) (Amendment) Rules, 2010. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.