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 Rules 2000
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Noise pollution: HC asks state for number of complaints received during Ganesh Chaturthi
The High Court had passed several orders to ensure strict implementation of the provisions of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra
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Bias charge against Justice Oka: Bombay HC accepts Maharashtra’s unconditional apology
Advocate General A Kumbhakoni submitted an affidavit, stating that the state government was “withdrawing the allegations made against Justice Oka,” and that it was tendering an “unconditional apology”
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States have to declare silence zones: Centre
MUMBAI: The Centre on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court it supports silence zones but it is for state governments to declare them in view of the recent amendment to Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control)
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Noise pollution rules: State government yet to notify silent zones in city
HYDERABAD: It may be a sheer coincidence. The ten-day long Ganesh festivities are around the corner, and the Central government has amended earlier this month the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control)
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Bombay HC refuses to accept Maharashtra government’s stand on silence zones
Rejecting the Maharashtra government's stand that silence zones do not exist in the state as of now, the Bombay High Court today said its 2016 order declaring areas near hospitals, schools, colleges and
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Activists and residents warn of noisier festival
“With no silence zones, it will be a lot easier to get permissions for mandals around hospitals and educational institutes. There is only a week left for the festival and it is unlikely that the zones
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Amended central law endangers silence zones
MUMBAI: Seventeen years after Noise Pollution Rules came into force, the Centre last week made changes to the law, putting a question mark over the fate of silence zones across the country. The matter
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No ‘silence zone’ unless notified, Maharashtra government tells Bombay High Court
State to HC: Centre amended Noise Pollution Rules 2000. The state government on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that no area will be earmarked as ‘silence zone’ until the government notifies
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Noise pollution: NGT slaps Rs 7 lakh fine on Noida banquet hall
The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 7 lakh on a banquet hall adjacent to a hospital in Noida for causing noise pollution. Imposing a complete ban on the use of loudspeakers in the area
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IMA launches campaign against noise pollution
To sensitise residents about the ill effects of noise pollution on human health, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has started a new campaign named National Initiative for Safe Sound. The Patiala