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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No electricity generators will be allowed to function in markets
Putting an end to the noise pollution caused by electricity generators in market areas, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today ordered that no electricity generators will be allowed to function in market areas of Chandigarh, Mohali and Ludhiana till further orders. The directions were passed during the resumed hearing of a bunch of petitions filed by shop owners in Chandigarh and Mohali.
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Make India less noisy: Jairam
Minister of state for environment Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday launched a nationwide campaign to reduce noise levels across India, as it was turning
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Panel constituted to control noise pollution: Altaf
JAMMU, Mar 10: Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology, Mian Altaf informed the House that a 3-member committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Chairman, Pollution Control Board comprising its members as Magistrate and Police Officer of their respective areas to give suggestions how to control the noise pollution in twin capital cities of the State. The Minister was replyin
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HC takes stock of noise at Mira Rd
MUMBAI: Increasing noise pollution is an environmental issue city residents are finding difficult to ignore.
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Residents of Haripur suffer noise pollution
The residents of Haripur District are exposed to the increasing noise and air pollution caused by vehicular traffic especially the tri-wheelers.
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Sachin Tendulkar will bat against noisy Diwali
This Diwali, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar will appeal to school children to refrain from spending money on fire crackers and limit noise and air pollution during the festive season.
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Maharashtra government cannot relax silence zone norms near schools
The state government will not be able to go ahead with its proposal to relax silence zone regulations imposed around educational institutions, anti-noise campaigners said.
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DDA starts work on Games Village sound barrier
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Monday started propping up sound barriers to insulate the Commonwealth Games Village of any noise coming from the railway tracks running along Akshardham Temple. The structures, however, are a temporary arrangement to obstruct noise from the practice facilities and the apartments near the Village and will be pulled down after the Games are over.
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Jairam nixes plans for rooftop helipads
The Ministry for Environment and Forests has nixed plans by various corporate houses and industrialists to construct rooftop helipads in various Indian cities on the grounds that they create noise pollution.
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Only sound & fury, no concrete plan to reduce flight noise
New Delhi: Just how noisy is noisy enough for an aircraft to be banned from landing at Indian airports so that people living nearby can sleep peacefully is an issue that